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The night was short.
The new European champions landed in Rome early in the morning.
Many Italy fans must have just gone to bed when coach Roberto Mancini and captain Georgio Chiellini presented the European Cup.
The heroes of Wembley - tired but overjoyed.
Above all goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who saved two penalties against England.
It was shortly before midnight when all the dams broke among the Italian fans.
Original soundtrack from Italy fan: “It's unbelievable, simply unbelievable.
You can't feel any better than you do now.
It's unbelievable, we won the final! "
Original sound Italy fan »We are the champions in Europe. After all that time with Corona, it will now end well. "
Original sound Italy fan »I'm so overwhelmed. We are European champions. I'll party all night All night!"
Italy is European champion for the second time in 53 years.
The EM could hardly have ended more dramatically.
3-2 on penalties.
There was no consolation for the Three Lions that night.
A whole country had expected nothing but a happy ending at Wembley.
1. Interview England fan »I feel lost, I feel like my heart is broken. What did we English do that football didn't come home. That should actually lift us up. Now we're down again. I firmly believed that football would come home. 100 percent. And now what is it now? "
2. Original sound England fan »Penalty shootout, come on man, that's sad. It's so sad. We should have won, but then stop at the World Cup. "
3. Original sound England fan »I'm so proud of you. I'm really sorry for coach Southgate, even though I don't like him that much. I'm proud that you got this far in the first place. Nobody could expect that. They picked up the whole country. "
Nothing is it with a public holiday this Monday in England. The country was intoxicated - now there is a hangover mood. Before and during the game there were tumults and fights. English fans without tickets tried to storm Wembley Stadium. The London police spoke of incidents in the city. Bottles were thrown and torches lit. According to the authorities, 19 police officers were injured. 49 people arrested on Sunday. In Italy, like here in Milan, the whole week should be celebrated. The team will be welcomed by President Mattarella and Prime Minister Draghi that afternoon.
