Italy wins UEFA Euros after 53 years with Penalties

 

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Italy wins Euros after 53 years

Italy defeated England in the final of the month-long Euro 2020 football tournament to win the Euro football title, attracting spectators from around the world.

Hours before the start of the match at Wembley Stadium in England, a large number of spectators were seen gathering inside and around the stadium.

England's Luke Shaw scored again in the second minute of the match, tripping a ball from Trippier's deep into the net from the left corner.

 

Although the Italians had good control of the ball after the initial setback, they did not have a chance to score a goal from the English backline.

As a result, England took a 1-0 lead in the first half and ended the half amidst cheers from the spectators.

England's Federico Chiesa opened the scoring in the second half with a goal, but the England goalkeeper was able to hold on to his dominance.

However, Italy's Leonardo Bonucci scored the first goal for his team in the 67th minute, silencing the English crowd.

He equalized the ball by hitting the ball into the net from very close range.

 

After that goal, the umpires had to give extra time to select the winners as neither team was able to score any goals until the end of the match.

Both teams had very close chances to score in the extra 30 minutes, but no goals were scored due to the skill of the goalkeepers.

As a result, they had to resort to penalty kicks and the Italian team won the first penalty in the penalty shootout.

Domenico Berardi got off to a successful start for Italy with a free kick, and in response Harry Kane successfully completed his free kick.

England goalkeeper Andrea Belotti converted a free kick to give England the lead in the second half.

However, Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Bernardeschi were able to complete the next two penalties for Italy, while Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho's both penalties for England failed to give Italy the upper hand.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was able to block Jorginho's free kick from Italy, giving England another chance to enter the match.

 

However, the Italian goalkeeper managed to block a penalty kick by England's Bukayo Saka, conquering Italy as European champions 53 years later.

 

The UEFA European Football Championship Goal scorers:

 

England team: Luke Shaw 2 '

Italy team : Leonardo Bonucci

Penalty Cases:

 England: Harry Kane, Harry Maguire

Italy: Domenico Berardi, Leonardo Bonucci, Federico Bernardeschi