Italy wins Euro 2020 as England suffers penalty heartbreak once again

• Italy won Euro 2020, beating England on penalties.
• The game ended 1-1 after extra time before Roberto Mancini's team won the shootout.
• England missed three penalties to lose the shootout 3-2 against the Azzurri.

Italy won Euro 2020 on penalties as the wait continues for England to win a first major tournament since 1966.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero on the night, saving two penalties to break English hearts after a tense game dominated in the first half by England, and in the second by Italy.

The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, and there was no breakthrough during a tense 30 minutes of extra time.

It was penalties, and Italy's greater experience in major finals was clear in the shootout as England missed three of its five spot kicks.

Italy took the first penalty with Domenico Berardi coolly slotting past Jordan Pickford to give the Azzurri a 1-0 lead. Captain Harry Kane scored England's first penalty, before Pickford saved Italy's second, taken by Andrea Belotti.

Harry Maguire then struck a penalty so good that it broke an in-goal camera, but it was all downhill for Gareth Southgate's England from there.

Defender Leonardo Bonucci scored his penalty, Italy's third, before Marcus Rashford stepped up for England. After a stuttering run-up, Rashford hit the post.

Federico Bernardeschi scored Italy's fourth, giving England a chance to level the scores. Jadon Sancho, who like Rashford, only came on in the 119th minute of the game had his penalty saved by Donnarumma.

Chelsea's Jorginho had a chance to win the shootout for Italy, but saw his effort saved by Pickford.

England's final penalty taker, Bukayo Saka, had to score to keep his side in the game, but Donnarumma saved again, condemning the English to defeat in its first final for 55 years.

England starts brilliantly before Italy dominates

England started the game in scintillating fashion, with left back Luke Shaw scoring after less than two minutes, volleying home a Kieran Trippier cross at the back post to send Wembley wild.

Gareth Southgate's side pushed on for much of the first half and threatened to score several times, but things changed after half time.

Italy completely dominated possession in the second half of the final, forcing Jordan Pickford into a number of brilliant saves.

The Azzurri finally broke through in the 67th minute when Bonucci scrambled the ball home from a corner.

After that, England and Italy had half chances, but neither truly looked like scoring a winner.

Once the game went to extra time, Italy shut up shop, using superior defensive nous to keep Southgate's men out and run the clock down to the penalty shootout.