EURO 2020 comes to an end with Italy defeating England 3-2 in Penalties

UEFA EURO 2020 held on Sunday, came to an nail biting finish at the Wembley stadium, London with Chellini's Italy taking the title in penalty by 3-2 against England.

Just after a minute and 57 second, Luke Shaw scored for Gareth Southgate's England, the fastest goal ever in a European Championship final stunning a team who arrived here on a record 33-match unbeaten run. Thus making the result seem unlikely. However Italy, a respected team around the circuit returned in the game at the 67th minute with Leonardo Bonucci's goal. The score remained 1 all at the end of the 90 minutes as well as after extra time.

Italy has registered their second win at the EURO, after 53 years. Their first win was in 1968. For England, who has had a bad luck with penalties the 55 year wait for victory continues. Their previous shoot-out exits included losing to Italy at Euro 2012 as well as in the Euro 96 semi-finals against Germany when Southgate missed the crucial kick.

The overwhelming audience experience at the Wembley stadium caught both teams off guard during the match. Above the official attendance of 67,173, more England fans clearly managed to enter the stadium. A hostile environment was created by the baying crowd raising serious questions on security.

Post match, The penalty takers of England team Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were subjected to racist trolls online after they each missed the spot. England Football Association has condemned these acts by saying that, "We're disgusted that some of our squad -- who have given everything for the shirt this summer -- have been subjected to discriminatory abuse online after tonight's game. We stand with our players."

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