Italy duo with combined age of 70 to play key role if England to be denied Euro 2020 glory
Italy’s veteran defensive rocks Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini are backing their speed of thought to beat England’s speed of foot in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final.
The Juventus pair, who played together in the 2012 European Championship final, will not be able to match England’s frontline for pace but they can fall back on the accumulated street wisdom of more than a decade playing together for Italy.
The pair are so close they will be going away on holiday with their families together three days after the final.
But this could mark the end of the road for them as an international double act with Chiellini, who turns 37 next month, poised to retire from the international game.
It might be a long time before England encounter a partnership with 70 years between them again.
“It’s youngsters versus veterans, let’s say,” said Bonucci, visually the Bradley Wiggins to Chiellini’s Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants.
