Italy vs. England Live

#ITAENG LIVE | Updated overview of the day

England finally get revenge on Italy for the Euro final

Italians get back into the game

Kane converts penalty to become England’s all-time top scorer!

Rice puts England in the lead

England’s anthem didn’t go down too well…

It’s getting pretty lively outside the stadium

England’s starting line-up

Italy’s starting line-up

Parade by Paul Scholes

Coach Roberto Mancini believes we’re in for a great evening with Italy vs England

England shine in qualifying matches but have not beaten Italy in competitive matches since 1977

England fans heading to Naples

The Italians haven’t lost to the English for 6 matches

A painful memory for the English

Barella and Bellingham are having a great season

The game will be played today at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium

England fan gets a great place to sleep – just 200 metres from the stadium

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Last training session before Thursday’s game

Vardy’s cannonball into the Italian net

Azzurri opt for the train

Albion fly to Naples in high spirits

Preview

The opening fixture will see the two big favourites to win Group C, and the overall title at Euro 2024, clash. Can the English finally beat the Italians? They haven’t managed to do so in 6 matches!

Despite a star-studded squad, Albion are unable to beat the Italian national team. This fact certainly hurt the most at Wembley in 2021 when Harry Kane and co. lost the Euro final.

This defeat was one that Italy coach Gareth Southgate’s team tried to avenge last year when the two teams met in the Nations League, but the players from the south of Europe first played out a goalless draw and then beat the English 1-0.

The last time Albion defeated Italy was in 2012, but that was the only victory in 14 matches between the two sides. In this opening duel, however, the away side will be the favourites and their odds are even currently dropping.

This is of course not surprising, as we mentioned above, Southgate has a number of top players at his disposal, but even that is not enough against Italy’s precise play and commitment. So the question arises, why should anything change on Thursday?

The trio of Nick Pope, Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford have dropped out of the nomination. The starting line-up could therefore be: Pickford; Trippier, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Kane, Foden.

Roberto Mancini will have almost all the key players available apart from the injured Ciro Immobile and Italy’s starting eleven could look like this: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Toloi, Bonucci, Acerbi, Dimarco; Barella, Jorginho, Verratti; Scamacca, Chiesa.

What has happened since the game? Italy beat Hungary, Albania and lost to Austria. England drew with Germany and then went all the way to the semi-finals of the World Cup, where they lost to France.

However, it is clear from the matches that if there is one thing that can be relied upon, it is that not too many goals are falling. In the last two matches, only one has fallen. However, England’s games have seen a lot of goals fall recently and now the Under bet could be tricky.

Personally, I would stick to the fact that a number of England national team players are in good form and they will carry that positive energy into this duel. Of course, we have to take into account that England are much worse away than at home, so it is suggested to hedge the bet with a handicap here.