Italy in the final at the European Championships for the first time in 9 years. The Azzurri defeated Spain on penalties at the end of a beautiful and intense match. Donnarumma’s save from Morata’s shot and Jorginho’s magnificent conclusion decided the match. However, the penalties were preceded by a particular moment, which at times seemed like a curtain and at times it seemed instead a real discussion between Jordi Alba and Giorgio Chiellini, the two captains who found themselves one step away from each other a few seconds before the penalty kicks.
How the penalty draw works
There are two draws before the penalty kicks. The referee has a coin that does not have the two ‘classic’ sides. There is no more heads or tails. The referee has a coin that is half blue and half red. The first draw that takes place is that of the door in which the penalties are fought. The referee chooses a color for each of the two teams. Then he flips the coin and finds out who won the draw and who wins it doesn’t choose which goal the penalties are taken. Because it is the referee himself who automatically determines the result by assigning a color. After that there is a second draw, whoever wins it in this case chooses whether to take the penalty kicks first.
What happened between Chiellini and Jordi Alba
After extra time, the players of the two teams recovered, the penalty takers were chosen and the two coaches both made a classic speech. Players also loaded by teammates, Sirigu tried to say the right words to Donnarumma. The referee Brych and his collaborators after a while called the two captains, namely Giorgio Chiellini and Jordi Alba, who had taken the captain’s armband of Busquets, substituted at the end of the first overtime.
Brych explains in English to the two players what is going to happen and also says that the ‘red’ that is red is paired with Italy in the first of the two draws, while the blue goes to Spain. Red comes out. You kick into the door behind the Italian fans. Jordi Alba he does not understand why, perhaps he thinks that red is paired with Spain and asks why Italy won. Chiellini very fast tells him that he has won and with a doom between the good-natured and the smargiasso he tells him: ‘the red has come out, you go over there’. He tries to be convincing, but Alba does not understand, the referee with great tranquility confirms that Italy has won the draw.
There is a second draw. But before that Chiellini has a strong attitude towards Alba who at that moment is bewildered, almost overwhelmed by what happened, but manages to say: ‘Liar’.The referee takes back the coin and this time assigns red to Spain and blue to Italy: the blue comes out, Italy has won. Chiellini seriously to the referee says that Italy kicks first, then he hugs Jordi Alba, hugs him with enormous strength. The Barcelona player tries to untie himself, but almost can’t do it, then he unties and goes back to his teammates.
Chiellini’s attitude was criticized in Spain
The media in Spain teased the captain of the Italian national team. They did not like Chiellini’s attitude who was criticized with these words: “It was humiliating for Jordi Alba. He punched him like a sack of potatoes with the referee in front.” While the former footballer ‘Wolf ‘Carrasco he has declared: “You can never trust Chiellini’s smile. He comes into conflict with you and then smiles. He is a player who knows how to take advantage in situations of doubt.” And on social media in Spain, the Italian defender was badly caught and several tweets were hard for the Leghorn.
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