UEFA Nations League 2022/23: England 0-0 Italy – England’s bid to gain a measure of revenge for their Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy fell flat as the Three Lions were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by an experimental Azzurri outfit at Molineux on Saturday. Follow England vs Italy LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
UEFA Nations League 2022/23: England and Italy settle for a goalless draw at Molineux, The Three Lions remain winless in three games, Watch England vs Italy HIGHLIGHTS
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UEFA Nations League 2022/23: England’s Euro 2020 Final revenge ends in vain with a 0-0 draw
Exactly 11 months on from Italy beating England on penalties at Wembley, Gareth Southgate’s men failed to kick-start their Nations League campaign against a side who have not qualified for Qatar 2022 and were battered by Argentina in the Finalissima.
A gripping start saw Davide Frattesi and Tammy Abraham miss presentable close-range chances, before Gianluigi Donnarumma tipped a Mason Mount effort onto the crossbar all inside the first 10 minutes.
The flurry was followed by something of a lull, but Italy threatened again just before the half-hour mark as Aaron Ramsdale produced a fine stop to thwart Sandro Tonali from point-blank range.
UEFA Nations League 2022/23: Electric Jack Grealish was left red faced
Italy finished the half dangerously, too. Gianluca Scamacca smashed over from eight yards and Matteo Pessina saw his drive turned over.
England should have made it 1-0 early in the second half, but Raheem Sterling failed to convert from Reece James’ delivery across goal.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo then made a mess of Lorenzo Pellegrini’s lofted pass into the box, neither squaring to the unmarked Scamacca nor getting a shot away, and the game ultimately petered out to a goalless draw.
UEFA Nations League 2022/23: Three Lions remain winless in three games
It’s now three games without a victory for England, who remain bottom of League A Group 3. They’ll host Hungary next time out as they look for their first three points of the competition. A 1-1 draw between Hungary and Germany elsewhere means that Italy still top the table despite only drawing here, and they’ll travel to play Germany next as they try and continue their strong start to their Nations League campaign.
UEFA Nations League 2022/23: England and Italy settle for a goalless draw at Molineux, The Three Lions remain winless in three games, Watch England vs Italy HIGHLIGHTS
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