While the celebrations went on, Donnarumma remained on the ground for a moment.
He rolled onto his side, looked back at his goal and closed his eyes briefly.
He lay there for almost 15 seconds before he got up.
There was no need for anyone to tell him what had happened.
He collected the ball from the net and threw it toward the centre circle before raising one hand toward his teammates.
My mistake, he mouthed.
Leo, who had ended up on the grass after committing to the cutback that never came, pushed himself up and looked at the scoreboard.
ITALY 0-1 ENGLAND.
The Italian sections had gone noticeably quieter, but across from them, the noticeably smaller English supporters were still going.
Italy quickly tried to shake off the gloom with Barella clapping his hands and encouraging his mates.
"Come on!" he said and turned toward his teammates.
"Forget it. Come on. Reset."
But it wasn't as effective as he thought it would.
