Fabian Ruiz's Spain reach Nations League final

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Spain qualified for the UEFA Nations League final by beating Donnarumma and Verratti's Italy 2-1 on Thursday 15 June 2023. La Roja will face Croatia on Sunday 18 June 2023 at 20:45.

Fabian Ruiz came on 15 minutes from time. For Italy, Gianluigi Donnarumma played the entire match, with Marco Verratti coming on in the 76th minute. Italy face the Netherlands in the match for third place in the Nations League Final Four at 15:00 on Sunday.

SPAIN - ITALY: 2-1
UEFA Nations League - Semi-final
De Grolsch Veste (Enschede, Netherlands)
Goals: Pino (3') and Joselu (88') for Spain. Immobile (p 11') for Italy.
SPAIN: Simon, Navas, Alba, Laporte, Le Normand, Merino (Ruiz, 74'), Rodri, Pino (Fati, 74'), Gavi (Canales, 68'), Morata (Joselu, 84'), Rodrigo (Asensio, 46'). Coach: L. De la Fuente.
ITALY: Donnarumma, Bonucci (Damian, 46'), Toloi, Acerbi, Spinazzola (Dimarco, 46e), Di Lorenzo, Jorginho (Cristante, 61'), Barella, Frattesi (Verratti, 76'), Zaniolo, Immobile (Chiesa, 60'). Coach: R. Mancini.