Italy vs England match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Euro Championship - Qualification · Qualifying Round - 1 · Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli · Ref S. Jovanović

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Italy lost to England 1–2 in the Euro Championship - Qualification (Qualifying Round - 1) on 23 March 2023. Italy had 58% of the ball.

Italy vs England match statistics

ItalyEngland

58% Ball possession 42%
10 Total shots 7
1 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 1
7 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 3
13 Fouls 6
3 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
527 Passes 392
83% Pass accuracy 79%
2 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

13' Goal D. Rice England
29' Yellow card D. Rice England
44' Penalty scored H. Kane England
53' Yellow card G. Di Lorenzo Italy
56' Goal M. Retegui (assist L. Pellegrini) Italy
57' Yellow card H. Maguire England
61' Yellow card Jorginho Italy
71' Yellow card K. Walker England
78' Yellow card L. Shaw England
80' Yellow card L. Shaw England
80' Red card L. Shaw England
90+2' Yellow card F. Acerbi Italy

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Italy

Confirmed 4-3-3 R. Mancini

1 G. Donnarumma

4 L. Spinazzola 15 F. Acerbi 3 R. Toloi 2 G. Di Lorenzo

6 M. Verratti 8 Jorginho 18 N. Barella

10 L. Pellegrini 19 M. Retegui 11 D. Berardi

Bench B. Cristante , M. Politano , W. Gnonto , S. Tonali , Gianluca Scamacca , M. Darmian , W. Falcone , M. Pessina , Emerson , G. Scalvini , A. Romagnoli , A. Meret

England

Confirmed 4-3-3 G. Southgate

1 J. Pickford

3 L. Shaw 6 H. Maguire 5 J. Stones 2 K. Walker

10 J. Bellingham 4 D. Rice 8 K. Phillips

11 J. Grealish 9 H. Kane 7 B. Saka

Bench P. Foden , K. Trippier , R. James , C. Gallagher , F. Forster , E. Dier , B. Chilwell , I. Toney , J. Maddison , M. Guéhi , A. Ramsdale , J. Henderson

Form guide

Italy at home

3–0–2 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 5
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

England away

7–1–0 in 8 matches

Scored: 3.5 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 8
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 7.6 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Italy vs England head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
23 Sep 22	Italy v England	1–0
11 Jun 22	England v Italy	0–0
11 Jul 21	Italy v England	1–1
27 Mar 18	England v Italy	1–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Italy vs England head-to-head record