Upcoming Netflix documentary shows terrifying scenes from the Euro 2020 final

ENGLAND's outing in the Euro 2020 final was a day that went down in sporting history - but for many, it was for all the wrong reasons. 

Instead of the nail-biting match - where England lost in a 3-2 penalty shootout to Italy - it was the anarchy and carnage that unfolded at Wembley Stadium that remains in the minds of many.

It followed more than 2,000 ticketless fans storming the ground and thousands more outside - many of whom were drunk and drugged up - causing danger and destruction.

Footage from the day, July 11, showed people with injuries from fights and glass bottles being wantonly lobbed into the air, as well as broken traffic lights, lamposts and trees. 

Baroness Louise Casey’s review into violence at the 2021 final found a “series of near misses” could have led to “significant injuries or even death” and that Wembley’s security had been breached 17 times.

Now the Netflix documentary The Final: Attack On Wembley, which airs on May 8, reveals the “carnage and chaos” that unfolded on the day that was compared to “a warzone”.

The terrifying scenes, which resulted in 19 police officers suffering injuries and 86 arrests, left many fearing for their safety as they tried to navigate through the inebriated masses.

Among them was Gianluca Santoro, an Italian who lives in South London, who was forced to shield his daughter Maya, then 10, from projectiles lobbed at them by England fans.

The tennis coach, 51, told The Sun: “I remember walking towards the stadium and the floor was full of broken glass. It was like a bomb had gone off.

“I had to stop bottles and cans hitting us with my hands, which was painful, and some were open so the beer was spraying all over us.

“I was really scared for my daughter’s safety because the bottles