Catenaccio is totally different to Barcelona's attacking possession based game also referred to as "tiki-taka" or "total football," popularised by Cruyff. This style is actually the counter to Catenaccio.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruyff

Greece won the euros in 2004 as heavy underdogs playing heavily defensive, fast counter-attacking, catenaccio style football. It's not fun to watch.