Gianluigi Donnarumma named the best player of Euro 2020
Gianluigi Donnarumma played a major role in Italy's triumph over England in the EURO 2020 final saving England's Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka spot kicks after Marcus Rashford hit the post.
Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell 
Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is the Euro 2020 best player.
Italy displayed a specular and incredible performance from the group stage to the finals eliminating European heavyweights like Belgium, Spain and finally beating the home team to clinch their second European championship.
Following Italy’s 3-2 shootout win against the Three Lions, their goalie Donnarumma was crown the best player of the entire tournament.
The 22-year-old goalkeeper played a major role in the Azzurri's triumph over England with saved from England's Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after Marcus Rashford hit the post, as Federico Bernardeschi, Leonardo Bonucci and Domenico Berardi all scored for the Azzuri.
The Italians went behind early to a Luke Shaw goal but equalized in the second half through Leonardo Bonucci, before winning 3-2 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw following extra time.
It was the first final to be decided on penalties since Czechoslovakia beat West Germany in 1976 and will be wildly celebrated in Italy after they lost in the final in 2000 and 2012.
The Italy goalkeeper played 719 minutes at the tournament, more than any other player. He did not concede a single goal in the group stage, conceding for the first time in the tournament in the round of 16 against Austria.
That was the first goal conceded by Donnarumma after more than 1,000 minutes.
He had also made a crucial save in the penalty shoot-out victory against Spain in the semi-finals.
