One person has died in a Sicilian town while out to celebrate Italy's penalty shoot-out win over England in the Euro 2020 final.
A 22-year-old man died in a car crash in Caltagirone on the island of Sicily, as he was driving to the town centre to join in the festivities, local police confirmed on Monday.
There were multiple injuries across the country during the celebrations, many of which occurred in Milan.
Reuters report that in the financial capital, 15 people were hurt during post-match partying, three of whom sustained serious injuries. One person lost three fingers when a firework exploded in his hand.
Police also believe that a hitman in Foggia took advantage of the crowds of people to shoot dead a target in the middle of the town before escaping by motorbike.
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Meanwhile, England manager Gareth Southgate has condemned the racist abuse sent to Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka after the match.
The trio missed penalties in the shoot-out, and received racist messages after the game - while a mural of Marcus Rashford was also vandalised.
"For some of them to be abused is unforgivable really. I know a lot of that has come from abroad, that people who track those things have been able to explain that, but not all of it," Southgate said at his post-tournament briefing on Monday.
"It's just not what we stand for. We have been a beacon of light in bringing people together in people being able to relate to the national team, and the national team stands for everybody and so that togetherness has to continue.
"We have shown the power our country has when it does come together and has that energy and positivity together."
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