Italy vs Netherlands: Summary of the Euro 2000 semi-final
Euro 2000 was probably the Dutch tournament to lose.As co-hosts with Belgium, the Dutch played all their matches at home and had basically the same squad that reached the World Cup semi-finals two years earlier - eight of whom had also won the Champions League with Ajax in 1995, but were now more experienced and mature.The Oranje collected maximum points in the group stage and finished ahead of reigning world champions and eventual winners France, before advancing to Yugoslavia 6-1 in the quarter-finals. For the semifinals…