Italy have lifted the European Championship trophy after beating England on penalties at Wembley.
Watch below as captain Giorgio Chiellini celebrates with his team-mates and with manager Roberto Mancini after a tense encounter in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday evening…
Congratulations, Italy – Champions of Europe? https://t.co/fprVnu0Rh4 #ITAENG #Euro2020Final #bbceuro2020 pic.twitter.com/LwtclfpalZ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 11, 2021
This is undoubtedly painful for England fans to watch, but on balance Italy were probably the best team in the tournament this summer, and had the better of much of this final.
It still feels very cruel to have lost on penalties, however, with England’s young players just lacking that bit of composure at the crucial moments.
MANCINI SCHOOLED GS, AS SOON AS ENGLAND SCORED THEY SAT BACK MANCINI CHANGED TACT ITALY GOT BACK IN THE GAME AND WAS CREATING AND THREATNING, GS PARKED THE BUS WHEN THEY SHOULD OF PLAYED MORE ATTACKING AND GOT THE 2ND GOAL RELYING ON PENS WITH ENGLAND IS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE AND AS FOR THE PEN TAKERS WHAT A MASSIVE BLUNDER