Italy's Euro Cup Championship win over the weekend has Italian soccer fans here in western Mass. overjoyed. “Our team was wonderful because when Italy plays they don’t play like other people we played with passion from the heart,” Springfield resident Lia Acerra said. The Italian national soccer team clenching the Euro Cup in a thrilling win over England Sunday night.
A long back and forth battle between the two teams sending the game to penalty kicks where Italy came out on top. Italian soccer fans celebrating all over the world and right here in Springfield. Fans gathered in the South End of Springfield as you see here, parading in their cars all the way to Ludlow to show their Italian pride.
