Crushing blow for Italy as Riccardo Calafiori picks up Euro 2024 ban after taking one for the team with tactical foul against Croatia - but Bologna star burst into tears at full-time for a different reason

Calafiori grabbed the headlines last week after inadvertently helping Spain secure a narrow win over Italy courtesy of his own goal. The player has once again become the talking point after he picked up a late yellow card while trying to halt a dangerous Croatian counter-attack on matchday three. He will now miss the Azzurri's round of 16 tie through suspension as punishment for an accumulation of yellow cards.

Calafiori was seen bursting into tears after the final whistle against Croatia, but not because of his suspension. Speaking to Sky Sports Italia after the 1-1 draw, the defender said: "I couldn’t even think, I was just so happy. More than anything, it was all the emotions I felt inside me over the last few days, as I didn’t have time to process it because we had to focus on the next match. It just came out. I wanted to make up for my own goal and make a positive contribution to this Nazionale."

The Bologna star made amends for his mistake against Spain by providing the crucial assist in the dying minutes of the match from which Mattia Zaccagni scored the equaliser and sent Luciano Spalletti's side to the round of 16.

After finishing second in their group behind Spain with four points, the reigning champions will now play their round of 16 clash in Berlin on June 29.