‘The Most Used Meme Of Summer 2021': Chiellini Delivers Honest Verdict On Infamous Euro 2020 Foul On Bukayo Saka

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has finally addressed the infamous episode of him yanking down England midfielder Bukayo Saka in the Euro 2020 final last year.

He said: “This became the symbol of Euro 2020 as a whole. The most heavily used meme of summer 2021.

“It was probably one of the only mistakes I made during the Euros. It was in the 90th minute and I'd read the flight of the ball, thinking I could shepherd it out of play when really I could have controlled it.

“But I was convinced I could put my body between Saka and the ball and let it go out of play, but he wriggled round me.

“When he wriggled round from behind and had that space to run into, my reaction was to grab him. And I grabbed him good.”

Chiellini escaped a red card for the challenge and left England fans furious, with many feeling that he stopped what could’ve been a goal-scoring move for their side.

Saka would go on to miss a decisive penalty in the penalty shoot-out, allowing Italy to lift the Euro 2020 title.

Source: Tribuna