Italy defeats England in penalty shootout to win Euro Cup 2020

Italy’s team has made the dream of winning the UEFA Euro Cup come true. However, it has taken Italy not a decade or two, but more than 5 decades to win the second Euro Cup title. For the first time since 1968, the Italian team became the winner of the European Championship. The champion team of Euro Cup 2020 has decided on Sunday, in which Italy’s team has won.

In this great match played at London’s Wembley Stadium, hosts England suffered defeat, while Italy’s team created history by winning the title in the penalty shootout. After 52 years, Italy’s team has got a chance to win the Euro Cup. The final match of Euro Cup 2020 was played on Sunday. In this match, Italy defeated hosts England 3-2 in the shootout round and shattered England’s dream of winning the title.

This match played between Italy and England was tied 1-1 in the scheduled time and then in extra time. In such a situation, a penalty shootout was used to get the result and Italy won 3-2 in this shootout. England were heartbroken in front of home crowd at Wembley losing their first major final since winning the World Cup 55 years ago.

In this big match, the star player and captain Harry Kane and Starling were out of touch, due to which England had to bear the brunt. England captain Harry Kane took the first shot of the penalty shootout after the match was tied till and scored for his team. After this, Italy’s Domenico Berardi also managed to score. England’s Harry Maguire also scored giving England a 2-1 edge, while Italy’s Andre Belotti missed. England had a 2–1 lead, but then Bonucci and Federico scored for Italy to give Italy a 3–2 lead. On the other hand, England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka failed to do convert their opportunities and as a result Italy won.