TEMPO.CO, Yerusalem - Thiago Alcantara and Alvaro Morata played an essential role on bringing Spain to be the champion of the Euro U-21 Cup for the fourth time after defeating Italy in the cup's final match at Israel on Tuesday, June 18.
Morata became the public's wonder boy after scoring four goals in the tournament, giving him the title of top scorer. Three out of four of Morata's goals was made when he was playing as a substitute player. As for Thiago, the Barcelona man displayed an excellent performance during the final match, scoring magnificent hattrick against Italy.
Spain won the Euro U-21 Cup after playing the Euro 2012 replay versus Italy, closing 90 minutes of thrill with an absolute victory, 4-2. The winning remarked Spain's domination in Europe, having won the U-21 tournament back-to-back and proving that both its senior and junior team could prevail in the football world.
UEFA | ANTONIUS WISHNU