Germany 4 Italy 1 Germany bounced straight back from their defeat to England at the weekend to break a two-decade long jinx and beat Italy 4-1 in Munich. Toni Kroos and Mario Gotze gave Germany another ominous two-goal lead, but rather than capitulating to a 3-2 loss like they did against England, this time they went on to add further goals through Jonas Hector and Mesut Ozil. Stephan El Shaarawy grabbed a consolation for Antonio Conte's men, but the impressive win allowed Joachim Low's side to get the better of their bogey team for the first time since 1995. Italy were defending a proud record of over 20 years without a defeat to Germany, including semi-final triumphs at the 2006 World Cup, which they went on to win under Marcello Lippi, and at Euro 2012. Prior to that 2006 triumph, Lippi's Italy beat Germany 4-1 in a March friendly, yet they were given a taste of some of their own medicine in Munich. After coping with a bright opening from Italy, Germany soon settled and started to take control of the game, with Julian Draxler testing Gianluigi Buffon with the first shot of the night. In the 24th minute, Kroos placed a fine side-footed effort past Buffon from just outside the...
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