The Juventus defender was taken off during the final of the European Championship following a thigh strain and was replaced by Balzaretti on the 21st minute.
The Azzurri international had made a speedy recovery following the thigh strain he had in the game against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 in the quarter-finals.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-c4710 Diamanti converting the decisive penalty.
Chiellini made his way back into the side in a matter of ten days and played a key role in the match against the Germans in the semi-finals. The Italian came out of that match fine, and started the match against the reigning European
Champions.
However, the Juventus defender suffered from another thigh strain, which has been his third thigh strain in less than two months. La Nazionale stopper was talking to Rai Sport and conceded that tiredness was evident in the Italian
camp following their gruelling match against the tournament favourites, Die Mannschaft.
He went on to cite his own injury and that of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 Motta’s to the fact that they had not recuperated from their game against the Germans. However, he went on to laud the Spanish team for their victory, and stated that they thoroughly
deserved to win the match, as they had been in command from the word go.
Despite his appreciation for La Roja, the defender went on to state that he was proud of the effort his team had put throughout the course of the tournament. He went on to state:
“In any case, nobody can doubt the effort we put in, as we have worked so hard and should still be proud of this tournament. It represents a starting point for our future, when we will aim to win.”
Chiellini seemed a tired figure at the start of the match, and was not up to his usual standards as he let Cesc Fabregas glide past him before prodding the ball towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601 who converted the first goal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 are the first country in history to have successfully defended the European Championship.
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