An outstanding save from Buffon sees Mutu’s penalty - and Romania’s dream of emulating the Dutch and beating the World Champions - crumble to dust. Italy will be happy to come out of the game with a point, but one from two games isn’t the best return. Not sure if a coach has ever been sacked after two games of a tournament, but Donadoni has to be worried about the dole queue right now.

Stats-wise, the main thing of note was the defence of both teams. Italy looked like the most threatening team in the end (despite Romania’s occasional forays through the middle, because their defence covered more of the pitch. Nowadays, and especially in international football, staying at the back isn’t always the sole job for a back four. Look at the heat maps and tell me which team you think was most attacking if you hadn’t seen the game.

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