Del Bosque: Spain will never regret not sending Italy out with a 'biscotto'

 

Spain head coach Vicente del Bosque has assured that he has no regrets for not sending Italy out at the group stage of Euro 2012 with a 'biscotto'.

Prior to the last round of group fixtures, there were fears that Spain and Croatia could arrange a 2-2 draw in their match - a result which would automatically knock the Italians out of the tournament.

However, La Roja won the game 1-0, which allowed the Azzurri to finish second in the group following a 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland, and the two Group C rivals will now face off in the final of Euro 2012.

Ahead of the showdown on Sunday, Del Bosque insisted he will never regret passing the opportunity to arrange the score against Croatia - known as 'biscotto' in Italy.

'We will never regret not having done a biscotto, not having sent Italy out,' Del Bosque told Onda Cero. 'We did what we had to do.

'We will play with our weapons and we will keep our playing style, but I would say it will be a 50-50 game.

'We have two days to prepare for the match and between ourselves we will conclude what the best way to approach the final will be.'