They could have been 4-0 up by half-time but in the end they had to settle for two goals, a header from Thomas Delaney and a poacher’s finish from Kasper Dolberg after a sumptuous outside-of-the-boot cross from Joakim Mæhle. In the first 45 minutes the Danes were creative, energetic and effervescent. Kasper Hjulmand’s side deserved their 2-1 win against the Czech Republic even though the second half was a slog. “Even when there have been difficult matches, the team has always got better – and there is still room for improvement.” Ominous. “The team has progressed game in, game out,” a pleased Mancini said. Roberto Mancini’s side were electric at times in attack and solid at the back and the only sour note on the night was a serious injury suffered by their marauding left-back Leonardo Spinazzola, who ruptured an achilles. Yes, it was a flaky one – you can only beat what is put in front of you – but it does not matter now after the Azzurri’s 2-1 win against Belgium on Friday. The one criticism that had been levelled against Italy during their incredible 32-match unbeaten run was that they had not beaten a team in the top 15 of the Fifa world rankings.
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