International Friendly

England vs Italy, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

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  • 26': Jamie Vardy
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1 - 1
  • 87': Lorenzo Insigne (P)

Lorenzo Insigne penalty after VAR call denies England victory over Italy

VAR made an appearance as Italy held England to a 1-1 draw in the final friendly before Gareth Southgate names his provisional World Cup squad.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Marco Parolo (Italy).
  • 1': Jamie Vardy (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 5': Corner, England. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (England) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eric Dier following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
  • 12': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ashley Young.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
  • 18': Hand ball by Jorginho (Italy).
  • 18': Foul by James Tarkowski (England).
  • 18': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Italy).
  • 22': Kieran Trippier (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball.
  • 25': Corner, England. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Eric Dier (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Marco Parolo (Italy).
  • 26': Jesse Lingard (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Goal! England 1, Italy 0. Jamie Vardy (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 31': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Marco Parolo (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a corner.
  • 35': Corner, England. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. James Tarkowski (England) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. James Tarkowski (England) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, England. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
  • 38': Corner, England. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta.
  • 40': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England).
  • 40': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Hand ball by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Italy) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 41': Davide Zappacosta (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Ashley Young (England).
  • 44': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 44': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 1, Italy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Italy 0.
  • 48': Ashley Young (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Italy).
  • 53': Corner, England. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (England) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 56': Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Antonio Candreva.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
  • 60': Substitution, England. Adam Lallana replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  • 60': Substitution, England. Danny Rose replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 61': Corner, England. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Adam Lallana (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Rose.
  • 63': Adam Lallana (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
  • 64': Adam Lallana (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Italy).
  • 64': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Ciro Immobile.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
  • 69': Delay in match John Stones (England) because of an injury.
  • 70': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Lewis Cook replaces Jesse Lingard.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
  • 72': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Kyle Walker (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, England. Jordan Henderson replaces John Stones because of an injury.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Foul by Davide Zappacosta (Italy).
  • 75': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Italy. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 80': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
  • 80': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Ashley Young (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Penalty Italy. Federico Chiesa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Penalty conceded by James Tarkowski (England) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': Delay in match (Italy). Video Review.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Goal! England 1, Italy 1. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Hand ball by Danny Rose (England).
  • 90'+2': Corner, England. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Italy. Davide Zappacosta tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, England 1, Italy 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, England 1, Italy 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
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Attendance: 82,598

Line-Ups

ENG England (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jack Butland (GK)
5 John Stones
6 James Tarkowski
4 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
8 Eric Dier
11 Jesse Lingard
7 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Yellow Card
3 Ashley Young Yellow Card
2 Kieran Trippier
9 Jamie Vardy
10 Raheem Sterling

ITA Italy (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
19 Leonardo Bonucci
15 Daniele Rugani
2 Mattia De Sciglio
21 Davide Zappacosta
14 Jorginho
16 Lorenzo Pellegrini
18 Marco Parolo
17 Ciro Immobile
10 Lorenzo Insigne
6 Antonio Candreva

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