TURIN (ITALY) - Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi levelled from the spot eight minutes from time as Italy grabbed a lucky point in a 1-1 World Cup 2018 qualifying draw with dominant Spain on Thursday. Italy were outclassed throughout a one-sided performance at Juventus Stadium, where Spain enjoyed 77 percent possession in the opening half. It took 11 minutes to come, but in that time Spain had enjoyed 90 percent of the possession. By the end of the half, Italy had enjoyed just 23 percent possession and 122 passes to Spain's 375. It took Italy until the 40th minute to elicit a positive roar from the crowd, Leonardo Bonucci's interception on the edge of the area sending Eder on his way up the left flank before he was closed down.

Source: Bangkok Post October 06, 2016 21:45 UTC