Euro 2020: Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final

Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach the Euro 2020 final after an enthralling semi-final at a noisy Wembley.

After Alvaro Morata's penalty was saved, Jorginho strolled up to score and set up a final with either England or Denmark in London on Sunday.

Federico Chiesa looked as if he had sent Italy - who are unbeaten in 33 games - to the final in normal time with a delightful curled finish to cap off a quick counter.

But Morata stepped off the bench to slot an equaliser with 10 minutes to go after a one-two with Dani Olmo.

But the Juventus forward's penalty miss in the shootout proved costly as Spain lost a semi-final for the first time in their history.

Fears about an empty or quiet crowd proved unfounded despite tickets still being on sale during the day, and with fans unable to fly from either country without quarantining for too long to watch the game.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Italy

Formation 4-3-3

21G Donnarumma

2Di Lorenzo19Bonucci3Chiellini13Emerson

18Barella8Jorginho6Verratti

14Chiesa17Immobile10Insigne

• 21G Donnarumma
• 2Di Lorenzo
• 19BonucciBooked at 118mins
• 3Chiellini
• 13EmersonSubstituted forTolóiat 74'minutesBooked at 97mins
• 18BarellaSubstituted forLocatelliat 85'minutes
• 8Jorginho
• 6VerrattiSubstituted forPessinaat 74'minutes
• 14ChiesaSubstituted forBernardeschiat 107'minutes
• 17ImmobileSubstituted forBerardiat 62'minutes
• 10InsigneSubstituted forBelottiat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Sirigu
• 5Locatelli
• 9Belotti
• 11Berardi
• 12Pessina
• 15Acerbi
• 16Cristante
• 20Bernardeschi
• 23Bastoni
• 24Florenzi
• 25Tolói
• 26Meret

Spain

Formation 4-3-3

23Simón

2Azpilicueta12García24Laporte18Alba

8Koke5Busquets26González

21Oyarzabal19Olmo11Torres

• 23Simón
• 2AzpilicuetaSubstituted forLlorenteat 85'minutes
• 12GarcíaSubstituted forTorresat 109'minutes
• 24Laporte
• 18Alba
• 8KokeSubstituted forRodriat 70'minutes
• 5BusquetsBooked at 51minsSubstituted forThiago Alcántaraat 105'minutes
• 26González
• 21OyarzabalSubstituted forMorenoat 70'minutes
• 19Olmo
• 11TorresSubstituted forMorataat 62'minutes

Substitutes

• 1de Gea
• 3Llorente
• 4Torres
• 6Llorente
• 7Morata
• 9Moreno
• 10Thiago Alcántara
• 13Sánchez
• 14Gayà
• 16Rodri
• 17Ruiz
• 20Traoré

Referee:

Dr. Felix Brych

Match Stats

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Match ends, Italy 1(4), Spain 1(2).

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July 07, 2021 at 09:45AM

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