The Italian national team successfully won the Euro 2020 or European Cup 2020 title after defeating the English national team on penalties with a score of 3-2.
Competing at Wembley, Monday (12/7/2021) early morning WIB, Italy and England drew 1-1 until extra time. England’s goal was scored by Luke Shaw in the first half and Italy compensated through Luke Shaw.
The Italian national team then came back in the second half and managed to equalize through Leonardo Bonucci’s goal (67′).
In the penalty shootout, two England kickers Harry Kane, Maguire managed to score goals. However, Rashford, Saka and Sancho failed to carry out their duties. Italy successfully scored three goals Bonucci and Bernardhesi, while Belotti and Jorginho failed.
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Victory over England this time brought the more than five-decade wait suffered by the Italian national team to become kings of European football again this year.
The last time the Italian national team lifted the Euro or European Cup trophy was 53 years ago, precisely in the 1968 edition. In the history of international football, Euro 2020 became the sixth title in the Italian national team’s trophy cabinet. The breakdown of the Italian national team’s trophy collection is four World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) and two European Cups (1968, 2020).
Victory over England at the same time made Roberto Mancini’s Italian national team managed to sharpen their unbeaten record to 34 consecutive matches.
Lineup:
Italy: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Emerson; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratt; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne.
England: Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier, Declan Rice, Kelvin Phillips, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling.
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