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Published 22:52 11 Jun 2021 BST
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The breakthrough came after the interval. Domenico Berardi burst into the penalty area and hammered a cross into the body of Merih Demiral, who was powerless to prevent it ricocheting into his goal. Turkey's stubborn resistance broken, Italy flooded forward, creating overlaps and pockets of space deep within their opponent's half that hadn't existed in the first half.
A second seemed inevitable, the only surprise was that it took 13 minutes to arrive. Immobile pouncing to tuck away the rebound after Leonardo Spinazzola's effort was saved by Çakır. Victory assured, it was cruise control from there, Şenol Güneş' side rarely entering the final third, let alone carrying anything resembling a serious goal threat.
Insigne applied the gloss with little over to ten minutes with the goal his tireless running and all-round performance deserved. Çakır's attempt to pick out a pass to a teammate intercepted, a wave of white shirts surged forward, quickly working the ball to the tiny Neapolitan, who swept home.
As impressive as this may have been, it is, obviously, a little too early after just one game of the tournament to be declaring Italy European champions-elect. It was though, especially after the 18 months leading up to this night, the kind of display which will vindicate those who have tipped them to go a long way over the next few weeks. Perhaps this Azzurri side lacks the star quality of some of its predecessors. There was, though, for the first time in a long while, something unmistakably Italian about this showing. After going a few years without them, it's good to have Italy - this Italy - back at the party.Football

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