Goalkeeper put the difficulty of his Milan exit behind him to deliver his career-best performances this summer
Giorgio Chiellini took the cup to bed with him on Sunday night. Well, it would be more accurate to say Monday morning. Italy’s captain insisted he was only continuing a tradition established by Fabio Cannavaro after the Azzurri won the World Cup in 2006, but he had been reluctant to let the Henri Delaunay Cup out of his sight after Italy defeated England in the final of Euro 2020.
When the time came to leave Wembley Stadium, Chiellini placed the trophy on a front seat of Italy’s team bus and cuddled up beside it. But then Gianluigi Donnarumma came aboard. “Giorgione! [Big Giorgio]” the Italy goalkeeper said. “Will you leave it with me for a couple of minutes?”
