Becca Monaghan
Jul 12, 2021
The Euro 2020 final headed to nail-biting penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw between England and Italy - and after Bukayo Sako’s penalty was saved by Italy, the Italian team broke out into a frenzy after they secured their second European Championship trophy.
Italy star Leonardo Bonucci, celebrated by putting his own spin on England’s popular 1996 song, ‘Three Lions’ by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. In a clip circulating online, the 34-year-old is heard repeatedly screaming “It’s coming to Rome!” into the nearest camera - just seconds after Italy’s triumph.
Bonucci: “It’s coming to Rome” 🗣 https://t.co/qplIf2FucM— B24 (@B24) 1626042755
Following Italy’s win, Chelsea’s midfielder Jorgingo and Bonucci took to Instagram with a video ‘singing’ their rendition of the song.
Italy supporters flocked to Twitter to celebrate the win - understandably, England fans weren’t impressed.
One smug fan quizzed England fans on how it was ever ‘coming home’, to highlight that the European Championship had never actually been won by England.
@MercedesAMGF1 How can something come home when it was never there? Pretty sure the European cup has never been to England....— Marcel Slooter (@Marcel Slooter) 1626018289
One tweeted a reference to Denmark’s Kasper Schmeichel asking ‘has it ever come home?’ during the semi-final press conference.
@EURO2020 @azzurri *Has it ever been home? https://t.co/j6OTWyKVoV— Mikkel_Qvist69🌟🌟 (@Mikkel_Qvist69🌟🌟) 1626042306
While another overwhelmed supporter thanked the players for ‘saving football.’
@Football @NFFootball_ Thank you Bonucci and Italy, you've saved football.— 🌟🌟🌟Red_Treads🌟🌟🌟 (@🌟🌟🌟Red_Treads🌟🌟🌟) 1626042300
In very few words, one called the Italian star’s ‘savage.’
@goalmatchsports @bonucci_leo19 Savage.— Donny Wasserburg (@Donny Wasserburg) 1626074166
Naturally, heartbroken England fans didn’t take lightly to Bonucci’s ‘taunt’ and deemed it ‘too soon’ to be tormented - one suggested the banter ‘was lame’.
@SkySportsNews This is the lamest banter I’ve ever seen, do better Italy— Jeff (@Jeff) 1626087838
While another England fan branded the opposition as ‘cheats’.
@EURO2020 @azzurri Easy to win when you cheat https://t.co/NCFCqF4Jkg— Ian Barber (@Ian Barber) 1626042438
A third deemed Bonucci’s chant as ‘disrespectful’, but suggested it was karma for England booing the opposition’s anthem.
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