Jorginho's penalty was callous. Cunning. Contrary to what you might expect. Calcio as art.
It was everything the Italians were in smirking their way into the Euro 2020 final, burying their feet and siphoning Spain's flash flood attacking until only they were left standing after 120 minutes and a shootout at Wembley Stadium.
Sorry, you thought Spain "deserved" to go through? Because they were more prodding than plodding with their passing, and generated better chances because of it? Maybe so.
Deserve's got nothing to do with it.
This wasn't the Italy that rebooted after missing the 2018 World Cup, mining Serie A's youth development factories and, at long last, tolerating error in order to grow a team that's in-your-face with its pressing and enthusiasm while remaining strong at the back.