Antonio Di Natale put a rebound of a Fabio Quagliarella shot into an empty net to bring Italy within one of Slovakia, 2-1, in the 80th minutes.
One touch play between Quagliarella and Vincenzo Iaquinta gave Quagliarella a chance on Jan Mucha from near the penalty spot. Mucha had come off his line to cut off the angles, but his save went to Di Natale to the left of goal, who put the ball into the unprotected net.
Italy remains set to finish bottom of Group F, with Slovakia slated to go through, if results hold.