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Euro 2020 semifinal, Italian national team defender Leonardo Bonucci is not ashamed to admit Spain is a great team: Okezone Bola

LONDON – defender Italy National Team, Leonardo Bonucci is not ashamed to admit Spain they beat in the semifinals Euro 2020. He judged Luis Enrique’s team to be a great team.

Italy vs. ended in a 1-1 draw after passing normal time at Wembley Stadium, London, England, Wednesday (7/7/2021). The position did not change after undergoing extra time.

In the end, Italy came out victorious, with the score 4-2 on penalties. Even so, Bonucci assesses the Spanish game deserves thumbs up, because it makes Italy’s defense difficult.

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“So fabulous. It was a really tough game, and we have to praise the Spanish national team. They are very good. We should not be ashamed to admit that,” Bonucci told UEFA’s official website.

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“Nobody can defend as well as Italy. We suffered enough throughout the game and are ready to play dirty and suffer to reach the final together.”

Italy’s first penalty taker, Manuel Locatelli actually missed. Even so, Bonucci felt it actually made Spain even more depressed. Moreover, he assessed that all Gli Azzurri players were able to take penalty kicks.

“Players who don’t take penalties don’t miss. To be honest, we don’t know who was chosen for the penalty. Because many players want to do it,” said Bonucci.

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“The first five players to do it were so sure. In the end, I think we were lucky because Manuel missed his first penalty. That puts pressure on Spain,” he said.

Italy will wait for the results of the England vs Denmark match which will play the second semifinal of the 2020 European Cup. The match will take place at Wembley Stadium, on Thursday, July 8, 2020, where the final will also be played at the same stadium on Monday, July 12 in the early hours of WIB.

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