Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group A - Turkey v Italy - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - June 11, 2021 Italy's Jorginho in action with Turkey's Irfan Kahveci Pool via REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
ROME (Reuters) -Italy kicked off the European Championship in emphatic style on Friday as they delivered a commanding performance to sweep past toothless Turkey 3-0 in the Stadio Olimpico and stamp their early authority on Group A.
After a goalless first half, an own goal and strikes by Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne were just reward for the home side, who played with relentless positivity from the start.
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