The biggest stage - "Wembley" on July 11, 2021, and everyone hoped that the cradle of football would finally embrace the first European championship title, but...
Roberto Mancini's Italy was a team that came to the championship undefeated during the three years of his tenure, breaking records in a series of invincibility in world football. Epilogue - Italy won EURO 2020.
And Italian, on penalties 3:2, after 120 minutes there was no winner - 1:1.
England took the lead in the 2nd minute through Luke Shaw, who finished a counterattack by Trippier at the second post.
However, after a corner and a shot by Marco Veratti, goalkeeper Pickford deflected the ball onto the post and Leonardo Bonucci was the closest and equalized in the 67th minute.
The hero in the penalty shootout was Gianluigi Donnarumma, who saved the penalties of Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho.
England cried for Donnaruma, but Italy celebrated Mancini, who revived the team after the unsuccessful qualification for the World Cup in 2018, striving for attacking and attractive football.
At the 16th European Championship, Italy won the second title of the champion of the Old Continent, the first since 1968.
And the long-prepared jubilee championship, 60 years after the first one, was postponed by a year due to the covid virus pandemic, it was played only in 2021, but it still has the same name - EURO 2020.
It was the first championship with the use of VAR technology, it was played in 11 cities from 10 countries, but the finals - semi-finals and finals were at "Wembley".
"The Azzurri were better than Spain in the semi-finals by penalties - 4:2, after the match ended 1:1, and England defeated Denmark 2:1 in extra time with Harry Kane's goal.
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