Chelsea had guaranteed joy in the final of the Eurocup. If England won the final, Mount, Chilwell and James would be champions; if Italy prevailed at Wembley, the winners would be Jorginho and Emerson. The penalty shoot-out opted for the selection of Roberto Mancini, who was proclaimed champion of the Eurocup culminating a double for the two blues footballers who a month ago also conquered the Champions League. In just a few weeks, European champions with clubs and with their national team.
Both Jorginho and Emerson were starters in Italy's eleven. The second played 118 minutes, replaced by Florenzi just before the penalty shootout, while Jorginho played the entire match and even shot one of the maximum penalties. It failed, yes, the penalty that the championship could have meant. He did not hit Pickford, who saved England, although Donnarumma stopped the next and gave the title to the azzurra.
In the past, this Champions League and Euro Cup double has also had household names. Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo did it with Real Madrid and Portugal in 2016. A few years before, in 2012, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres they did the same with Chelsea and the Spanish team.