: Euro 2020 final: Temperament, technique and tenacity – How Italy beat England on their own patch #IndiaNEWS For Italy and England, there was a lot at stake in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley. The

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Euro 2020 final: Temperament, technique and tenacity – How Italy beat England on their own patch #IndiaNEWS
For Italy and England, there was a lot at stake in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley. The Azzurri had failed to even qualify for the Fifa World Cup in 2018 and had not won the European Championship in 53 years. For the Three Lions, the desperation was even bigger. They had not tasted success of any sort since the 1966 Fifa World Cup victory and playing at home in the final presented their best chance to end the drought.England and Italy’s roads to the showpiece were built on defensive stability and thus a cagey contest was on the cards at Wembley. But when England left-back Luke Shaw fired the home side into the lead in just the second minute to score the quickest goal in a Euro final, all such notions were put to rest. England were flying, Wembley was bouncing and Italy were trembling. Roberto Mancini’s men were behind for just the fourth time in 25 matches and for the first time in their last 18 matches. England had their opponents out of their comfort zone and a boisterous home crowd that cheered every English touch made matters more hostile for the Italians. The Three Lions had conceded just one goal...Read more

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