La Roja managed to post the maximum number of goals in a European championship final with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 and Juan Mata hitting the back of the net.
After years in mediocrity, Spain have posted unprecedented efficiency in major international competitions. La Roja took on Italy in their third successive final and lifted the Euro 2012 trophy as the referee blew for full time.
David Silva opened the scoring for Spain in the first quarter of an hour, while Jordi Alba doubled the lead in the closing minutes of the first half.
After the interval, Italy returned with much promise but continued their prolificacy in front of the net. The match had a major turn in events as substitute http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Riccardo-Montolivo-c31049.
The final thirty minutes saw La Roja come close to increasing the humiliation for the Azzurri but had to wait until the introduction of Fernando Torres on the pitch. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 forward scored one and laid down one for club teammate, Juan Mata, to complete the 4-0 rout.
Captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s dominance at the international level and attributed their success of years of hard work that has unearthed the greatest talent the Iberian nation has to offer.
The Real Madrid custodian did not leave out the importance of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque and Luis Aragones from the equation, opining that they were instrumental in their glory road.
"I do not know the exact reasons behind our success. It's a matter of talent, maybe, and it's the result of years of hard work. Lots of people who have worked with several national youth teams have played their part. And the coach obviously as well.”
"This is the most wonderful moment in the history of Spanish football. It will be hard to ever match this as the team's getting older.”
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 were tired because of how we played. We effectively killed the game with our third goal. We made something difficult look easy. It's not easy to win a final 4-0."
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