Roberto Mancini’s Italy have now gone over 1000 minutes without conceding a goal and have scored 32 times since they last let one in.
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In the 36th minute of the first half against Wales, Italy passed 1000 minutes without conceding and are approaching the absolute record.
The Azzurri CT Azeglio Vicini had the second best stat with 981 minutes without conceding, when Argentina player Claudio Caniggia broke the record in 1990.
The absolute record of the Azzurri was set by former Juventus goalkeeper Dino Zoff, who went 1143 minutes without conceding from 1972 to 1974, when Feruccio Valcareggi was in charge of the Nazionale.
The former Italy hero admitted he wouldn’t mind Gianluigi Donnarumma beating his record during the European Championship this summer.
Matteo Pessina, who replaced injured Stefano Sensi in the Euro 2020 squad, was given a chance to start against Wales tonight and the Atalanta midfielder made it 1-0.
Italy have reached 1009 minutes without conceding, having scored 32 times in the process, and we’re still counting…