HOW THE ITALIAN MEDIA REACTED

GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT

‘Our courage was drowned in a sea of impotence. Thank God parachutes are available. We are all terribly disillusioned, but the truth is, for the first time in years, Italy are inferior to England.’

CORRIERE DELLO SPORT

‘It It was a team incapable of understanding how ho to attack or defend. We have a right to be bitter. We fielded a team broken in pieces p against a real football team. It is incredible in that our Azzurri played without the th spirit seen in a Sunday park side.’

TUTTOSPORT

‘Ince was the soul of England. He is a h hero, a brilliant, fantastic player who p performed with the drive we lacked. And we rediscovered Gascoigne. He controlled the field. His performance w was sparkling.’