20.35: From Sportsmail's Dominic King:
'Boring' game, isn't it? Spain on a different level to anything that has been before. Alba's goal epitomised everything sublime about them.
It's not as if Italy have suffered stage fright, either. Quality of Spain's rapid inter-changing simply blowing them away. Utterly majestic
Half-time: Spain 2-0 Italy
45min: Andrea Barzagli is forced to take one for the team as he cynically trips Iniesta to become the first Italian booked.
43min: Another Italian snap-shot, but from 20 yards this is well hit by Montolivo with Casillas doing well to parry to safety.
41min: GOAL! SPAIN 2-0 Italy
I accused Spain of being boring before this game but this is a football masterclass.
Italy are too deep in defence and as Xavi plays through Jordi Alba, the full-back leaves himself one-on-one with Buffon before calmly slotting past him. What a tournament he has had.
38min: De Rossi is trying to do his bit though as he feeds in Balotelli before the striker fires over from outside the box.
36min: Balotelli is struggling to see the ball so far and when he does get possession he is immediately swamped by red shirts.
The 21-year-old lacks support so far and the likes of Riccardo Montolivo and Claudio Marchisio are going missing far too often to help the Manchester City hitman.
33min: That's more testing from Italy as Ignazio Abate drills a powerful low drive from 25 yards that Casillas has to dive low to his left to parry away.
31min: From OptaPaolo:
14 - Silva's goal was the earliest scored at a European Championships final since 1980 (Hrubresch for West Germany). Thunderclap.
29min: Neat skill from Cassano after he leaves Alvaro Arbeloa on his backside cutting inside in the box, but his low shot that follows is straight at Casillas. Italy at least are starting to look the more threatening.
27min: Minor scare for the Spanish. Casillas looks uncertain as he just manages to punch away a cross from Balotelli, with the keeper thankful the ball drops for compatriot Jordi Alba.
25min: First booking goes to Gerard Pique, although it does seem a little harsh despite catching Antonio Cassano late with a sliding challenge.
Italy have started to settle into the game a little bit
