Mourinho: Chiellini foul on Saka proved Italy determination

Roma coach Jose Mourinho hailed one tackle by Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their triumphant Euro 2020 final against England.

The 36-year-old fouled Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka just before the end of regular time.

“What Chiellini did with Saka shows everything. He made his only mistake of the game, he lost the turn on the touchline. Saka was going: 'You are not going, you stay with me, the shirt is mine and you are not going," Mourinho told TalkSport.

“He knows what he is doing. This is a top defender and a very clever guy. I played Juventus with Manchester United a couple of seasons ago, and after the game at Old Trafford, I said something like: 'These two guys should go to University of Sports and give lectures on how to be a central defender.

“Even a couple of years later, they are still capable of doing this. Probably Chiellini is not capable of doing it every three days, sometimes he needs a rest, sometimes he has a little injury as it happened at the beginning of the competition, but they are both prepared to be at the highest level."