

But Rashford makes a good play in one instance.ġ21st min: Three minutes of added time. First one at the Euros since 1976.ġ22nd min: Italy attacking England's right side, where Rashford is playing right back. Round 1: ITA: Berardi scores, sending the 'keeper the other way - ITA 1, ENG 0 End of extra time: England 1, Italy 1ġ23rd min: Penalty shootout forthcoming. Donnarumma guesses right, but it's a good shot - ITA 1, ENG 1 Round 2: ITA: Belotti's shot is saved by Pickford! - ITA 1, ENG 1 Pickford guesses right but couldn't reach it - ITA 2, ENG 2 Round 3: ENG: Marcus Rashford's shot goes off the left post!!! He had Donnarumma beat - ITA 2, ENG 2 Round 4: ITA: Bernardeschi scores right down the middle - ITA 3, ENG 2 Round 4: ENG: Jadon Sancho's shot is saved!!! - ITA 3, ENG 2 Round 5: ITA: Jorginho's shot is saved and then goes off the post!!! - ITA 3, ENG 2 Round 5: ENG: Bukayo Saka's shot is saved! Italy wins! - ITA 3, ENG 2 ITALY ARE #EURO2020 CHAMPIONS 🇮🇹 /qZE20KQMCG ITALY ARE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1968! 🏆 Final Score: England 1, Italy 1 (Italy win 3-2 on PKs) Penalty kick shootout (Italy win 3-2) 🔊 IT'S COMING TO ROME!! /8vwyVcN6FwĮNG: Luke Shaw (Kieran Trippier) - 2nd min. For Italy, it's the second Euros triumph and first since 1968, and the result extends its team-record unbeaten run to 34 matches. Their hunt for a first major tournament title since the 1966 World Cup continues. The English were in their first Euro final and they were the favorites playing at London's Wembley Stadium against Italy. He also came up with a save on Alvaro Morata's shot in the semifinal shootout against Spain. But for the second straight penalty kick shootout, Donnarumma was the star. The Italians looked like the most likely team to score a second goal until late in extra time when England played with slightly more urgency. The Italian defender crashed the goal for a loose ball after a teammate's attempt hit the post. Then the Three Lions proceeded to sit back and defend the advantage until the Italians broke through for a 67th-minute equalizer through Leonardo Bonucci. Marcus Rashford, who along with Sancho came into the match specifically for the shootout, hit the post on his attempt.Įngland took the lead on a second-minute goal by Luke Shaw, the fastest goal from kickoff in Euro finals history. The shootout, only the second in Euros finals history, was necessary after 120 minutes of action ended in a 1-1 draw.ĭonnarumma stopped a shot by England's Jadon Sancho and then clinched the win with a save on 19-year-old Bukayo Saka, who took England's fifth and final penalty.

"It's coming to Rome" is what Italian players were shouting in celebration after winning the Euro 2021 final in a dramatic penalty kick shootout against England that saw goalkpeeper Gigi Donnarumma emerge as the hero.
