Twitter Reacts to Italy Beating England in Euro 2020 Final
Italy beat England in a brilliant Euro 2020 final that ended in penalty kicks. It was truly a wonderful soccer match that ended 1-1 in regulation, with the Italians winning 3-2 on penalty kicks.
In the end, Italy's 22-year-old keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma forced England's third penalty wide, then saved the next two to secure victory. England brought on late subs for PKs in Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. They went third and fourth. Rashford hit the post, Sancho had his kick saved.
In the end it came down to 19-year-old Bukayo Saka for England, and his rocket was saved by Donnarumma:
DONNARUMMA SAVES THE PENALTY!
— ESPN (@espn) July 11, 2021
ITALY ARE #EURO2020 CHAMPIONS ?? pic.twitter.com/qZE20KQMCG
That sent the Italians into a frenzy and largely silenced the 75,000 fans in attendance at Wembley Stadium.
Leonardo Bonucci ??
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 11, 2021
? IT'S COMING TO ROME!! pic.twitter.com/8vwyVcN6Fw
Twitter reacted to the match immediately, some celebrating, some praising Donnarumma, while many others questioned England manager Gareth Southgate for his penalty taker selection.
Here's a sampling of some of the best tweets from the match:
Going to an Italian restaurant for dinner so I’m relieved England lost
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) July 11, 2021
IT’S COMING TO ROME ?? pic.twitter.com/EAdKaj1YcV
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 11, 2021
Is there anything in any sport that's as simultaneously great and awful as penalty kicks?
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) July 11, 2021
What a walkoff after that save pic.twitter.com/QlP2YSdYHg
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) July 11, 2021
Lad lost his shorts on that slide ? pic.twitter.com/oMpX6fXdC2
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) July 11, 2021
Lost in all of this? The Italian keeper at 19 may be the best in the world at what he does
— trey wingo (@wingoz) July 11, 2021
Donnarumma is just a year older now than Buffon was when Donnarumma was born. There are at least six more major tournaments in his future, one reckons. Not a bad transition for a nation in goal.
— Andy Hutchins (@AndyHutchins) July 11, 2021
Southgate waiting until the last minute to put Rashford and Sancho in when England was so starved for offense for most of the game is ?
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) July 11, 2021
I was thinking it was weird to have two guys come in cold to take penalties but what do I know?
— Adam Malamut (@mutsack) July 11, 2021
Italy was a better team and deserved to win. But England really messed up that penalty kick situation.
— Rob Goldberg (@TheRobGoldberg) July 11, 2021
Can’t imagine why #Southgate would put a 19 year old in the fifth slot. Way too much pressure. #ENG #Euro2020Final
— Michael DeCourcy (@tsnmike) July 11, 2021
All 3 PK misses by England ??????? were players subbed in
— trey wingo (@wingoz) July 11, 2021
I am not in support of hooliganism, but it would be really funny if Prince William just started smashing shit. pic.twitter.com/8egPMNg24U
— TheRealSnowden (@JESnowden) July 11, 2021
Brazil: didn’t start Liverpool players, lost in the final
— nate (@natefc) July 11, 2021
England: didn’t start Liverpool player, lost in the final
HINT FUCKING HINT
It coming Rome pic.twitter.com/NLaUzoYFOu
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) July 11, 2021
I immediately feel bad for england. empathy’s a real wet blanket.
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) July 11, 2021
Thinking of Saka, Sancho and Rashford ♥️
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) July 11, 2021
Italian fans singing ‘It’s Coming Home’ pic.twitter.com/izyqkZSSSo
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) July 11, 2021
Those Euros, the whole dang tournament, ruled.
— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) July 11, 2021
Euro 2020 was a hell of an experience. One of the best, most exciting international tournaments ever. Congrats to Italy for taking home the trophy.