UEFA Nations League

Italy vs England, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Italy
  • 68': Giacomo Raspadori
FT
1 - 0
England

    England suffer Nations League relegation after 1-0 loss to Italy

    England will be relegated to the second tier of the UEFA Nations League after their poor form continued with a 1-0 defeat to Italy in Milan.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Declan Rice (England).
    • 1': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
    • 1': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 8': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).
    • 8': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
    • 10': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
    • 15': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Harry Kane.
    • 17': Declan Rice (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
    • 18': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
    • 18': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
    • 19': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
    • 24': Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
    • 24': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
    • 27': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Reece James.
    • 31': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Italy).
    • 31': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
    • 34': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Reece James (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, England. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Corner, England. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Italy).
    • 40': Phil Foden (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a fast break.
    • 43': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
    • 43': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Bryan Cristante (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
    • 45': First Half ends, Italy 0, England 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Italy 0, England 0.
    • 48': Foul by Leonardo Bonucci (Italy).
    • 48': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Reece James (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Corner, England. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
    • 57': Offside, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori tries a through ball, but Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
    • 57': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Offside, England. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
    • 60': Corner, England. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Italy. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
    • 63': Substitution, Italy. Tommaso Pobega replaces Nicolò Barella.
    • 64': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
    • 64': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Nick Pope.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 66': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Harry Kane.
    • 66': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
    • 68': Goal! Italy 1, England 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci.
    • 70': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Italy).
    • 70': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Eric Dier (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 71': Substitution, England. Jack Grealish replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 72': Substitution, England. Luke Shaw replaces Kyle Walker.
    • 74': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
    • 74': Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 79': Foul by Jude Bellingham (England).
    • 79': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
    • 80': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Italy. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 82': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Italy).
    • 82': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Manolo Gabbiadini (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
    • 86': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).
    • 86': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 89': Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Federico Dimarco.
    • 89': Substitution, Italy. Emerson replaces Jorginho.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Jack Grealish (England).
    • 90'+3': Jack Grealish (England) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (Italy).
    • 90'+4': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Reece James (England).
    • 90'+5': Wilfried Gnonto (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Italy 1, England 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Italy 1, England 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 18
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 4
    56.4 Possession 43.6
    14 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    474 Accurate Passes 329
    537 Passes 406
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 21
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    47 Long Balls 56
    22 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    11 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    3 Interceptions 4
    16 Effective Clearances 13
    16 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 50,640

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Spain 5 +9 15
    2 England 5 +12 12
    3 Croatia 5 -11 3
    4 Czechia 5 -10 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ITA Italy (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    19 Leonardo Bonucci Yellow Card
    15 Francesco Acerbi
    4 Rafael Tolói
    16 Bryan Cristante
    18 Nicolò Barella
    8 Jorginho
    3 Federico Dimarco
    2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Yellow Card
    10 Giacomo Raspadori
    9 Gianluca Scamacca
    Italy Substitutes:
    Vincenzo Grifo, Tommaso Pobega, Alessio Zerbin, Manolo Gabbiadini, Salvatore Esposito, Luiz Felipe, Wilfried Gnonto, Guglielmo Vicario, Alessandro Bastoni, Emerson, Davide Frattesi, Alex Meret.

    ENG England (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Nick Pope (GK)
    5 Eric Dier
    6 Harry Maguire
    2 Kyle Walker
    4 Declan Rice
    8 Jude Bellingham
    7 Bukayo Saka
    3 Reece James
    9 Harry Kane
    10 Raheem Sterling
    11 Phil Foden
    England Substitutes:
    Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luke Shaw, Tammy Abraham, James Ward-Prowse, Dean Henderson, Mason Mount, Jack Grealish, Kieran Trippier, Jarrod Bowen, Fikayo Tomori, Conor Coady, Aaron Ramsdale.

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