England welcomed Italy at Wembley Stadium this morning (October 18). Since the EURO 2020 final, when the Thien Thanh team won the championship, the two teams have met 3 more times. In which, each team won 1 match, the remaining 1 match was a draw. At this meeting, both England and Italy are determined to get a ticket to the EURO 2024 finals.

 

Italy opened the scoring in the 15th minute thanks to Scamacca. From Di Lorenzo’s cross on the right wing, Scamacca inside placed the ball accurately into the “Three Lions” net.

After conceding a goal, England rallied and they were given a penalty kick after Bellingham fell in the penalty area after Di Lorenzo’s tackle in the 28th minute. Harry Kane took on the task of taking the penalty kick and he did not miss the opportunity to level it. by ratio.The first half ended with a score of 1-1. In the second half, coach Gareth Southgate’s team played explosively, scoring 2 more goals. Marcus Rashford increased the score to 2-1 for England after a quick counterattack in the 57th minute.

 

Not stopping there, the home team widened the gap to 3-1. Harry Kane put his name on the scoreboard for the second time when he scored in the 77th minute after facing goalkeeper Donnarumma.

This is also the final score of the match. With this victory, England officially won a ticket to EURO 2024. They have 16 points after 16 matches and are top of Group C.

 

With a double in this match, Harry Kane (24 goals) surpassed Bobby Charlton (23) to become the highest scorer for England at Wembley Stadium.Squad

England: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, John Stones (Marc Guehi 63′), Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier; Kalvin Phillips (Jordan Henderson 70′), Declan Rice; Marcus Rashford, Jude Bellingham (Jack Grealish 85′), Phil Foden; Harry Kane.

Italy national team: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Giorgio Scalvini, Francesco Acerbi (Alessandro Bastoni 63′), Destiny Udogie (Federico Dimarco 63′); Davide Frattesi, Bryan Cristante, Nicolo Barella; Domenico Berardi (Giacomo Raspadori 78′), Gianluca Scamacca (Moise Kean 63′), Stephan El Shaarawy (Riccardo Orsolini 87′).