the Italians' strong defense repeatedly repelled Spain's attack. Spain also lacked enough space in the midfield to create any decent chances due to Italian coach Antonio Conte's usage of a 3–5–2 formation, with Italy's superior numbers in the midfield allowing Italy to create multiple scoring opportunities on the counter-attack that was previously exploited by Croatia. Italy ultimately scored another goal in added time through Graziano Pellè, securing the win for Italy. See also Golden Team Total Football Football tactics and skills Formation Spain national football team Barcelona Football Skills Barcelona - Dream Team Lionel Messi References Association football terminology Association football tactics Spain national football team FC Barcelona