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Euro 2016: Italy dump out holders Spain

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Euro 2016: Italy dump out holders Spain
Graziano Pelle sealed Italy’s place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals with a stoppage-time strike to sink reigning champions Spain at the Stade de France.
Leading and largely dominant after Giorgio Chiellini’s first-half opener, the Italians had survived a scare moments earlier when Gianluigi Buffon saved superbly to deny Gerard Pique an equaliser.
But Pelle’s brilliant finish at the other end completed a richly deserved 2-0 win for Antonio Conte’s side, who were only denied a bigger winning margin by the brilliance of Spain goalkeeper David De Gea.
De Gea pulled off a string of fine saves to deny the likes of Pelle, Emanuele Giaccherini and Eder but Italian class told in the end as they underlined their emergence as genuine contenders to seize the vacated crown.
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