Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968, thanks to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's two penalty saves in a 3-2 shootout victory over England.

The game was decided in extra time after a 1-1 draw in the allotted 90 minutes. A penalty shootout decided the game in which Italy triumphed.

England took the lead in the second minute of the game. While the Italians attempted to keep the game at a standstill, England scored first. With the ball coming from the corner of Italy, England managed to score on the counter. Luke Paul Hoare Shawscored from a cross by Kieran John Trippierfor him.

Italy had a good chance in the eighth minute after scoring a goal in the first minute. His Lorenzo Insigreko strike was deflected away from the goal.

In the 28th minute, Italy had another chance. However, he was unable to convert that opportunity into a goal. After that neither team scored a goal and England led by one point at halftime.

Italy cut the deficit to one point after trailing by one point in the first half in the 67th minute. Italy's goal was scored by Leonardo Bonucci. He holds the record for being the oldest player to score in a Euro Cup final. He completed the task in 34 years and 71 days. Bernd Hölzenbeinof West Germany previously held the record. He scored in 1976 at the age of 30.

After that, neither team was able to score a goal. As a result, the game was postponed to overtime. The game ended in a penalty shootout after no goal was scored in extra time. In which Italy triumphed.