Euro 2020: Italian Fans In Ecstasy After England's Victory In The "Wembley" Final.
All over Italy, there are scenes of joy after their football. In the final of Euro 2020 in London, the team beat England 3-2 on penalties. The receiving fans congratulated the team with the trophy on their arrival in Rome on Monday. Victory at Wembley gave Italy its first European title since 1968.
England has not had a major trophy since 1966 when they beat West Germany 4-2 in the World Cup final. In the fan zone in Rome, thousands of fans began jumping, shouting, and hugging in joy after a missed penalty from England's Bucayo Sacca signaled Italy's victory.
Enthusiastic fans immediately started street parties across the country. Fans from England and Italy react to the European Championship final. "I am so happy! We are European champions; I will party all night, I will party all night!" Beatrice Mattioli in Rome told Reuters. "Unbelievable, unbelievable, you can't feel better, unbelievable, we won the final!" said Stefano Gucci, another supporter in the Italian capital.
The winning team landed at Rome's Fiumicino Airport early Monday morning. The crowd cheered on their way down and then arrived at the hotel. Box analyzer from Mark Lowen, a correspondent from Roma
The fan zone at Rome's Piazza del Popolo resonated with emotion that evening: from the shocking silence with England's early goal to Italy's improvement in the equalizer - and then wild cheers after the penalty, which some nervously watched.
Missiles and fireworks explode, the Italian flag fills the sky, and he returns happily to a country in dire need. After the pandemic, soccer heaven brought back the nation's smile. The star of the Italian prodigy is Roberto Mancini, who embarrassed the national team by not qualifying for the last World Cup in a country unbeaten in 34 games.
He brought youth and confidence to the Italian team and made Italy fall in love with the Azzurri. So Italy won its first European football title since 1968: European champions, but tonight this country feels on top of the world.