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00:00They've stayed there. That's always a dangerous thing, isn't it, when a side gets like that.
00:04Well, let's check on the Italian side first, then.
00:07The surprise, of course, is that they've dropped Signori, such a prolific scorer,
00:10back home in Italy the last two seasons. He hasn't got one here yet.
00:14Conte in for his first World Cup game. He'll play in the midfield in place of Berti.
00:20The Italians, of course, hoping above all that Roberto Baggio's newfound form
00:23is still with him here in Boston today.
00:25Spain, for the first time, they've got everybody available to them.
00:31They've been haunted by suspensions throughout this competition.
00:34Caminero comes back to their midfield, and Otero comes into the defence at the left back.
00:40Luis Enrique, of course, virtually the lone striker up front.
00:48Our referee today is Shandor Poole from Hungary.
00:52And the pace now really quickening here as we speed towards the final next weekend in Los Angeles.
01:00A place in Wednesday's semi-final at stake.
01:03The winners here go to New York to play the winners of Germany or Bulgaria.
01:08And the referee just waiting to get the signal from the touchline that I presume that all the television networks have joined and we're away.
01:22Paquera for Spain.
01:23And a quick early touch.
01:26I thought Zuby Zaretta was going to get a touch there, but...
01:29Notal denied him that.
01:37Done so well, the Spaniards.
01:41And they are very quick starters.
01:43They've, in all the four games they've played, they've always been in the lead, scored the first goal.
01:48And in three of the last four games, they've scored them in the first 20 minutes.
01:53Dino Baggio.
01:55To Maldini.
01:57A little touch back there to Costa Curta.
02:00Maldini playing, normally at left back, playing, of course, at centre back.
02:04And a very good break here by the Italians.
02:13And a corner to Italy.
02:16A good break there by Benarivo.
02:20Well, he did that for fun against Nigeria.
02:22I made him the best player against Nigeria.
02:24Made a lot of those breaks down the left-hand side.
02:26Played him beautifully there, but he will be very, very effective if he keeps attacking Ferreira on that side of the field.
02:31Watch Dino Baggio from this sort of situation.
02:35It's Donadoni with the corner.
02:37They've played it a lot wider towards Roberto Baggio.
02:43Tasotti.
02:44Costa Curta.
02:46And all the way back to Pagliuca.
02:48We should have mentioned, of course, that he's back in the side.
02:51After suspension.
02:55Arcigiani loses his place.
02:57But Pagliuca was the first choice on the opening day.
03:06Oh, that's Mazzaro.
03:08A little slack there.
03:09Luis Enrique.
03:11Oh.
03:13Enrique is still waiting in the middle there.
03:15And in the end, it was Maldini with the header.
03:18But finally got Italy out of her spot-a-boda.
03:20Bill Sergi, who makes some great surging runs down this left.
03:30With the throw for Spain.
03:35Otero.
03:36To Nadal.
03:39Paquero.
03:41Nadal again.
03:42Sweat wide once more to Sergi.
03:44A really misty start to the day.
03:54In fact, when we arrived here...
03:56Oh, there's a challenge there.
03:59It was a fierce one by Abelardo on Roberto Baggio.
04:04Taking it up himself and running great distances with the ball.
04:07And here comes the corner.
04:13There's Mazzaro who got that away.
04:19Luis Enrique.
04:22No foul.
04:24Here's Mazzaro.
04:27Nadal shadowing him.
04:29Roberto Baggio is in the middle.
04:31Baggio!
04:32And off the way in the end by Ferrer.
04:35A terrific break there by the Italians.
04:40Spearheaded in the first place by Daniel Mazzaro.
04:43Baggio made tremendous strides through the middle.
04:46Great play there, but he really should have got more on it.
04:49He's always at stretch.
04:50I thought he took a long time.
04:52Whether it's something to do with the knock he's just had.
04:54He seems to take a long time to make up the ground here.
04:57At that stage, I thought he should have been on top of the ball.
