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Italy were seriously impressive in the group stage, then made hard work of beating Austria and needed extra time to defeat Belgium. But really, this one is too close to call. Italy and England will face each other today to see which is crowned champions of Europe - and we can't wait.Įngland are favorites for the match, with DraftKings rating Gareth Southgate's men at -134 to win, whereas Italy are at +115. It feels like only yesterday that we sat down to enjoy the first game of Euro 2020, but here we are, 50 games later, with a fitting final.

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Watch anywhere - try ExpressVPN 100% risk free.He tattooed the animal on his chest and right arm and adopted the nickname “Leone”, “Lion” in Italian.The Euro 2020 final takes place today (Sunday, July 11). “He is my lion, he passed away fighting,” Acerbi wrote after losing his young friend. His WhatsApp profile photo remains the same, a picture of him and Elia, a little boy that did not survive cancer.

An admirer of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Acerbi leads a life inspired by Catholic values. He still regularly sees sick children and prays to his father. However, his priorities have not changed.

In 2018 Acerbi moved to Lazio and in the last few months played Champions League football. They help me see life from the right perspective”. “These guys hug each other, always say ‘thank you’ and do not judge other people. Almost every Thursday morning, you could find him in a work smock, assembling fishing floats and modelling clay with disabled workers. Acerbi started spending hours with disabled people and children with cancer. There was no hurry to leave Sassuolo, a family club that always stood by him. No rest, no suspension, not a single injury for more than three years. Acerbi, from October 2015 to January 2019, played 149 consecutive games, close to Javier Zanetti’s record streak of 162. No alcohol, only water, vegetables, fruit, rice and bresaola. All those nights out gave way to a regular lifestyle, training and calm evenings at home. I had something to fight against again.”Ī new life began. I cried and realised that cancer was an opportunity. It was like my father and God were the same person, pushing me to improve. Then, during a Sunday afternoon nap, I had a strange dream.

I just wondered why the cancer did not change me. The tumour was removed but soon afterwards showed up again, forcing Acerbi to undergo chemotherapy for three months. In July 2013, during a pre-season medical with Sassuolo, Acerbi was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I used to drink anything and I seriously considered quitting football. “I was wearing Alessandro Nesta’s No 13 but I was partying rather than training. “I missed his challenges,” Acerbi said years later. He survived seven strokes but died in 2012, four months before his son signed for Milan. Photograph: Marco Rosi/SS Lazio/Getty Imagesįrancesco’s father, Roberto, had a weak heart. In 2011, after signing for Genoa, I waved the signed contract in front of his face.”įrancesco Acerbi has given up clubbing for a life of training and calm evenings at home. “I did it for my father, not for me,” he recalled in 2016. At 23, he played his first Serie A game for Chievo. At 20, he found a contract in Italy’s fourth tier. At 14 he left Atletico Civesio, a small team, to play amateur football with his friends. “I was part of the Fossa dei Leoni, the Milan ultras group,” he once said. He is living the life he imagined but his journey has been a rollercoaster ride.Īcerbi grew up near Milan loving football. Left-footed and technically gifted, Acerbi is able to pair with Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini and Alessandro Bastoni to protect Italy’s keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Now 33, he is one of the best central defenders in Serie A and Italy’s coach, Roberto Mancini, considers him a pillar of his defensive line. Seven years later Acerbi is ready to play in his first European Championship. I started seeing a therapist, who helped me a lot.” That morning I was afraid of my own shadow. “All of a sudden, I started thinking about all the concerns I gave my parents, all the wasted opportunities and nights spent clubbing. One day, a year after the cancer diagnosis, Francesco woke up seized by terror. “Sometimes I did not eat at all, nor did I sleep,” he said. The pizza with tuna and onions was part of the routine, because chemo left Acerbi with no appetite for delicate flavours.