A statistic tweeted by OptaPaolo shows that Nicolo Barella has made history for the Italian national team with his excellent goal against Belgium on Friday night.
His opener in the 2-1 win means that Italy have now scored more goals in this European Championships than they ever have in the past (10).
The last time Italy scored more in a major tournament was in the 2006 World Cup which they went on to win. The Azzurri scored 12 in that tournament.
10 – Nicolò Barella's opener is Italy's 10th goal at #EURO2020, their outright most in a single European Championships, whilst they last scored more at a major tournament at the 2006 Wold Cup (12), when they went on to lift the trophy. Joy.#ITA pic.twitter.com/HFv5IhGxe5
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) July 2, 2021
