by In Trieste
There were scenes of jubilation in Trieste and across Italy last night after the Azzurri beat England 3-2 on penalties to win the Euro 2020 football tournament for the first time in 53 years.
Sunday night’s match in Wembley Stadium finished 1-1 after extra time, with England getting off to a dream start thanks to a goal by Luke Shaw, followed by an equaliser from Italy’s Leonardo Bonucci in the second half.
The match was played in front of a crowd of about 67,000, most of whom were English fans hoping to celebrate the team’s first international trophy since the 1966 World Cup.
However it was not to be England’s night, with the Azzurri keeping 66 per cent possession of the ball over the 120 nail-biting minutes, culminating in a penalty shoot-out victory.
