It was long, and not at all good. With a year late, Euro 2020 (finally 2021 therefore) begins this Friday. With a poster worth its weight in grissini: Turkey-Italy. Contrary to what the order of the match seems to indicate, it takes place in Rome, at the Olympic Stadium.
Even without Marco Verratti, in delicacy with his body for the 1852nd time in his career, the team of the elegant Roberto Mancini looks great, camped on his 27 games in a row without defeat. She has never lost in 10 encounters against the Bosphorus players, but their last meeting was almost 15 years ago.
Our bets (sometimes stupid) for Euro 2021 via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/xbxkb13KJ0
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Above all, the selection brought about by the eternal and formidable Burak Yilmaz, very close to champion of France, displays a level that he had not known for nearly two decades. She then finished third in the 2002 World Cup, already with the same mentor, Senol Günes.
Because we’ve rarely been so excited to attend an opening ceremony, we meet again at 8:30 pm.