Euro 2020 final | From the lowest of lows, England and Italy reach final summit - The Hindu - Pdf Slider

For all the differences in style and approach, there is a remarkable symmetry to the journeys taken by England and Italy towards Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. Both nations found themselves at historic low points with fans despairing at their decline and then discovered men who could bring change and quickly lead them on a path to success. For England, that nadir was eliminated from Euro 2016 in the last 16 at the hands of Iceland while Italy’s despair came two years later when the four-time world champions failed to even qualify for the World Cup in Russia.