The sadness was the sense of inevitability. Alvaro Morata had come off the bench to score the goal that got Spain back into the game, but he is a player who never looks comfortable when he has time to think. He had missed a penalty in open play against Slovakia, and he missed the vital kick in the shootout as Italy got by Spain in the latest of their encounters on a major stage to reach the final of Euro 2020 after their 1–1 draw at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday.
Morata has had a strange tournament, a mixture of awful misses and moments of brilliance.