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Finally, England secured a victory in Italy against Italy. Last night, they faced Italy in the Euro Qualifiers at Diego Maradona Stadium, where the Three Lions beat Italy by a 2-1 margin. Harry Kane, England’s skipper, scored a goal in this match, making him England’s top goal scorer. He overtakes Wayne Rooney’s 53 goals and become’s the leading scorer with 54 goals for England.
Match Report
Italy hosted England last night at Diego Maradona Stadium to play the Euro Qualifiers. Roberto Mancini and Gareth Southgate, the two managers from both sides, used the same formation of 4-3-3 in this match. Italy, unfortunately, missed several key players due to injury. Their frontline was comparatively young than England’s. While Harry Kane led England’s attack with Bukayo Saka and Jack Grealish, Rategui and Pellegrini played in front with Berardi for Italy.
However, England started dominating from the very first minute. They highly pushed the opponents for goals. Therefore, the visitors took only 13 minutes to find the net. English midfielder Declan Rice scored a stunning goal to put England ahead in the 13th minute.
After that, Italy tried hard to find the equalizer but failed to take a single on-target shot in the first half. Moreover, England doubled their lead in the first half as Di Lorenzo made a handball inside the box. As a result, the referee awarded a penalty kick to England after the VAR Check. English captain Harry Kane stepped forward to take the spot kick and made no mistake. With this goal, Harry Kane becomes the top scorer for England.
Returning from the break, Italy seemed to be a better side than they were in the first half. Mateo Retegui, born and raised in Argentina and made his debut for Italy, scored a goal in the 56th minute to give the Azzurri a lifeline.
However, England defended very well in the remaining minute and didn’t concede a goal. But Luke Shaw was booked a red card for getting two yellow cards. Anyway, The Three Lions secured the victory in the end and ended their winless run against Italy.
Harry Kane on breaking records
England’s skipper Harry Kane is very pleased to become the top scorer for England. He said, “It means everything. I was so excited to put the England shirt back on and get the campaign started for the Euros. It had to be a penalty of course! When the ball hit the net there was so much emotion. A huge thanks to the players, staff, fans, my wife, everyone back home who has helped me get to this stage. It’s a magical moment.”
