{"id":8143,"date":"2025-03-21T01:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/italy-shatter-unpleasant-records-with-2-1-capitulation-to-germany\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T01:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:19:11","slug":"italy-shatter-unpleasant-records-with-2-1-capitulation-to-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/italy-shatter-unpleasant-records-with-2-1-capitulation-to-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy shatter unpleasant records with 2-1 capitulation to Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-310x206.jpg.webp 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net-1024x682.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net.jpg.webp 1201w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gianluigi-Donnarumma-Italy-Germany-goal-net.jpg\" alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 20: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Italy reacts after Tim Kleindienst of Germany (not pictured) scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alex Grimm\/Getty Images)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>MILAN, ITALY &#8211; MARCH 20: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Italy reacts after Tim Kleindienst of Germany (not pictured) scores his team&#8217;s first goal during the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alex Grimm\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Italy shattered several rather unpleasant records with their first home defeat to Germany since 1986 and not losing two games in a row since Cesare Prandelli\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>The Azzurri had taken the lead at San Siro through Sandro Tonali, only to be overturned by a pair of headers from Tim Kleindienst and Leon Goretzka.<\/p>\n<p>This in itself was also a record, because Italy had not lost a home match from a leading situation since their friendly capitulation to France in November 2012.<\/p>\n<h2>Italy rack up negative records<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_876745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-876745\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-310x207.jpg.webp 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany.jpg\" alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 20: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Italy, looks dejected after the team's defeat in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-320x213.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany-1024x683.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Luciano-Spalletti-Italy-Germany.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" ><\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-876745\">MILAN, \u2013 MARCH 20: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Italy, looks dejected after the team\u2019s defeat in the UEFA Nations League quarterfinal leg one match between Italy and Germany at Stadio San Siro on March 20, 2025 in Milan. 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