sport news Euro 2020: Leonardo Spinazzola is the speed demon with Marco Verratti the ...

sport news Euro 2020: Leonardo Spinazzola is the speed demon with Marco Verratti the ...
sport news Euro 2020: Leonardo Spinazzola is the speed demon with Marco Verratti the ...

There is just one more game left to go at Euro 2020 this summer, with the heavyweight clash between England and Italy in Sunday's final rounding off another pulsating tournament full of twists and turns.

Roberto Mancini's Azzurri have certainly put on a show so far, having beaten Austria, Belgium and Spain in the knockout rounds - but one star in particular, Leonardo Spinazzola, has managed to catch the eye.

Flying wing back Spinazzola, who is ruled out with an Achilles rupture, has been revealed as the joint-fastest player at this year's edition, after he clocked up a remarkable top speed of 21mph.

Italy wing back Leonardo Spinazzola has been revealed as the joint-fastest player at Euro 2020

Italy wing back Leonardo Spinazzola has been revealed as the joint-fastest player at Euro 2020

With just the final left to go, Sportsmail has looked at the numbers from this year's showpiece

With just the final left to go, Sportsmail has looked at the numbers from this year's showpiece

He shares the crown with Hungary defender Loic Nego, however, who also recorded the same number to shoot up the rankings despite his team's early elimination from the Group of Death last month.

Also impressing with their electric pace were France's Kingsley Coman and Holland forward Cody Gakpo, with both stars coming in just behind the top two at 20.9mph.

Wales hotshot Daniel James rounds off the top five with a speed of 20.8mph, although this feat also sees him level with his equally rapid Manchester United club-mate Marcus Rashford. 

Loic Nego is level alongside Spinazzola with the Hungary forward clocking up a superb 21mph

Loic Nego is level alongside Spinazzola with the Hungary forward clocking up a superb 21mph

EURO 2020'S TOP FIVE SPEEDSTERS PLAYER NATION MPH  Leonardo Spinazzola Italy 21  Loic Nego  Hungary  21  Kingsley Coman  France  20.9  Cody Gakpo  Holland  20.9  Daniel James  Wales  20.8 

Despite the showpiece coming hot off the heels of a demanding domestic season, almost every player has still been able to deliver lung-bursting displays while tracking across every blade of grass.

And for distance covered, Spain starlet Pedri is the king. He has recorded a staggering 76.1km, and this number would only have increased if La Roja had reached the final instead of Italy.

Below him, Jorginho - who rolled home the decisive penalty in the first of the

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