Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot as Euro 2012 top-scorer thanks to a
goal and an assist in the final eight minutes of Spain's 4-0 victory
over Italy in Sunday's final.
Torres finished with three goals and an assist along with Germany striker Mario Gomez, but played less minutes than his rival, which is the tiebreak criteria of the ruling body UEFA.
The Chelsea striker Torres scored in the 84th minute of the final and fed Juan Mata in the 88th. His earlier two goals came in the other 4-0 win over Ireland in the group stage.
Torres succeeds injured teammate David Villa, who was top scorer at Euro 2008 with four goals.
Apart from Torres and Gomez, Italy's Mario Balotelli, Alan Dzagoev of Russia, Mario Mandzukic of Croatia and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal also scored three goals at Euro 2012.
Torres only started one of Spain's five matches at the tournament, against Ireland, when he scored twice.
He was replaced by Fabregas, and later by Alvaro Negredo against Portugal as Spain experimented with their line-up.
In the final itself, Spain led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from David Silva and Jordi Alba.
Torres, and Chelsea team-mate Juan Mata added gloss to the scoreline with late goals, the second of which was assisted by the Stamford Bridge striker.
Torres also played a key role in helping Chelsea win the Champions League, scoring in the semi-final against Barcelona.
His end-of-season successes come after a disappointing campaign in which he struggled in the Premier League.
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Torres finished with three goals and an assist along with Germany striker Mario Gomez, but played less minutes than his rival, which is the tiebreak criteria of the ruling body UEFA.
The Chelsea striker Torres scored in the 84th minute of the final and fed Juan Mata in the 88th. His earlier two goals came in the other 4-0 win over Ireland in the group stage.
Torres succeeds injured teammate David Villa, who was top scorer at Euro 2008 with four goals.
Apart from Torres and Gomez, Italy's Mario Balotelli, Alan Dzagoev of Russia, Mario Mandzukic of Croatia and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal also scored three goals at Euro 2012.
Torres only started one of Spain's five matches at the tournament, against Ireland, when he scored twice.
He was replaced by Fabregas, and later by Alvaro Negredo against Portugal as Spain experimented with their line-up.
In the final itself, Spain led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from David Silva and Jordi Alba.
Torres, and Chelsea team-mate Juan Mata added gloss to the scoreline with late goals, the second of which was assisted by the Stamford Bridge striker.
Torres also played a key role in helping Chelsea win the Champions League, scoring in the semi-final against Barcelona.
His end-of-season successes come after a disappointing campaign in which he struggled in the Premier League.
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