ROME Italy is on a roll.
The country erupted in euphoria after the men’s national football team defeated England on penalties to win Euro 2020 late on Sunday night. But even in this football-obsessed nation, the victory was about more than sport.
For many Italians, it reflected a bigger surge in national confidence.
The triumph was the latest in a series of developments some trivial, some more serious that have dramatically lifted the national mood this year, after a horrific 2020 dominated by the pandemic.
On the political front, the appointment in February of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief credited with saving the euro, brought an instant boost in international credibility.
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