Italy won the European championship in 1968 when England were reigning world champions.
They have thrown off the shackles - and the eternal image of a team whose primary aim was to win every game 1-0.
They have been arguably the most impressive in this tournament at springing from defence to attack with devastating speed. With more reliable strikers than Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne they might have had a hatful of goals.But they are still Italian, they still know how to keep the ball and to defend.Italy have had an extra day to rest and prepare after their
on penalties, but to set against that, they had to fly home and back to England for the final, while Southgate's men have been able to stay at their own base in the Midlands.60,000 crowdBut it could easily be that the nerve-shredding tension of Wednesday night will be surpassed for the final."I think it will be an epic one," said Italy midfielder Marco Verratti,"with history made either way".
Which way it went for the Azzurri will be obvious if you walk across any town or village square in Italy on Monday morning.
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