The victory was very convincing and the Italians didn't really look like winning it at any time in the match. The scoring was opened just 14 minutes in as Cesc Fabregas, who was once again starting upfront, got to the byline before pulling the ball back onto the head of David Silva who found the net. The second goal came 4 minutes from half time as Xavi played a wonderful ball into Jordi Alba who raced clear on goal and slotted the ball past Buffon in the Italian goal. Italy's cause wasn't helped as just minutes after coming on, Thiago Motta had to be taken off, with no substitutes remaining, the Italians had to finish the game with 10 men. This had a massive affect on how the match was to finish. Fernando Torres came on and went onto grab his third of the competition. He then managed to set up the fourth goal for the Spaniards as he found Juan Mata who tapped the ball into an empty net. It was a goal and an assist that would secure the Spaniard the golden boot. Fellow teammate Andres Iniesta was also awarded UEFA's player of the tournament award.
Spain's incredible four goal margin of victory over the Italians meant that it was the biggest victory in a final of a European Championship. Spain had certainly shown that they weren't lacking spirit or hunger of winning another major tournament as they were crowned Euro 2012 winners.
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| Spanish captain Iker Casillas holds the trophy aloft |
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