EURO on this day: 11 July
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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On this day: Italy denied final hosts England at Wembley Stadium to win the EURO 2020 showpiece on penalties.
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Italy 1-1 England (aet, Italy won 3-2 on pens)
(Bonucci 67; Shaw 2)
2020 final, London
Gianluigi Donnarumma denied Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho, while Marcus Rashford hit the post, as Italy edged a penalty shoot-out dripping in tension to overcome England in the UEFA EURO 2020 final.
England had a dream start to their first ever EURO decider – played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe during 2020 – with Luke Shaw thumping in a fine goal inside two minutes to light up Wembley Stadium. Yet Italy slowly found their feet and, midway through the second half, Leonardo Bonucci found the net. The Azzurri looked like they might win it inside 90 minutes, but it ended level – and remained so after 120.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford denied Andrea Belotti and Jorginho in the shoot-out, while Rashford struck the post and Sancho, also introduced on 120 minutes, was denied by Donnarumma. Saka, the youngest man on the pitch, could have taken it to sudden death, yet Donnarumma guessed right as Italy won their first EURO since 1968.
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