ITALY : 
ESP :
Jorginho slots home the winning penalty to send Italy through to their Euro final since 2012
His penalty was so good Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon applauded!
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Jorginho has now reached a cup final in every competition he has played in since joining Chelsea in 2018:
UCL Final
UEL Final
FA Cup Final
League Cup Final
EURO2020 Final
Il Professore.
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1 - Spain have failed to progress from a semi-final of a major tournament (World Cup/Euros) for the first time in their history, having previously reached the final in each of their previous five semi-final appearances. Dumped.
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Roberto Mancini reached two major tournament semi-finals with Italy as a player:
1988 Euros
1990 World Cup
Roberto Mancini’s first major tournament with Italy as a manager:
2020 Euros
Roberto’s Redemption.
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Jorginho made seven interceptions against Spain, more than any other player has in a game at Euro 2020.
He also scored the winning penalty. 
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10 - Italy have now reached their 10th major tournament final (World Cup/Euros) - only Germany (14) have participated in more major tournament finals amongst European nations than Italy (incl. Euro 2020). Pedigree.
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Wow! What a semi-final! 
Congratulations to Roberto Mancini and to all the Azzurri for making into the Finals! 
Spain deserve a big round of applause too for such a magnificent performance in this tournament.
To me the most memorable moment of this match was when Donnarumma and Unai Simón gave a friendly hug before the penalty shoot-out wishing luck. It was the best sportsmanship moment! No better person to understand the tremendous pressure bestowed upon them when the match arrived at penalty shoot-out.
I personally have the highest admiration for the goalkeepers. They are the silent pillars of the team and I feel they carry the biggest weight of the outcome of the match.
Hats off to the goalkeepers of the world!
Donnarumma and Unai Simón 
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Leonardo Bonucci was the rock at the heart of Italy’s defence tonight:
75 touches
6 interceptions
4 clearances
2 blocked shots (most)
1 clearance off the line
0 times dribbled past
1 pen. shootout goal
7.6 SofaScore rating
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Italy have reached the European Championship Final for the fourth time, only Germany have reached more finals at the tournament.
England or Denmark awaits them on Sunday. 
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Luis Enrique progressed from all four of his semi-finals as manager of Barcelona.
The international stage is a completely different ball game… 
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In 2007, Giorgio Chiellini played in the first official game at Wembley Stadium between Italy and England’s U21 teams.
14 years later, he’ll step onto the Wembley pitch in the EURO 2020 final where he could face England once again. 
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Five players have scored 2+ goals for Italy in EURO 2020
◉ Ciro Immobile
◉ Lorenzo Insigne
◉ Matteo Pessina
◉ Manuel Locatelli
◉ Federico Chiesa
Sharing the load.
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Spain have failed to progress from a European Championship semi-final for the first time in their history.
Spain but the ‘S’ is silent.
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Pedri has completed more final third passes than any other player at EURO 2020
◎ 200 final third passes attempted
◉ 177 final third passes completed
Such a bright future ahead of him. 
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Euro 2000: Runners-up 
Euro 2012: Runners-up
Euro 2020: 
Italy have finished as runners-up in their last two Euro finals.
Will it be third time lucky on Sunday?
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Italy are two games away from equalling the longest unbeaten run in international history.
And they’re one game away from winning EURO 2020
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