Exactly three weeks after they opened their UEFA EURO 2012 finals campaigns with a 1-1 draw in

Gdansk, Spain and Italy meet again in Kyiv for the right to be crowned European champions.

   The matchday one draw means Spain have not won a competitive game against Italy since their

very first meeting – though they did edge them out on penalties in the quarter-finals four

years ago en route to lifting the trophy for the second time. Vicente del Bosque's side could

now become the first team to successfully defend the UEFA European Championship. Italy are in

the final for the first time in 12 years as they look to claim a second European crown and their

first in 44 years.

  Head-to-head record
  Spain's record in 30 games against Italy is W8 D12 L10, but seven of those victories have come

in friendly games.In the teams' 11 competitive fixtures, Spain's record is W1 D5 L5, including a

UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-final that Spain won on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes but which

is classified as a draw. The sole outright Spanish victory, a 2-0 win, came in the sides' first

meeting at the 1920 Olympic Games.
  In FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship finals matches, Spain's record against Italy

reads W0 D4 L3 – three of those draws and a loss coming in the continental competition.
  Italy inflicted the joint heaviest defeat in Spain's history during the 1928 Olympics, beating

them 7-1 in an Amsterdam replay following a 1-1 quarter-final draw. A 7-1 friendly loss against

England on 9 December 1931 matched that margin.

   Italy last lost a competitive game when they went down 3-2 to Slovakia in their last 2010

World Cup finals match – they have since won ten and drawn five. They have gone 18 games

without a UEFA European Championship defeat over 90 minutes since losing 3-0 to the Netherlands

in their opening match at UEFA EURO 2008.

  Italian international Thiago Motta was born in Brazil and started his European career with

Barcelona. He moved to Genoa CFC in 2008 and joined FC Internazionale Milano a year later.

Having been in the Barça squad when the UEFA Champions League was won in 2006, he picked up the

title again in 2010 with Inter after helping to eliminate Barça in the semi-finals, although he

was sent off in the second leg at the Camp Nou.

Tel:86-020-86520690
MOBILE:0086-13926247903
Skype:xfsales3        
MSN:jt1588_sales3@hotmail.com