Italy star ‘taunted’ the nation after winning Sunday’s game
(Picture: Twitter )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” 🗣 pic.twitter.com/qplIf2FucM
— B24 (@B24PT) July 11, 2021
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.
How can something come home when it was never there? Pretty sure the European cup has never been to England....
— Marcel Slooter (@Marcel171281) July 11, 2021
One tweeted a reference to Denmark’s Kasper Schmeichel asking ‘has it ever come home?’ during the semi-final press conference.
*Has it ever been home? pic.twitter.com/j6OTWyKVoV
— Mikkel_Qvist69🌟🌟 (@mikkelkoke) July 11, 2021
While another overwhelmed supporter thanked the players for ‘saving football.’
Thank you Bonucci and Italy, you've saved football.
— 🌟🌟🌟Red_Treads🌟🌟🌟 (@J_Marak) July 11, 2021
In very few words, one called the Italian star’s ‘savage.’
Savage.
— Sam Miller (@miller_sammy) July 12, 2021
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’.
This is the lamest banter I’ve ever seen, do better Italy
— Jeff (@JeffPortland) July 12, 2021
While another England fan branded the opposition as ‘cheats’.
Easy to win when you cheat pic.twitter.com/NCFCqF4Jkg
— Ian Barber (@Barbotelli) July 11, 2021
A third deemed Bonucci’s chant as ‘disrespectful’, but suggested it was karma for England booing the opposition’s anthem.
Yeah, kinda disrespectful. Payback for our embarrassing fans booing anthems I guess.
— II_UltraNova_II (@Kian_mckennaz_) July 11, 2021
