ITALY fans have taken over Wembley ahead of their Euro 2020 semi-final with Spain.
And it was their fans who would end up going happy at the end of the night after a thrilling penalty shootout win.
Covid-19 travel restrictions meant supporters from both countries were unable to fly to these shores for the game.
But that did not stopped thousands of those following the Azzurri from painting Wembley Way and the surrounding area blue.
With an increased capacity of 60,000 for the tie, the Spanish were outnumbered at the National Stadium – with an English rendition of ‘It’s Coming Home’ also drowned out by the Italians and Spanish inside Wembley.
As well as the thousands of blue shirts on show, there were nearly as many Italian flags as they ignored the dire weather continued to sing and chant throughout the game.
And even though Italy reached the final – where they will play the winner of England vs Denmark – Roberto Mancini has earlier declared he felt the fan situation was unfair.
He said: “I think it’s pretty unfair if I’m perfectly honest.
“We’re better off playing in front of any crowd as opposed to playing in front of a small number of people; that’s what’s great about football and entertainment in general.
“But I do think it’s very unfair that we don’t have half the stadium full of Italian fans and half the stadium full of Spaniards.”
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The thousands of Italians inside roared their side onto victory after a thrilling semi-final.
Federico Chiesa had broke the deadlock with a superb curling effort before Alvaro Morata forced extra-time.
But the Juventus striker turned villain in the shootout, as he and Dani Olmo both missed to send Italy into the final.
They will face the winner of the massive clash between England and Denmark on Wednesday night.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
