Italy’s Euro 2020 winning heroes and their manager Roberto Mancini have poked fun at England in a new advert for the Italian Post Office.
The Azzurri defeated Gareth Southgate’s side on penalties in the final at Wembley in July and have made a cheeky dig at the losing side.
In the advert, Mancini answers the door to Juventus stars Leonardo Bonucci and Manuel Locatelli and Chelsea ace Jorginho, who all starred in the deciding game.
Jorginho offers the Italy boss a parcel and tells him it’s an Italian dessert called “Zuppa Inglese” – which translates into “English soup” – before laughing.
Italy have been basking in their glory ever since they narrowly defeated the Three Lions and ended cries of “It’s Coming Home” from England supporters.
The chant is synonymous among England fans and is always sung when the national team are performing well or on the cusp of success.
Bonucci, who was named Uefa’s Star of the Match for his performance in the final, famously shouted “It’s coming to Rome” down a camera immediately after Italy’s victory.
Speaking to The Athletic in September, the Juventus defender revealed how the confidence among England players and supporters motivated them to win at Wembley.
Bonucci said : “We didn’t pay much attention to it until the Spain game [semi-final], then the anger inside of us began to mount.
“We wanted to show them that the final hadn’t already been decided. That they hadn’t already won.
“Hearing that song on repeat and the comment from Declan Rice saying England were ten times more motivated to win than us… well, they’re the kind of mistakes young players make.
“You don’t say that. You should never say you want something more than somebody else or you’re better than somebody else.”
Discussing England fans, Bonucci added: “We got to the ground and there were a load of England fans hurling insults and abuse at us.
“It didn’t bother us one bit. The way we looked at it, it was a challenge and we thought, ‘Tonight we’re going to show you.’
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“Before the game, I gave a speech to the team telling them that if we’ve made it this far, it’s down to the team spirit we’ve got, the willingness to sacrifice ourselves for each other and because we have never felt any pressure to prove anything to anyone.
“The opposite was true of England. The pressure was on their shoulders.
“All we had to think about was enjoying ourselves and playing our own game. As long as we did that the result would take care of itself just as it had done in the other games.”
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