A moment later, the corner was taken but came to nothing.
After that, Italy reorganised and began to push back, the Ukrainian pressure having peaked without producing anything and now beginning to ebb, and as it ebbed Leo found more space and began using it.
He received from Barella in the seventy-first minute and turned immediately.
He faced forward, and the Ukrainian midfield was slightly higher than it should have been after their spell of pressure.
For a moment, the defensive line was exposed by the gap between it and the press, and without a second thought Leo drove into that gap without hesitation.
Stepanenko came to meet him, bracing himself, but Leo dropped his shoulder left and went right and was past him, making his preparation useless as the space behind continued to unfold.
"Calderon driving forward. Italy in transition and it is looking dangerous by the second."
