After 20 years and 3 finals lost (2008, 2016, 2018) soccer Italy is European Under-19 champion. The Azzurrini dominate, clearly at least for a time, the final with Portugal, which arrived at the last challenge with the favors of prediction for the path of this Final Phase and especially for the 5-1 inflicted on Italy in the second match of the tournament a few days ago.

Kayode's goal in the 18th minute of the first half was the decider, but for 45 minutes the Azzurrini's dominance was absolute: not only the lead goal and several chances to go in goal again, but a clear superiority. The Azzurrini are European Under-19 Champions, after finishing 2nd at the Under-20 World Cup, the future of Italian soccer could be bright.

It is only fair to give credit to a Club Italia that for years has been packing placings at the youth level and cultivating young talents that then CT Mancini can debut in the National A team: for the past 4 years qualification to the Under 17 and 19 Final Phases, this year also the Under 21 and Under 20 Final Phases, the only Federation to have collected these two streaks of results.