04:59And he seemed to be struggling for pace.
05:02Costa-Curta.
05:05Costa lost himself a little bit there.
05:11Luis Enrique is in there as well.
05:15No kick.
05:18It does that well, the little five.
05:20His sack is having to go at his defenders for checking off and letting him run at them with the ball.
05:24But he's capable of going on the inside.
05:26He favours his right foot.
05:27And that was well worth a try.
05:32And have possibly had a couple of decent chances.
05:35Mazzaro now for Italy.
05:36Picks up Dino Baggio.
05:45Donadoni.
05:46We've not seen a lot of him so far.
05:51Dino Baggio again.
05:53Oh, terrific go.
05:57Dino Baggio.
05:58Well, what about that one?
06:13Super strike.
06:15A little bit of holding the ball up on the left-hand side.
06:17Donadoni.
06:18Didn't touch the ball into the box.
06:19Picks out Dino Baggio.
06:21One touch.
06:22And he's rifled at him.
06:23That's as good a strike.
06:24That's a magnificent strike.
06:28There you see again.
06:29Once again.
06:29Donadoni's done very well.
06:31He hasn't just thrown the ball away aimlessly.
06:33He's set Dino Baggio up.
06:34And Dino Baggio doesn't need too much inviting for that sort of shot.
06:39Now let's see how Spain react to that.
06:44Maldini.
06:48And a free kick to Italy.
06:50And that comes in a little bit of a reverse to what's happened in the previous games.
07:00Normally Spain have had the best of starts.
07:02But in this particular game, they're on the wrong end of it.
07:08Whereas most of the games I've been watching Italy, they've been having to chase the game.
07:16A throw then to Spain.
07:20If that doesn't wake Spain up, Brian, nothing's going to be because they certainly really haven't got out of the blocks at all.
07:28Abelardo.
07:29Well, it was Roberto Baggio who did all the business in the previous game.
07:38Dino, no relation.
07:40He's done the business in this one.
07:42Up goes Luis Enrique Pagliuca.
07:44A good deep cross, deep into the box.
07:55There comes the attacking midfield player coming in round the back.
07:5744 years old.
08:00Used to play for that.
08:01Let it go, Bilbao.
08:05Did you run up against him, Ron, during your time in Spain with Atletico Madrid?
08:09Yeah, with a couple of brushes and he's a very, very...
08:12Oh, there's some good play here.
08:14And it's Conteus.
08:15Oh, a great ball through by Roberto Baggio.
08:21And Conte, who's played only one international, and that was before this World Cup against Finland.
08:29Looks nervous here.
08:30He's got the chance of taking on, probably preferring it down his right-hand side.
08:33Could have been a real hero there, though, but...
08:35Now to Abelardo.
08:40A quarter.
08:45Oh, a good break here by Ferrer.
08:47Luis Enrique just got a touch on it, and strangely, that touch of his might just have put the ball out of the way of Sergi,
08:54who was piling in on the far side.
08:57But a good break by the Spaniards.
08:59This is one of the most effective Ferrer bombing down the right.
09:04He curls in a superb ball.
09:06Here we see Sergi just has the ball deflected out of his run.
09:09Looks like it's going to be Roberto Baggio.
09:12Might try just a little floater.
09:16Worrying times these for the Spaniards, though.
09:18They certainly wouldn't want to go in two down.
09:24Conte has joined this Spanish wall.
09:26And it's hit wide by Roberto Baggio.
09:36Big Zubizarreta.
09:3786 World Cup.
09:4090 World Cup.
09:4194 World Cup.
09:42And the goalkeeper there not in that he's been troubled by that.
09:46Yeah, one of the things that's leveled against the Spanish is the mentality thing.
09:50Obviously, Clemente's gone away from what he's done for what he calls strong-minded players.
09:55And at the moment, they're having their problems.
09:57And Clemente will give a strong-minded talk to those players in wide over the thought of half-time.
10:02As Italy go in, leading by Dino Baggio's goal.
