Italy dominates Euro 2020 team of the tournament

European champions Italy dominated the Euro 2020 team of the tournament with five players from the Azzurri squad making the cut.

Italy beat England 3-2 in the dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday evening to claim the Euro 2020 title at Wembley Stadium, London. The match ended 1-1 on the normal time necessitating the tie to be broken in the penalties after another goalless extra time.

Luke Shaw scored with just two minutes of play to put the Three Lions in front but Italian centre back Leonardo Bonucci scored in the second half to level the scores making the match drag to the penalty shootouts.

The tournament ended with a routine selection of the best 11 were five Italian made it to the best 11. The nominees for the team of the week include are:

Gianluigi Donnarumma-Goalkeeper (Italy)

Joakim Maehle-Right-back (Denmark)

Leonardo Bonucci-Centreback (Italy)

Giorgio Chiellini- Centreback (Italy)

Leonardo Spinazzola-Rightback (Italy)

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg-Central Mid (Denmark)

Jorgninho-Central Mid (Italy)

Pedri-Central Mid (Spain)

Federico Chiesa- Right Wing (Italy)

Patrik Schick-Central Forward (Czech Republic)

Raheem Sterling-Left Wing (England)

Notable mentions include Harry Maguire (England), Paul Pogba (France), Kai Havertz (Germany), Luke Shaw (England), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Alvaro Morata (Spain), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) and Yan Sommer (Switzerland) and Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark).