Italy 1- 1 Croatia: Player ratings as Italy stun Croatia with insane last-minute goal

Italy broke Croatia’s hearts with a goal in the last minute of stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw and leapfrog them into second place in the group.

Gianluigi Donnarumma was soon called into action, the 25-year-old stopper made a great save with a great shot from outside, hitting Luka Sučić exactly at the corner.

Italy really should have taken the lead when Alessandro Bastoni headed straight at Dominik Livaković from point-blank range with an inch-perfect cross delivered by Nicolò Barella.

Just after half-time, a crazy few minutes began when Croatia were awarded a penalty for David Frattesi’s ball. Luka Modrić was denied by a great save from Gianluigi Donnarumma. Almost immediately afterward, the PSG keeper made another great save from Ante Budimir, only for star Modrić to make a mistake on the rebound.

With Italy now eyeing third place, Bastoni again found himself in a great position to score with a header, but again it went over the bar.

That was a poor performance from the Azzurri and a ball across the box that was missed by forward Gianluca Scamacca had boss Luciano Spalletti head in his hands.

And just as Croatia pushed for a second, Italy scored with almost the last kick of the game, in the last minute of stoppage time thanks to Mattia Zaccagni’s superb curling finish.

Italy Player ratings

Donnarumma:   7/10

Bastoni:  6.5/10

Calafiori:7/10

Darmian:  5.0/10

Dimarco: 5.5/10

Di Lorenzo:  5.5/10

Jorginho: 5.5/10

Barella:   6/10

Pellegrini:  5.5/10

Raspadori: 5/10

Retegui: 6/10

Substitutions:

Frattesi: 5./10

Chiesa:  6./10

Zaccagni:  7/10

Fagioli: . N/A

Scamacca: . N/A