10:061-0 to Italy is the half-time situation here in Foxborough, near Boston.
10:11Let's rejoin Ron Atkinson.
10:14But first, here's Brian Moore.
10:17Welcome back to the commentary box.
10:19Italy have brought Signori on.
10:20And here he is on the ball at the moment, trying to get it through to Asara.
10:25Ron and I just quickly going through the Italian side now to see who he's replaced.
10:30But there he is, the little man, who's such a prolific scorer in Italy.
10:34And Conte on the break there.
10:35I think it might be Albertini, who's gone off from the midfield.
10:48He seemed to have quite an effective first half, so maybe he picked up a knock somewhere along the way.
10:54But here he is, Signori.
10:57And Albertini has gone off.
11:00And in previous games, 74 degrees, we're told.
11:05Here's Signori.
11:08Ortero there first.
11:10Caquero now for Spain.
11:13Sergi.
11:16And still with Sergi.
11:19Oh, Ortero missed it.
11:20And it's a goal!
11:22Caminero.
11:241-1.
11:25Deflected off a defender.
11:28But Caminero shot.
11:29A dangerous game that Italy were playing, as Ron was saying.
11:41That proves the point.
11:44Yes, I mean, they've invited.
11:45Italy have invited the Spanish team back into the game.
11:48That was a bit of awkward defending there.
11:51The ball's zipped across here.
11:52Koicicier missed it.
11:54He actually has been the main threat all game, Caminero.
11:57He's the one that always looks as if he might score a goal.
12:01See, Custer Curtis is not solid there.
12:03That's poor defending.
12:03But he's a bit unlucky there that he catches Benaribo, but...
12:08Well, it's his third game.
12:14Spain looking much more business-like now.
12:32Werker, cheer with a shot!
12:34Fisted away well by Pagliuca.
12:36Well, it's Spain, who are putting all the pressure now on their opponents.
12:50That was some effort, wasn't from Koicicier.
12:52He was going a million different ways through the air.
12:56There he goes.
12:56He's caught that side of his boot.
12:57He's swerving, dipping.
12:58That's a good save from Pagliuca.
13:00On the far side, they're looking very...
13:02A lot of the Italian players are looking a bit dragged.
13:04That's why it's important for them, when they get possession,
13:08just to keep moving the ball amongst themselves.
13:12It's a salty.
13:14And Berti!
13:15Tipped away!
13:19Zuby Zaretta just flicking it over the crossbar.
13:21Berti perhaps didn't get quite the power on it that he wanted.
13:26That's a good ball in there, isn't it?
13:28He's hit it too early into the ground, unfortunately.
13:32Bravado.
13:34Salinas chasing it.
13:44The flag had stayed down.
13:47And the flag had stayed down again, even for that,
13:49although Costa Curta thought that Caminero was making a meal of that one.
13:54But that was a great chance there for Salinas.
14:04Ron?
14:05I just can't believe...
14:06I'll tell you what, Salinas won't know then.
14:08After the through ball, when he's gone through on the through ball,
14:10he can't believe, he won't believe, he wasn't offside in my book, by the way,
14:13he can't believe how far the keeper's gone back.
14:15And the keeper's been dead jammy there.
14:17Let's hope we can get that into our game next season.
14:22Would you be glad to see that in our game next season as a manager yourself?
14:26Certainly I would.
14:26I mean, you've got the exceptions where you...
14:28And a referee can recognise that when a player's got a cut head or a broken leg or something.
14:33You know, the absolute serious ones.
14:35That's over the top.
14:38Amber's always going there.
14:43From Hierro.
14:45Obviously, the biggest single difference, Brian, at the moment with the two sides is,
14:49or certainly the Spanish side from the first half,
14:51that's a good effort, that's got a good hand on that, Valjuka,
14:54is that you now get the feeling the Spanish team think it's theirs for the taking.
14:58I mean, that may even have been Clemente's sort of thinking in his substitutions.
