England 3 - 1 Italy

England scorers: Harry Kane (32’ pen., 77’), Marcus Rashford (57’)

Italy scorers: Gianluca Scamacca (15’)


Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)


England:

Starting XI Notes Subs Notes
Jordan Pickford Aaron Ramsdale
John Stones 63’ Sam Johnstone
Harry Maguire Lewis Dunk
Kyle Walker Levi Colwill
Kieran Trippier Marc Guéhi 63’
Kalvin Phillips 9’ 69’ Trent Alexander-Arnold
Declan Rice Jarrod Bowen
Marcus Rashford 57’ Jordan Henderson 69’
Jude Bellingham 85’ Conor Gallagher
Phil Foden James Maddison
Harry Kane 32’ 77’ Jack Grealish 85’
Ollie Watkins

Manager: Gareth Southgate (England)


Italy:

Starting XI Notes Subs Notes
Gianluigi Donnarumma Alex Meret
Giorgio Scalvini 65’ Guglielmo Vicario
Francesco Acerbi 63’ Alessandro Bastoni 63’
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 28’ Gianluca Mancini
Destiny Udogie 10’ 63’ Federico Gatti
Bryan Cristante Matteo Darmian
Davide Frattesi Federico Dimarco 63’
Nicolò Barella Manuel Locatelli
Domenico Berardi 78’ Giacomo Bonaventura
Stephan El Shaarawy Giacomo Raspadori 78’
Gianluca Scamacca 15’ 63’ Moise Kean 63’
Riccardo Orsolini

Manager: Luciano Spalletti (Italy)


MATCH EVENTS

1’: We’re off!

9’: Kalvin Phillips carded for a rough late challenge on Frattesi

10’: Destiny Udogie goes into the book after Foden steals an underhit pass from Frattesi, forcing Udogie into the tactical foul

13’: Rashford’s free kick gets over the wall! And just misses the top corner.

15’: GOAL ITALY!! Di Lorenzo fires a cross, it takes a tiny deflection but reaches Gianluca Scamacca who roofs it from close range!

23’: Scamacca goes for his second! Fires wide.

26’: Bellingham’s header towards the far side is weak and easily saved by Donnarumma.

28’: PENALTY FOR ENGLAND!! Bellingham scythed down by Giovanni Di Lorenzo! A long VAR check to confirm it and give Di Lorenzo a card.

32’: GOAL ENGLAND!! Harry Kane takes the penalty right down the middle!

36’: Almost another goal for Italy from a cross from the right! But Stones makes a crucial desperate block.

40’: Pause for medical attention as Bellingham and Scalvini crack their heads together.

44’: SAVE! Rashford gets around Di Lorenzo and fires but it’s right at Donnarumma.

45+2’: SAVE!! Pickford gets down in time and denies Udogie from close range! Gives up a big rebound right up in the middle but the defense shuts it down.

45+3’: Acerbi misses the target from a difficult angle.

HT England 1-1 Italy Exciting match so far!


46’: We’re back!

48’: Foden goes down in the box, it won’t be given as a penalty. Looked like a dive to me in real time but upon replay I think Italy got away with one there.

51’: Phillips puts a shot over the bar from distance.

56’: Berardi fires way over.

57’: GOAL ENGLAND!! Bellingham launches the counter, then feeds it to Marcus Rashford on the left, Rashford cuts down the edge of the box and fires between the defenders!

61’: Scamacca on target! Stopped and claimed comfortably by Pickford.

63’: England substitution: Marc Guéhi on for John Stones

63’: Italy triple sub: Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco and Moise Kean on for Francesco Acerbi, Destiny Udogie and Gianluca Scamacca

65’: Giorgio Scalvini carded for dissent after a bad no-call on Phillips.

68’: SAVE! Foden smashes a shot from distance but Donnarumma down in time!

69’: England substitution: Jordan Henderson on for Kalvin Phillips

77’: GOAL ENGLAND!! A beautiful solo goal from Harry Kane, dribbling through the three-man defense and finishing over the keeper’s outstretched arm!

78’: Italy substitution: Giacomo Raspadori on for Domenico Berardi

85’: England substitution: Jack Grealish on for Jude Bellingham

90+1’: Kean stabs a shot on target but Pickford is behind it all the way.

FT England 3-1 Italy England qualifies for Euro 2024!

  • R_Schuhart@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think Southgate should be sacked, but this argument is flawed. Him doing well doesn’t mean someone else wouldn’t be doing better with the material. And qualifying was never the biggest hurdle, it is the tournament performances where he hasnt looked great. Ironically despite reaching a final.