I don’t think you can boil down Spain’s absolute smashing of italy to an extra days rest.
Italy looked fatigued because Spain played their best game of the tournament. They let the ball
do the work instead of making long runs to no end. I call that being better at the game.
Possession statistics at the end of the first half were in fact quite even but italy wasn’t dangerous
in the attacking third like spain was. All in all I think it was a great lesson in football.