World Champions Germany defeated Italy 6-5 on penalties to advance to the Euro 2016 semifinals on Saturday. This was the first time the German had beaten Italians in a major tournament. It was an enthralling penalty shootout with Simeone Zaza's penalty specifically standing out.
The Italian forward was brought on at the end of the extra time just to take part in the penalty shootout, though Antonio Conte didn't expect this result to come out.
The 25-year-old striker missed the penalty, but it was his run-up before he struck the ball that made him famous.
Here is the penalty -
This from Zaza has to be one of the worst penalties ever at a major tournament! https://t.co/F0STwUSols
— William Hill Betting (@WillHillBet) July 3, 2016
Zaza might have performed poorly in the horrendous penalty miss but his performance on twitter was commendable. Here are some of the funniest trolls-
This is what happens when #GERITA goes to PKs but it's time to go to practice... #FootballAllDay #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/cZ7O6UkKz9
— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 2, 2016
Zaza's heat map pic.twitter.com/t0FvS9BMRx
— Football Fights (@footbalIfights) July 2, 2016
Some say Zaza is still running up to take his penalty...
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) July 3, 2016
pic.twitter.com/YjgepVcFtM
Spurs legend Steffen Freund in hysterics over Simone Zaza penalty miss!pic.twitter.com/0d72LTBRuU
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) July 3, 2016
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