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Hang it in the Louvre! Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach the Euro final after an enthralling semi-final at a noisy Wembley. Belgium picked up where it left off before the goal, huffing and puffing but not really troubling Italy's back line. Mancini's side may have strayed somewhat from the classic Italian textbook on defending, but many of the hallmarks that have made Italy teams of the past successful still remain, notably in veteran Chiellini's marshaling of the defense.

However, it would be Italy that scored again and it was Insigne with one of the goals of the tournament. The diminutive Napoli forward cut inside onto his right foot and curled a wonderful effort past Courtois' outstretched arm and into the far corner. Belgium was shell-shocked, its players stood around with hands on hips as Martinez looked on, arms folded, already with a hint of resignation on his face. But his side was afforded a lifeline just seconds later, as referee Slavko Vincic pointed to the penalty spot following Di Lorenzo's clumsy push -- if a bit soft -- on Doku.

Lukaku made no mistake from the spot, hammering his penalty down the middle of the goal. Romelu Lukaku halved the deficit for Belgium, but it wasn't enough. If the opening 45 minutes was up there with the best half of football at Euro so far, the second period didn't begin in the same manner.