He has been holding it since 1978 the recent prehistory between England and Italy. A couple that is probably the ultimate football derby for the generation of… boomers. But is it such a big derby? Or just in our minds? Definitely a derby on the podium and off it, it is. The battles of the brainless here and there have gone down in history. Even as tragedies, with Hazel crowned them. But not only that. Rome, London, Madrid, Istanbul among the cities that have become the scene of battles between thug hooligans. Something that will definitely not happen since Italy will not have hordes of fans on its side. Only 1.000 people will go to the match with a 12-hour visa and another 6-6,5 thousand living in London, a total of 7.000 or 7.500 on the podium.
On the field, the two teams have met 13 times since 1978. The 14th will be the match between them in the final. In 1976 and 1977 for the '78 World Cup qualifiers each team won the other 2-0 at home. Two years later Italy beat England in the final phase of Euro '80 and it took 10 years for them to meet again. In the final phase of the 1990 World Cup, Italy beat England 2-1 again at home. And a tradition began to be built! After the English did not beat Italy even in the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. In February and October 1997 Italy made a double 1-0 in England and a 0-0 draw in Rome.
And in a friendly, the first of the new millennium Italy in November 2000 won 1-0. To be followed by another friendly victory of Squadra Azzurri, 2-1 away in March 2002. And we reached Euro 2012, the exclusion of England on penalties (0-0 in 90 'and 120') to complete 32 years without England's victory against the eternal (?) opponent. A curse that was to be broken in August 2012 in a friendly, with England 2-1 redeeming the psychology of its friends. Officially, however, England still remains without a smile on Italy! In the 2014 World Cup, Italy won 2-1 and to date there have been two friendlies, 1-1 draws and both. In a nutshell, England have not beaten Italy in an official match since 2-0 on 16.11.1978 in the ΄78 World Cup qualifiers.
This EnglandSo, the unofficial victory against the Italians for 44 years, when the boomers were werewolves, is the favorite of the Euro 2020 final. Did you say anything?
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