Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini has laughed off his savage shirt pull on Bukayo Saka during the Euro 2020 final.The Juventus defender caused national outrage as he fouled Saka in the final minutes of the dramatic final at Wembley last summer.
With Saka set to run through on goal with just seconds left to play, Chiellini grabbed the Arsenal winger's shirt and pulled him down by the neck.Many believe the foul by the 37-year-old cost England the Euros as Italy went on to win on penalties.
And he admitted with a chuckle that while he made a "mistake" initially, his only reaction was to grab Saka."This became the symbol of Euro 2020 as whole, Chiellini reflected. "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.
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