The match opened with the sold-out Wembley Stadium roaring as English midfielder Luke Shaw scored just two minutes into the match, the earliest goal ever scored in the finals of the Euros.
But in the second half, Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci scored for Italy off of a corner kick to level the score at 1-1. The score would stay there through extra time, leading to a penalty shootout that ended 3-2 in favor of Italy.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma secured the victory for Italy by deflecting the final penalty shot from England’s substitute midfielder Bukayo Saka.
Italy has won the World Cup four times, the most recent being 2006. But this is only their second victory at the Euros and the first since 1968.
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