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Italy beats Spain 4-2 on penalty shootout, reaches Euro 2020 final

Jorginho converted the decisive penalty kick on Tuesday to give Italy a 4-2 shootout win over Spain and a spot in the European Championship final

Spain, Italy take unbeaten runs into Euro 2020 semifinals

Luis Enrique thought for a couple of seconds, looked straight back at the questioner, and gave the curtest of replies. No, said the Spain coach, with the blankest of looks on his face, after being asked if he had seen a better team than his at the European Championship. An answer out of blind loyalty? Perhaps. Or was it the fact that Spain was the leading scorer at Euro 2020? Maybe. Or the fact that La Roja is on an unbeaten streak stretching back to October, a run of 13 games? Quite possibly. Spain's opponent in the European Championship semifinals on Tuesday might have something to say about all that. Italy, another of the continent's traditional powers, brings an even better run of form to Wembley Stadium a national-record 32 matches unbeaten, going all the way back to September 2018. From the moment tenor Andrea Bocelli cleared the field at Stadio Olimpico after his stirring rendition of Nessun Dorma at the opening ceremony, making way for the start of the tournament, the .

Euro 2020: Kevin de Bruyne reveals he played quarters with torn ligaments

Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has revealed that he played with torn ligaments in the Euro 2020 quarterfinal against Italy

Euro 2020: Nicolo Barella, Lorenzo Insigne fire Italy into semifinals

Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne got among the scoring charts as Italy defeated Belgium 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Euro 2020 here at the Allianz Arena on Friday (local time).With this win, Italy has entered the semi-finals of the tournament. The side will now lock horns against Spain in the semifinals at the Wembley Stadium.Italy took a 2-0 lead by the 44th minute of the match as Barella and Insigne registered goals in the 31st and 44th minutes respectively. However, just before half-time, Belgium pegged one goal back as Romelu Lukaku scored, bringing the scoreline to 2-1.However, no more goals were scored in the match, and in the end, Belgium walked away with a 2-1 victory, setting up a clash with Spain in the semifinals.Earlier on Friday, Spain defeated Switzerland 3-1 on penalties to enter the semifinals. The normal 90-minutes action had finished at 1-1.Later today, the Czech Republic and Denmark will play each other in the first semifinal while in the second, ...

Italian FM calls for ensuring humanitarian access to crisis zones

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday called on developed countries to take steps to ensure humanitarian access to crisis zones

Euro 2020: Italy set new national record, break 82-year old feat

As a result of defeating Austria in the ongoing Euro 2020, Italy on Saturday (local time) set a new national record, extending their unbeaten run to 31 games

Record-chasing Italy becoming the team to fear at Euro 2020

Italy's unbeaten streak won't last forever, and Austria coach Franco Foda is plotting to be the one to stop it. The Italians have become one of the favorites at the European Championship after winning all three of their games in the group stage, scoring seven goals and conceding none. Those three victories at Euro 2020 extended the team's unbeaten streak under coach Roberto Mancini to 30 games matching the previous record set in the 1930s. Initially it seemed to be an insurmountable and impossible challenge for us, because they haven't lost for an eternity, Foda said. But sooner or later even Mancini's team will lose. Austria, which has reached the round of 16 at the tournament for the first time, will get its chance on Saturday at Wembley Stadium. Besides the unbeaten streak, Italy will also be trying to set another record. The team has not conceded a goal in 11 matches, a total of 1,055 minutes. If Austria fails to score, Italy will surpass the record of 1,143 minutes set betwe

Euro 2020: Italy, Wales qualify to round of 16 from Group A

Italy and Wales on Sunday qualified from Group A into the round of 16 stage of the ongoing Euro 2020.On Sunday, Italy defeated Wales 1-0 at Stadio Olimpico while Switzerland defeated Turkey 3-1 in the Euro 2020 at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Italy topped Group A with 9 points while Wales and Switzerland finished with four points, but the former progressed to the next stage on the basis of goal difference.In the match between Italy and Wales, the former took the lead in the first half as Matteo Pessina got among the goal-scoring charts. No more goals were scored in the first half, and as a result, Italy went in with a lead of 1-0. No more goals were scored in the match, and as a result, Italy emerged victorious.Meanwhile, in the match between Switzerland and Turkey, the former took the lead in the 6th minute as Haris Seferovic netted the goal into the goalpost.Xherdan Shaqiri doubled Switzerland's lead in the 26th minute as he scored the goal. No more goals were scored in the first half,

Italy impress again in 3-0 win over Switzerland at Euro 2020

The midfielders looked just as capable at scoring as the forwards

From Serie B to Euro 2020, Italy players shaped by Zeman

A 74-year-old chain-smoking Czech coach might have made just as much of an impact on this Italy squad as Roberto Mancini has

Euro Cup 2021: Finland beats Denmark 1-0 in Group B match at Copenhagan

Late in the first half, Eriksen collapsed on the sideline and was soon surrounded by emergency personnel. Danish mid-fielder Eriksen has taken to the hospital and been stablised.

Italy convincing in 3-0 win over Turkey in Euro 2020 tournament opener

Italy waited a long time for this European Championship to start and then showed Friday just how eager the team was to play the tournament opener

Italy suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60 year old

Italy on Friday suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60 years old, health officials announced at a weekly press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic

Italy becomes 3rd European Union state to fully vaccinate 5 mn people

Italy's coronavirus vaccine rollout hit a major milestone

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Italy, Britain still recommend AstraZeneca vaccine but suggest age limits

British say benefits outweigh risks for vast majority. Most cases of blood clots found in women under 60, EMA says

2026 Olympics plan for Cortina bobsled track, outdoor oval

Organizers for the 2026 Olympics are sticking with their plans to spend 50M euros to rebuild an abandoned bobsled track in Cortina d'Ampezzo and hold speedskating at an outdoor oval in Baselga di Pin

Amazon workers strike in Italy over pandemic-driven delivery demands

Amazon workers in Italy went on a 24-hour strike on Monday in the first such action by the US company's entire logistics operation in the country, including third-party delivery service providers

Germany, Italy, France hit pause on AstraZeneca amid safety fears

The moves by some of Europe's largest and most populous countries will deepen concerns about the slow rollout of vaccines in the region

Half of Italy's regions under strict lockdown amid spike in cases

Covid-19 hospital admissions are beyond manageable thresholds