ROME. A clear 4-0 without appeal and England thus liquidates the Roman mission, earning the third semifinal in their history to a European. You can go home again, now between Gareth Southgate’s men and the Wembley final there is only Denmark, always to be faced in the temple of English football. First Harry Kane unlocks it at the opening, then the Southgate wall suffers, but resists the incursions of Sheva’s yellow, then at the start of the recovery the still cold goals of Maguire and Kane (first double at Euro 2020), followed by the tap- in Henderson’s winner, they close any hope of a comeback for Shevchenko’s team. Under the eyes of Uefa n.1, Aleksander Ceferin, present in the stands at the Olimpico, the English remain goalless in the tournament and at this point they are serious candidates to win the tournament with the finals to be played at home.
Gareth Southgate focuses on Sancho from the top right, while Shevchenko forgoes Malinovskyi with the new Mykolenko on the left out. At 4 ‘England is already ahead of a goal: Sterling dribbles and a filter catches Kane (kept in the game by Matvienko), the Hurricane face to face with Bushchan is not wrong. Advantage that allows Southgate’s team to wait and set to restart when Ukraine misses in midfield. At 16 ‘Walker’s error activates Yaremchuk’s solo, but the Gent striker’s shot finds Pickford attentive and deflects for a corner. It will also be Ukraine’s only shot in the mirror. England resumed the laps and in the 33rd minute a fireball from Rice engages Bushchan in the rejected. Shortly after, the first change for Ukraine: out the injured Kryvtsov, inside Tsygankov, with a change of form to a 4-5-1 that improves the offensive maneuver of the yellow. With the addition of the Dynamo Kyiv midfielder, Ukraine increases the quality up front and for two occasions there is only the final flicker to worry Pickford. On the other hand, a right foot from Sancho, however, stopped by the linesman’s flag for an offside that isn’t there.
Back on the pitch and England breaks through again at the start: free-kick from the edge, ball in the middle and Maguire’s header that comes out from behind and still punches the goal defended by a motionless Bushchan. Shortly after, on 5 ‘, Kane still closes it definitively ending an action led by Mount and finished by the duo Sterling-Shaw. Total blackout Ukraine, which also accuses the fatigue for the extra with Sweden. Only England follows: a volley by Kane that touches the hat-trick, Henderson’s 4-0 at 18 ‘(replaced Rice shortly before) and then the final in full management with the referee Brych who does not even allow recovery.