Forza Azzurri: Behind Roberto Mancini's Italian renaissance Italy triumphed over England at Wembley to win the European Championship. Not only has coach Roberto Mancini assembled a talented team — he has also drawn strength from despair, both on and off the pitch. Italy's strength and sense of cohesion permeates through the entire squad and staff Sandwiched among the shouts of " Campioni!" and " Forza Azzurri!", there was another chant from the Italian players at full-time at Wembley which really summed them up. "Ole, ole, ole! Spina! Spina!" they sang, in hommage to Leonardo Spinazzola. The 28-year-old Roma left-back, one of the standout players of Euro 2020, had ruptured his Achilles tendon in the quarterfinal against Belgium and had picked up his winners medal on crutches.