15:02He's put two power substitutes on.
15:06Berkic here with the corner.
15:09Caminero's still off the field.
15:10He hoists a deeper one this time towards Nadal.
15:13That was a good one and headed off the line.
15:16By Costa-Curta.
15:24It's there for the taking, but there's no doubt about it
15:27that the Spaniards are really asking, as they say, all the questions now.
15:31Costa-Curta was the saviour.
15:32Here comes another corner, flung in again.
15:34Oh, and Canucas lost it.
15:36And looked to be under no great pressure, I felt.
15:39I think that typifies what's happening to them at the moment.
15:41All of a sudden, they've seen the game disappearing from them.
15:45And I'm amazed, actually, at the nerves going of so many sort of top players.
15:49This was Costa-Curta's clearance on Nadal, who's been a real big strong man at the heart of that Spanish defence all afternoon.
15:58That's a lovely ball he plays now for Goya Kachir.
16:01Salinas is waiting in the middle, but he won't even get there.
16:06Thanks to Benariva's work.
16:09Donadoni, laying it forward to Berti.
16:12Signori's made a blast and run through the middle here now.
16:16And he takes it on.
16:17There's a great chance now for Baggio to finish it off.
16:21But he has!
16:24Roberto Baggio!
16:25And his team-mates sprint 40 yards to embrace him.
16:32Great work by Signori.
16:34And the Italians have ducked themselves out of another hole.
16:38That man, Baggio, again.
16:41Brian, if he stays like this, I think we've got to go straight down to the bookmakers after the game and get money on them.
16:53There is no way in the world they can beat.
16:55I mean, that's a good ball of Berti's.
16:57Signori Cleveland loves it over the lad's head.
17:00Referee's done well there because he hasn't gone for the obvious free kick.
17:04And he's done really well here.
17:05I thought he'd gone two final, Brian.
17:07Shades of Mark Hughes in that European Cup final for Manchester United
17:11against Barcelona a year or two back.
17:13See, this is a foul.
17:13That's a foul.
17:14Now, normally, the referee stops there.
17:16But to be fair, full marks to the referee, full marks to Baggio.
17:19Wonderful.
17:20Hasn't had a kick this half except the one that might be the all-important one.
17:24Definitely looks as if he'd taken it too far around the keeper, didn't he?
17:26Now, can Italy pull themselves together?
17:30And hold on for the next three minutes or so.
17:34Massaro chasing.
17:41When you think of the chances that have gone Spain's way in this second half,
17:44the one just, what, four or five minutes ago.
17:47Salinas.
17:48Which was actually a far easier chance than when Baggio just converted.
17:52Oh, much easier.
17:55Maldini did well there.
17:56And there.
18:01Donadoni playing it forward.
18:03Massaro.
18:04Oh, Baggio.
18:06He's had a real running battle with the Italian pressers, Roberto Baggio.
18:10As if he's pretty in and out form since he came here until the last game.
18:16But he's certainly having the last answer now.
18:19The Spaniards claiming it was there at all.
18:30And on the line is one man, the substitutes and everything else.
18:34Times winners of the World Cup.
18:37That would have been a booking, wouldn't it, Norma, there, Brian?
18:43Great piece of skill.
18:48Salinas.
18:50Here's Tessotti, the fullback.
18:52Signori.
18:53He's got another chance to play that ball down towards the corner flag if the Italians want to do it.
18:57But no, he's looking for something more positive.
19:00Doesn't get it and it comes to Zubi Zaretta.
19:01It's an offside in fact against Massaro.
19:04Here's Schiero now for Spain.
19:05They've got to hit it long and hope for the best.
19:08Nadal has gone right up there and staying up there.
19:10And turns it in well.
19:15Baggio made the catch.
19:18They found Signori with it.
19:19This is Tessotti.
19:21Still with Tessotti.
19:25Gets it to Berti.
19:27Benarivo's gone down the outside for him.
19:30Massaro's waiting in the middle for him.
