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In Italy rejoicing after "perfect performance", Turks "apologize for terrible performance"

The regional celebrated the big 0: 3, but Mancini reassured: "The road to Wembley is still long."

Turkey coach: "Sorry, we should have looked a lot better."

And also: all the numbers

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Saturday, 12 June 2021, 07:27

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Summary of Italy's 0: 3 victory over Turkey in the opening match of Euro 2020 (Sport 1)

Can the Italian national team go all the way to Euro 2020 and win the European title for the first time since 1968?

The regional team provided an impressive performance in the opening game at the Olimpico, when they defeated Turkey 0: 3 tonight (Friday) in the first house.

Smell Demirel scored an own goal in the 53rd minute, then Chiro Immobilia allowed close (66) and cooked for Lorenzo Insigne (79) on the way to the Italians' first ever trio in the Euros.

The 16,000 fans cheered on the stands, as did the millions of Italians who watched the game on TV screens.

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"Change them."

Chiro Immobilia with Lorenzo Insigne (Photo: Reuters)

The reactions

Roberto Mancini

did not get carried away at the end: "It was a good performance, but the road to Wembley is still long. There are six more games. It was not easy, it is a first game and Turkey is a strong team. We had help from the crowd, we are happy and I am satisfied with our form of play. "Move the ball fast and find the free agents. It was a wonderful evening, and I hope for many more."

Chiro Immobilia

, who scored the second and cooked the third: "Seeing the fans celebrating all this time, was just great. We were finally here all together after this terrible epidemic. We were patient tonight against a strong team that made trouble for many teams. We managed to exhaust them "In the first half, and after the first goal, more areas were created. It was a dream for me to score a goal in Euros on my home field."

Leonardo Bonucci added: "It's the first step in a long journey, so we have to stay with our feet on the ground. We said in advance in the locker room that we should stay with a clean head and a warm heart. With a crowd in the stands, it's a completely different football. They burned our hearts. I imagined that this would be the case and that is how we would open the tournament because of the way we have gone so far. "

Left-back

Leonardo Spinacola

was very active and was chosen as the man of the match: "The atmosphere started already on the bus on the way to the stadium, we saw all the people in the streets and it made us shiver. It was a perfect performance. We were patient, we moved the ball around well and it worked. "My son was in the stands and it was exciting. I'm usually a calm person, I sleep well before games because I know exactly what I need to do."

"Satisfied with the form of the game."

Roberto Mancini (Photo: Reuters)

Turkey, on the other hand, are very disappointed with the team's performance in the opening game.

"We are sorry for the terrible performance," Kenan Kerman said.

"Just apologize for our performance."

"Sorry, we were unable to function on the pitch," added Omut Maras.

"We will try to get six points in the other two games."

Coach Snol Ganesh: "I'm disappointed and apologize for our performance. We should have played better."

Apologies for the performance.

Gonash (Photo: Reuters)

The numbers

• Italy has played 39 games in the European Championships, and this is the first time it has managed to score three goals.

• This is the highest victory in any opening game in the history of the Euros.

• Italy counts nine consecutive wins on zero and a total of 28 games without a loss.

• This is the first time Italy have not conceded in nine consecutive games since June 1990.

• Italy finished the first half with a 0:14 advantage in goal threats - the most since the Netherlands' 1:16 win over Latvia in the Euro 2004 half.

• Turkey's dismal balance: It lost every first game in a major tournament.

  She has appeared seven times in the World Cup or Euro, and never scored a single point in the opening round.

• Smell Demirel has become the first player in history to score an own goal as the first goal of the Euro.

• Chiro Immobilia is the top scorer of the Italian national team among the active players, with 14 goals (like Mario Balotelli who is not currently on the national team).

• Immobilia also found the net in three consecutive games for the team for the first time in his career, which is his debut goal in a major tournament.

• House A

  	Group	Mash	Netz	A.	Hp	Gates	Nk
  1	Italy	1	1	0	0	0-3	3
  2	Wales	0	0	0	0	0-0	0
  3	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0-0	0
  4	Turkey	1	0	0	1	3-0	0

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