Italy salvaged a draw in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Spain with a late Daniele de Rossi penalty.
Spain had 72.4% of possession in the first half but failed to score.
They finally took the lead after 55 minutes when keeper Gianluigi Buffon missed an attempted clearance to leave Vitolo to sidefoot in.
Italy rarely threatened but, after Sergio Ramos tripped Eder, De Rossi equalised to extend his country’s unbeaten run in qualifiers to 52 games.
The last time the Azzurri lost a World Cup or European qualifier was in September 2006 when they were beaten 3-1 by France on their way to reaching Euro 2008.
Italy and Spain now have four points from two games, with Albania, who beat Liechtenstein 2-0, top of Group G on six points.
Israel won 2-1 in Macedonia in the other game in the group.
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