Sunday was a day of immense sporting success for Italy, and their President Sergio Mattarella has held a reception to commemorate the success of the national football team and tennis player Matteo Berrettini. The Wimbledon runner-up joined the newly crowned European champions for a reception Quirinale Palace in Rome to commemorate their success. The Italians defeated England at Wembley on penalties on Sunday night after drawing 1-1 following extra-time. Earlier that day, Berrettini had been defeated in four sets by Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. The football team brought the Henri Delaunay trophy with them to show Mattarella after getting their hands on it at Wembley on Sunday night.

Source: Daily Mail July 12, 2021 15:33 UTC