Donnarumma's Italy make quarter-final exit after thriller against Germany
Gianluigi Donnarumma’s Italy drew 3-3 with Germany last night in the second leg of their UEFA Nations League quarter-final tie in Dortmund.
Despite being captained by the Rouge et Bleu stopper for the entirety of the match, Gli Azzurri failed to make it through to the semi-finals of the competition, having been beaten 2-1 in the first leg in Milan last Thursday.
GERMANY 3-3 ITALY (5-4 on agg.)
UEFA Nations League – Quarter-finals – Second leg
BVB Stadion Dortmund (Dortmund, Germany)
Goals: Kimmich (30' pen.), Musiala (36') and Kleindienst (45') for Germany; Kean (49', 69') and Raspadori (90'+5 pen.) for Italy.
GERMANY: Baumann – Rüdiger (Bisseck, 77'), Tah, Schlotterbeck – Kimmich (c), Stiller (Gross, 63'), Goretzka (Amiri, 63'), Mittelstädt – Sané (Adeyemi, 63'), Kleindienst, Musiala (Andrich, 77'). Coach: Julian Nagelsmann.
ITALY: Donnarumma (c) – Gatti (Politano, 46'), Buongiorno, Bastoni – Di Lorenzo, Barella, Ricci (Zaccagni, 85'), Tonali (Raspadori, 68'), Udogie – Kean (Lucca, 85'), Maldini (Frattesi, 46'). Coach: Luciano Spalletti.