Italy vs England, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
80': Luke ShawEngland win at Italy for 1st time since 1961 to begin Euro 2024 qualifying
Harry Kane became England men's all-time leading scorer as they began their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Italy in Naples.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
- 3': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Corner, Italy. Conceded by John Stones.
- 6': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 8': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
- 8': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
- 9': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Corner, England. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 11': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
- 11': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 12': Corner, England. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 13': Goal! Italy 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
- 16': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Harry Kane (England).
- 22': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
- 22': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).
- 26': Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 29': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Declan Rice (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 39': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 40': Corner, England. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 41': Penalty conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 42': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
- 44': Goal! Italy 0, England 2. Harry Kane (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Kane following a fast break.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Italy 0, England 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 0, England 2.
- 47': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 47': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
- 48': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Harry Kane.
- 49': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
- 51': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 52': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
- 52': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 56': Goal! Italy 1, England 2. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 57': Harry Maguire (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Marco Verratti (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 61': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 61': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Jorginho (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Politano replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 62': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 68': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
- 68': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 68': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Italy. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 69': Substitution, Italy. Sandro Tonali replaces Jorginho.
- 69': Substitution, England. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
- 71': Kyle Walker (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
- 73': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Bukayo Saka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Italy).
- 78': Luke Shaw (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Luke Shaw (England).
- 79': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Second yellow card to Luke Shaw (England) for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, England. Kieran Trippier replaces Phil Foden.
- 85': Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 85': Substitution, England. Conor Gallagher replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 86': Conor Gallagher (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
- 88': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 88': Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Marco Verratti.
- 89': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 90'+2': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
- 90'+2': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Francesco Acerbi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Italy 1, England 2.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 1, England 2.
Statistics
 ENG |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 440 |
| 391 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 23 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,536
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 44,536
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 8 | +18 | 20 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 8 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 8 | -10 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi  |
| 3 | Rafael Tolói |
| 4 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 19 | Mateo Retegui |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 11 | Domenico Berardi |
England (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Maguire |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 3 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 10 | Jude Bellingham |
| 8 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 11 | Jack Grealish |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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