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Euro 2020 Final: Sachin Tendulkar Kevin Pietersen

By Shivam - July 12, 2021 - Last updated on Aug 23, 2021 04:03 PM Euro 2020 Final: Sachin Tendulkar Kevin Pietersen

Italy vs England: The cricket fraternity reacted to a thrilling Euro 2020 final which was decided by a penalty shootout.

The thrilling Euro 2020 final between Italy and England even had cricket fraternity at the edge of their seats with the match going into a penalty shootout. Cricketers around the world reacted to the thrilling finale which went Italys way after Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed from the spot. Players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Kevin Pietersen, Jofra Archer, Ravichandran Ashwin, and womens cricketer Tammy Beaumont took to Twitter and congratulated both teams for putting up a fine show.

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Euro 2020: Italy won the title after edging out England in the penalty shootout.

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Tendulkar congratulated the Italian side and wrote, "Congratulations to @azzurri Flag of Italy on the hard-fought victory to become the #EURO2020 Champions! Trophy And well done @England for reaching the finals & keeping the game alive until the very end. What a sport packed and refreshing weekend this has been!."

Pietersen and Ashwin had some comforting words for the English football team.

England pacer Jofra Archer was heartbroken by the loss.

England Women star Beaumont wrote, "Congrats Italy. So proud of our @England boys! Such a good tournament for us! You can all hold your heads up high. Lets all get behind them now! #EURO2020."

The picture speaks a thousand words. Football can be so cruel. I hope that Rashford, Sancho and Saka dont suffer racial abuse. #Euro2020Final #EnglandvsItaly pic.twitter.com/hKmHyRaO0p

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) July 12, 2021

England started brilliantly as full-back Luke Shaw put them ahead in the second minute of the game. However, the gritty Italians came back in the second half through defender Leonardo Bonuccis 67th minute equaliser.

Both teams failed to score any more goals as the game went into extra time and then into penalties, where Italy edged out England 3-2.

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