China News Service, June 12. The football carnival that should have started last summer finally kicked off in the early hours of this morning Beijing time.
With the singing of "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" by the famous Italian tenor Andre Bocelli, the 2020 Euro Cup will usher in a moment to accept the cheers of the fans.
In the opening round of Group A, the first round of the game was contested at the Olympic Stadium. Italy beat Turkey 3-0, Demiral made an own goal, Immobile shot and Insigne scored.
With a hearty victory, the Azzurri officially ignited the "fire" of Europa Continental football.
In the early morning of June 12th, Beijing time, Rome, Italy, the opening match of the European Football Championship started. Italy defeated Turkey 3-0 and scored a good start.
The picture shows the Italian fans celebrating in a carnival.
"No one sleeps tonight"
The opening ceremony of the European Cup was held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy. The famous blind Italian tenor Andre Bocelli sang the classic song "Nobody Sleeps Tonight". The passionate, high-pitched singing made fans suppress the five-year-long anticipation Release instantly.
Bocelli’s singing, accompanied by the beautiful light show, splendid fireworks and colorful balloons representing 24 teams, marked the reactivation of familiar and nostalgic green memories, and the world sports are slowly awakening under the influence of the epidemic.
"All alba vincero! Vincero! Vincero!" (And I will be victorious at dawn! Victory! Victory!) The very symbolic lyrics are also dedicated to all mankind who have gone through the epidemic to the darkest moments. The battle against the epidemic will eventually be won. victory.
In the early morning of June 12th, Beijing time, Rome, Italy, the opening match of the European Football Championship started. Italy defeated Turkey 3-0 and scored a good start.
European Cup history started with an own goal for the first time
Italy's European Cup opener against Turkey is the 11th time the two teams have met. Before this, Italy had 7 wins and 3 draws and remained unbeaten, and had 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 official matches.
The encounter again this time, from the historical record, also indicates that Italy has an absolute advantage in this game.
But the way the first goal came, it exceeded many people's expectations, and even created the history of the European Cup.
In the 53rd minute, Berardi made a cross from the right side of the penalty area.
The first goal of the European Cup is an own goal for the first time in history.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome can be called Demiral's sad place.
In January 2020, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament here and was reimbursed for the season.
In the early hours of this morning, he used his chest to pass Berardi into the goal, "helping" Italy, which has been unable to attack for a long time, to open the situation. It is worth mentioning that this is the 10th own goal in the history of the European Cup.
In the early morning of June 12th, Beijing time, Rome, Italy, the opening match of the European Football Championship started. Italy defeated Turkey 3-0 and scored a good start.
The picture shows the players of the two teams in the game.
Italy sets a record for zero seals in the European Cup
In the end, with Demiral's own own goal, Immobile's pass and Insigne's goal, Italy defeated Turkey 3-0 and made a good start to the European Cup, and also set a European Cup zero record.
After this campaign, Italy has achieved 20 zero-cleared opponents in the European Cup, setting a record for this event.
The teams behind are Germany's 19 zeros, Portugal 16 times, the Netherlands 15 times, and Spain 14 times.
It is worth mentioning that the 22-year-old and 106-day-old Donnarumma became the youngest goalkeeper in Italy's history to play in major competitions (European Cup and World Cup). He has zero opponents in the national team's 7 consecutive games and has not conceded a goal for 663 minutes.
In the early morning of June 12th, Beijing time, Rome, Italy, the opening match of the European Football Championship started. Italy defeated Turkey 3-0 and scored a good start.
The picture shows the Italian player Insigne in the game.
The first prediction of the European Cup
Remember the "Octopus Paul" who became popular in the world for his accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
In the 2008 European Cup and the 2010 World Cup, it predicted 14 correct guesses and 13 times, and the success rate soared to 92.85%. It is an out-and-out "octopus emperor".
Every big game, especially football matches, there will always be similar prediction activities. Although the result of the game is the result of the joint efforts of the players and the coach, the fans' pursuit of "metaphysics" is also a common and interesting topic outside the sports event.
The first match of this European Cup has just ended, and the first divine prediction appeared on the Internet abroad.
In the activity of predicting the score before the game, a fan accurately hit the score and all the goalscorers, and even guessed that there were own and own players.
His divine prediction has also attracted the adoration of netizens, and some people have even asked about whether the home team he supports can win the championship, but he has not yet responded.
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