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Italy beats Spain to reach final
    2021-07-08  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE Italians beat Spain 4-2 in penalty kicks after the teams were tied 1-1 after regulation and extra time at Wembley Stadium in London on Tuesday.

The excruciating loss marks the first time Spain has failed to progress from a semifinal at a major tournament in its history, having reached the final from each of its previous five semifinal appearances.

Italy will face either England or Denmark back at the same stadium Sunday.

The match finished 1-1 after extra time and provided Italy with its toughest test of the tournament, with Spain controlling possession for long periods. Federico Chiesa scored for Italy with a curling shot in the 60th minute but substitute Alvaro Morata equalized for Spain in the 80th.

Morata, dropped from the starting lineup for the first time in a tournament during which he has received verbal abuse and even death threats from his own fans, will go down as Spain’s scapegoat once again after having a penalty saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma in the next-to-last kick of the shootout. As he walked back to the center circle with his head bowed, Jorginho made the opposite journey and didn’t make the same mistake.

The Chelsea midfielder has his own style when it comes to taking penalties and he didn’t abandon it when it mattered most, sparking a throng of celebrations as Italy’s players sprinted from the halfway line.

Riding a record unbeaten run of 33 games, Italy will play in its fourth European final and look to win the title for a second time, after 1968.(SD-Agencies)

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