According to Soccerway statistics, Spain and Italy have met up to 40 times. Spain’s performance is slightly better with 15 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses. However, the “gaur” scored fewer goals than the opponent (45-46).
In the last 5 confrontations, Spain is the superior team with a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss against Italy. However, if only at the EURO playground, it is the Italians who have the advantage when they beat Spain twice in a row in 2016 (winning 2-0 in the 1/8 round) and 2021 (drawing 1-1, won on penalties in the semi-finals).
Confrontation Spain vs Italy last 5 matches
The last time the two teams met was June 16, 2023 in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals. That was the match in which young talent Pino punished veteran Leonardo Bonucci’s mistake by opening the score in the third minute. Seven minutes later, Ciro Immobile equalized for Italy from the penalty spot due to Le Normand’s handball. In the 88th minute, super-sub Joselu arrived just in time to seal a 2-0 victory for coach De La Fuente’s team.
In the last 6 matches in all competitions, Spain has won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1. The Spanish team scored 19 goals and conceded 6 times during that period. , opening the scoring first in 4 out of 6 matches. The majority of their goals (11 goals) came in the first half, while their opponents scored 3 times in the first 45 minutes.
The latest competition between Spain and Italy in the semi-finals of Nations League 2023
For comparison, Italy has won 4 matches and drawn 2 of the last 6 matches. They scored 7 goals and conceded only 2 times during that period. In those 6 matches, Italy opened the score first in 3 matches, and most of their goals (5 goals) came in the first half, while the opponent scored twice before the break.