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Euro 2020: Why won't Leonardo Spinazzola play in the Final?

Italy will play their secondEuro Final in history on Sundayat the Wembley Stadiumwithout Leonardo Spinazzola. Find out why the Italian left-backwill miss the upcoming UEFA European Championship 2020Finalagainst England.

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Leonardo Spinazzola of Italy applauds. (Getty)
Leonardo Spinazzola of Italy applauds. (Getty)

Italy will come against England at the Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 3:00 PM (ET) in the UEFA European Championship 2020 Final. The Wembley Stadium in London will host the tournament finalesince it has thehighest capacity of all of the stadiums. Here, you will find when this decisive soccer gamewill be played and how to watch it in the US.

This will be their 28th overall meeting. Italyare the slight favorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on 11 occasions so far; England have grabbed a triumph eight times to this day, and an equal number ofeightgameshave ended in a draw.

Their most recent game was played onMarch 27, 2018, when the Azzurri salvaged a late 1-1 draw in anInternational Friendly.It promises to be an even more exciting clash as these two countries clash for the first time in more than three years, this time to determine the new Euro 2020 champion

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Euro 2020: Why won’t Leonardo Spinazzola play in the Final?

Leonardo Spinazzola of Italy is helped by medical staff onto a stretcher. (Getty)

Leonardo Spinazzola of Italy is helped by medical staff onto a stretcher. (Getty)

Leonardo Spinazzola played really well for Italy in the Euro 2020and helped the Azzurri to move through to the Semi-Finalat theWembley Stadium on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the full-back didn’t participate in the Spain clash and will miss the England Final on Sundayafter suffering anAchilles tendon injury against Belgium in the Quarter-Finals.

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Spinazzola, a top player on an outstanding squad, was injured late in the game while chasing a ball he had knocked onto himself. The Italian sobbed on the Allianz Arena turf, well aware that his participation at the tournament was finished. LastSaturday’s scan in Rome showed a torn left Achilles tendon. He had been a vital player for Roberto Mancini’s side, who could make thedifference, but Chelsea‘s Emerson will probably take his position and slide back to the left.

However,during the season, Emerson hadn’tfeatured a lot, with Blues coach Thomas Tuchel preferring Ben Chilwell and Marcos Alonso ahead of him.Spinazzola began four of the five games of Italy at UEFA European Championship 2020, and although he did not score in the tournament, he was Italy’s best player against Austria in their 2-1 win, doubling his value thanks to his highly impressive performances.

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