LONDON – National team (National Team) English failed to record history in Euro 2020. Because the Threee Lions squad – the nickname of the England national team – had to admit Italy’s victory in the 2020 European Cup final.
In the match which was played at Wembley Stadium, Monday 12 July 2021, early morning WIB, the England national team looked stunning, especially in the early minutes. In fact, the England national team had already opened the scoring over Italy when the game had only been running for 3 minutes via Luke Shaw’s flick.
However, after winning, the English national team actually experienced a decline in performance. This condition is trying to be used by Italy to be able to equalize. Although until the first half was over, the score 1-0 for England’s advantage over Italy did not change.
In the second half, Italy increasingly put pressure on the English defense. As a result, Italy also managed to equalize from England in the 67th minute through a shot from Leonardo Bonucci.
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The 1-1 position itself lasted until normal time and extra time ended. This condition forced the winner of the Euro 2020 final match between the Italian national team against England to be determined through a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, the Italian national team was luckier than England. Because three of the five Italian national team penalty takers are able to carry out their duties. While England only had two kickers, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka failed.
