‘We turned Three Lions into cubs’: Gloating Italian press say ‘silent Wembley’ was made to ‘kneel before Italy’ and Southgate was ‘lucky’ to reach the final as they hail their victory
- Italian media has hailed their side’s victory over England at last night’s Euro final
- Papers boasted about ‘turning the Three Lions into cubs’ and said a ‘silent Wembley’ was made to ‘kneel before Italy’ as side triumphed on penalties
- Southgate was dubbed a ‘lucky general’ who only made it to the final because the competition was ‘built’ to favour England
- Spanish, French and Portuguese media also hailed the ‘new emperors’ of Europe
Italian newspapers have hailed their side’s victory at the Euro final against England – gloating that a ‘silent Wembley’ was made to ‘kneel before Italy’.
Pages gushed with praise for the Mancini’s side, saying he turned the Three Lions ‘into cubs’ with a victory on penalties.
Gazetta dello Sport also laid into Gareth Southgate, dubbing him a ‘lucky general’ who only made it to the final because the tournament was ‘built’ to favour England.
Recalling Geoff Hurst’s ‘ghost goal’ that won the 1966 World Cup, the paper said England had ‘few technical merits’ and were justly beaten by the better team.
And it was not just the Italian media revelling in England’s defeat – back pages in Spain, France and Portugal also hailed the ‘new emperors’ of Europe in Italy.
‘Italy assaults the temple of English football and snatches the Euros’, read the headline in Spanish newspaper Marca.
French newspaper L’Equipe branded Italy ‘the invincibles’ while another Spanish paper, AS, said simply ‘bravissima!’
