Italian is a beautiful and expressive language and all that, and while some would argue it should be enjoyed in the opera halls of Milan or the coffee shops of Rome, we humbly offer an alternative. Ireland have just beaten Italy 1-0 to progress to the last 16 at Euro 2016, and in the process we have stumbled across a new way of enjoying the Italian language.
Step One: Find Italian live blog. Step Two: Google translate Italian to English. Step Three: Sit back and wait for Robbie Brady to win it late on. Here are translated excerpts from Gazzetta Dello Sport, Tutto Sport and Corriere Dello Sport.
Darryl Murphy goes close with a header
A horrid Shane Duffy back pass ends in Randolph slicing out for a corner
Shane Long and Sirigu booked after some Italian shithousery
James McClean is somehow denied a penalty
The half-time analysis
Shane Duffy randomly takes a long-range shot
Recommended
Insigne comes off the bench?
McCarthy is subbed off, Italy immediately hit the post
Wes Hoolahan misses a one-on-one, Sirigu gets too much credit
Then, GOAL
FULL-TIME
To revert to English, George Hamilton proclaimed it as "one of those nights".
Indeed.
