Italy beat Spain on penalties in Euro Cup final

Italy beat Spain on penalties in Euro Cup final

Italy has reached the final of Euro Cup 2020 by defeating Spain in a penalty shootout.

Italy beat Spain 4-2 in the first semifinal after two Spanish players missed penalties.

The game ended in a 1-1 draw at Wembley Stadium in London after 90 minutes of extra time and extra time.

Italy's Manuel Lokatoli's first shot was saved by Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon. But Spain could not take advantage of that. Spain's Danny Olmo's shot went out of the post.

Andre Bellotti, Leonardo Bonucci and Jurginho then scored for Italy. Gerard Maverino and Thiago Alcantara scored for Spain.

Alvaro Morata's penalty kick was saved by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donarumba.

Earlier, Federico Chiesa scored in the 60th minute to give Italy the lead. But Morata, who entered the field as a substitute in the 80th minute, equalized. Spain made a good start but could not score and the first half ended in a goalless draw.

Spain, who lost to Switzerland in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals, could not repeat the same performance against Italy.

Italy has reached the Euro Cup final since 2012. At that time, Italy had lost to Spain in the final. Italy has won all six of its Euro Cup matches, taking its unbeaten run to 33 games.

Spain has lost in the semi-finals for the first time in the World Cup and Euro Cup. Spain, the three-time Euro Cup winners with Germany, will not be able to win the title for the fourth time.

Italy will now play the winner of the match between England and Denmark for the title.