Italians poured into streets and squares to celebrate the Euro 2020 win against England that for many fans has come to symbolise the end of the country’s “worst period”.
Giorgio Casa was among the thousands of Italian supporters who gathered in central Rome to celebrate the national team’s victory over England in a nail-biting penalty shoot out at London’s Wembley Stadium. Some fans adapted the English anthem — “Football’s Coming Home” — to reflect the Italian win, singing that football had “come Rome”.
This achievement is seen by many as particularly poignant, given Italy’s battle with the pandemic. Last year it became one of the first countries in Europe to institute a lockdown and more than 120,000 Italians have died of coronavirus since.