10 editions of the Eurocup consecutively without having to resort to the penalty shoot-out to settle the winner, but this Sunday it was the shots from the fatal point that decided to crown Italy. The previous edition in which it happened was that of Yugoslavia 1976, and far from being a batch to use, it had in Antonin Panenka a protagonist who made her special. His way of executing the last launch, pumped and through the center, managing to overcome the German Sepp maier I create school and even made that way of throwing them has transcended with the name of the Czechoslovakian.
From 1976 until this 2020 edition (disputed in 2021 by the coronavirus), on three occasions (1996, 2000 and 2016) it has been necessary to resort to the extension, but never to penalties like this Sunday. And if in 1976 the protagonist was Panenka, this time in a way it will transcend a decision of the English coach Gareth southgate, which without kicking influenced a lot in the future of the duel. He was the one who decided to dispense during the entire duel of two enormously talented players such as Jadon sancho Y Rashford to finally introduce them in the field only for the penalty shootout. Cold and probably with confidence and spirit in the ground after not playing. Both failed, and although it cannot be proven, it may not have been by chance.