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Italian goalkeeper Gianluigu Donnarumma withstood two shots on 11-meter penalties, including the last from English player Bukayo Sakos.
That was his third goal of the match, a hat trick for Vemblio.
Before that, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford had been unaware of their attempts. They were the ones who appeared on the pitch in the last minutes of extra time and had to successfully beat the 11-meter penalties when they were not tired.
Italy triumphed in Europe after a 53-year hiatus, although it had fallen to its lowest point in football four years ago when it failed to reach the World Cup. Now it is once again the strongest in Europe, achieving a streak of 34 unbeaten matches led by Roberto Mancini.
England played the first final after a 55-year hiatus. This is another failure in overcoming the 11-meter penalties, during which the English stumbled in the most important tournaments of 1990, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2012.
In Sunday’s game, England led Luke Shaw in the second minute, the fastest goal in European championship history. Leonardo Bonucci tied the game 7-1 in the 67th minute, converting an incredible pass from the right.
However, the fate of the duel and the cup had to be decided by 11-meter penalties and England coach Gareth Southgate did not select the players who could successfully bring the English to the match and allow them to enjoy the game for the first time in history. qualification. of the European soccer champion.
“We are very disappointed. The players gave their best. In the second half we couldn’t keep the ball, but that’s not the burden.
It was a pleasure working with the players, they went further than we expected. Also don’t blame Saka for not scoring a goal.
It depends on me. I decided based on the appearance of the footballers in training. I chose the one who would beat the penalties and no one else was to blame.
We as a team won and all together we did not win tonight. We were well prepared for penalties and we started well, but unfortunately we couldn’t win them tonight.
Again, none of the three who did not score a penalty is to blame and we will not leave them alone, “Southgate said.
The coach told how the team felt after losing the final.
“I was calm in the locker room. Prince William came too, assisting the team in their endeavors. Yes, it is now a tragedy, but we have no right to blame each other. The chance to win trophies is rare in life, but after reflecting on what they did, players should be incredibly proud of themselves.
I told them that it was not worth whipping me for defeat because I did everything and even more than I could.
And as for the series of penalties, I asked them to know that I was responsible for them, “Southgate said.
