12 Jul 2021

Football: Jubilant Italian fans celebrate in Auckland after win

From Checkpoint, 5:50 pm on 12 July 2021

Jubilant Italian fans spilled onto the streets of Auckland this morning, waving their flags, chanting and drawing congratulatory toots from passing traffic.

It is Italy's first European title since 1968 and comes after they failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2018.

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro stopped by as the limoncello was starting to flow at Mt Eden's Al Volo Pizza. Here's what they found.