19:33And in the end, he'll give it away.
19:35And really, Benarivo has got to get back now to do some defending.
19:42Caminero on the ball now.
19:43The dangerous man for Spain.
19:44Still no final whistle as Goya Kachia plays it in again.
19:51Panayuga started to come and then he went.
19:53And Spaniard fell to the floor.
19:54But the referee didn't want to know about that.
19:56It's going to be a throw to Italy on the far side.
19:58Just over three minutes of time added on.
20:04Oh, some fun and games there on the field.
20:07Right, as the ball came across, Luis Enrique is of the opinion that Tessotti has nutted him or elbowed him.
20:12I think he would have felt the elbowed him from the deep cross of Boyka chairs.
20:16Well, there's Tessotti being pulled away from that situation by Panayuga.
20:22Luis Enrique's gone down.
20:26Tell you what, one minute this goes for me.
20:28One minute he's lying down as if he's knocked into the crunches.
20:30Then he stands up to argue and then goes down again.
20:32I think that's a bit of a sympathy count, that.
20:36You need to see what the referee does with Tessotti.
20:39Whether, in fact, he saw anything.
20:40I wouldn't have thought to say, I wouldn't have thought.
20:42Watch this deep cross.
20:43You see him there, he's just had a little elbow on Luis Enrique here in the back.
20:46Oh, yes.
20:48Now, he's gone down and he gets up and chases him.
20:51Now, if you're knocked out, you're knocked out.
20:52I can't see how you can get up and chase somebody when you're knocked out.
20:57Well, he's saying something not very complimentary to the Italian number nine, Tessotti.
21:02Tessotti being there, seeing it, done it.
21:04Knows he won't get a Christmas card off Luis Enrique.
21:06And seen it and done it a thousand times, the 34-year-old.
21:10Well, the referee appears not to have taken any action at all.
21:16I'll tell you what, though.
21:17I wonder what FIFA will say, having studied the videos of that.
21:21There's no question, is it, Tessotti's had a whack at Luis Enrique.
21:24Yeah.
21:24Well, it's certainly a controversial end to a game that looks likely to put Italy into
21:36the semifinals of the 1994 World Cup.
21:38And the referee's had an excellent game and he must be feeling deep down.
21:42Maybe I've missed something fairly important there.
21:44But he certainly doesn't, as far as I can see, seem to administer either a yellow, certainly
21:48hasn't offered a red, even a yellow card to the Italian right back, Tessotti.
21:52Here comes Spain again.
21:54Long range shot.
21:55Charge down.
21:56Otero again.
21:57It's going to be a goalkeeper.
21:58It's in.
22:01That was a corner for Spain.
22:04Italians can't believe that.
22:06Five minutes of time at it all.
22:16Spain going to save it here now.
22:24Cariocca, under enormous pressure there, pushes it away for another corner, is it?
22:28Or is it a free kick to Italy?
22:31Another corner given.
22:31A really nasty one there, curling in under the crossbar.
22:38And here comes another one.
22:40Cariocca.
22:43Defined goalkeeping there by the man from San Giorgio.
22:47And the throwout to Daniel Masala.
22:54They stay with blue shirts now to a full-time run.
22:59Benarivo.
22:59No foul.
23:04They don't seem to be able to get hold of it and hold on to it, but they don't have to anymore.
23:09Italy go.
23:10Look, puffed down his cheeks there to Sacchi, the Italian manager.
23:15And Roberto Baggio, the man who scored the winner, just as he did in the last game.
23:19That from the penalty spot against Nigeria.
23:22And celebrating in style.
23:24Signore, the man who put him in for that winning goal.
23:27As Italy go into the World Cup semi-finals.
23:30And Spain, after looking so good, for so much of the second half go out.
23:35That's it.
23:35That was a good idea.
23:36I got to get into it.
23:36That was so good.
23:36That was a good idea.
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23:38This was a good idea.
23:38What?
23:39This was a good idea.
23:40This is a good idea.
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