Saturday, July 2, 2016

A tale of 2 penalties for Italy's Bonucci in Euro 2016 exit (The Associated Press)

Italy's Leonardo Bonucci, center, celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between Germany and Italy, at the Nouveau Stade in Bordeaux, France, Saturday, July 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

In the end, it was a tale of two penalties for Leonardo Bonucci. The Italy defender coolly converted the first one to level against Germany in their European Championship quarterfinal on Saturday. Germany went on to win 6-5 on penalties and defeat Italy for the first time in a competitive match, sealing a spot in the semifinals against either France or Iceland.


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