Behind closed doors the very watered-down rematch of the European final because in these exact eleven months many, too many, things have changed. Tonali and Donnarumma the certainties, in attack Scamacca with Pellegrini
7:46 pm – Gatti, debut without Serie A yet: Hello, the pitch will speak
a rookie in blue, has not yet set foot in Serie A, but Federico Gatti different from all the others. Here his presentation by the correspondent Paolo Tomaselli.
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7:37 pm – The official formations
England (4-2-1-3): Ramsdale; R.James, Tomori, Maguire, Trippier; Rice, Ward-Prowse; Mount; Sterling, Abraham, Grealish. C.t
.: Southgate
Italia (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Gatti, Acerbi, Dimarco; Frattesi, Locatelli, Tonali; Pessina, Scamacca, Lo.Pellegrini. C.t
.: Mancini
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Polonia)
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7:19 pm – Mancini: A year ago the path for a historic enterprise began
Roberto Mancini takes a step back a year and goes back to 11 June 2021 when his blues made their debut at Euro 2020 by beating Turkey 3-0. A company that will always go down in history. Exactly one year has passed since the beginning of that path, the tweet of the blue coach who recalls the first match of a tournament concluded with Italy, European champions at Wembley after beating the English hosts in the final on penalties .
A company that will always go down in history.
exactly one year has passed since the beginning of that path ???? pic.twitter.com/wNmi3Y3fDt
– Roberto Mancini (@robymancio) June 11, 2022
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6:59 pm – Perfidious Albion (even if the penalties …)
Italy has only won one of the last 10 games played on English soil (2-1 over Austria in the round of 16 of the European Championships, moreover after extra time), recording five draws (in two of these he then won the match on penalties, obviously I’m there semifinal and the final of Euro 2020) and four defeats.
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6:44 pm – English fasting?
After defeat against Hungary and the draw against GermanyEngland could remain unsuccessful for three straight games for the first time since 2018 – three defeats on that occasion, against Croatia, Belgium and Spain.
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6:27 pm – Two victories in a row?
After success against Hungary, Italy could win two consecutive games for the first time since July 2021 (13 in a row, series closed during the European Championship); only once, the Azzurri have succeeded only considering the Nations League ( Poland e Bosnia Herzegovina
in November 2020).
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17:53 – The precedents in England
Italy have not lost in England to the Three Lions since November 1977, when in the qualifying phase for the 1978 World Cup they were defeated 2-0. Since then, the Azzurri have collected five consecutive useful results – two wins and three draws – without ever conceding more than a goal in the set.
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14:59 – 335 days later
July 11, 202111 June 2022: Italy and England return to challenge each other 335 days after the last match, which ended with the triumph of the Azzurri on penalties at Wembley in the final of Euro 2020.
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14:16 – The night of England-Italy
the night of England-Italy, a very watered-down rematch of the European final because in these exact eleven months many, too many, things have changed. Different horizons between us and them. But still the first face to face after that epochal night. Mancini perplexed: For the English it could be a rematch, but a totally different game in a different context. The stadium and closed doors, even the diminished importance of the Nations League. England will try to take revenge, but the setback and the tears of Wembley are not erased. Italy, on the other hand, that night gave shape and color to the wildest desires and now we keep that memory close to our hearts. to better face this long winter of atonement.
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13:55 – The renewal of the Azzurri
Mancini did not regret having delayed the renewal. It couldn’t be done. One month after Wembley we plunged back into the World Cup qualifiers. And then that team, apart from Bonucci and Chiellini, under thirty and not to be thrown away. We are out for a wrong penalty, repeats the usual refrain. He regretted not having called Balotelli: In November, before the match against Switzerland, when we were in an emergency. I love Mario, but now I’m looking for younger players.
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12:40 pm – The probable formations
These are the probable formations
England (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; James, Coady, Tomori, Trippier; Ward-Prowse, Rice; Bowen, Bellingham, Grealish; Abraham.
Italia (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Luiz Felipe, Acerbi, Dimarco; Frattesi, Locatelli, Tonali; Pessina, Scamacca, Caprari.
Referee: Marciniak (Polonia)
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11:51 am – Italy on its knees with England
Mancini’s national team also knelt before the kick-off of the match. A symbolic gesture against racism. Tonali confirmed it: We will kneel like the English. We talked about it among ourselves and we will do it as a gesture of respect towards them. Same strategy adopted at the European Championship.
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10:35 am – Behind closed doors
The theater is not the legendary and majestic one of Wembley, but the Molineux Stadium, in Wolverhampton, a yellow-black candy without fans and animated by only 1,500 children. embarrassing not to be able to count on our fans, for the whole country, says the icy Southgate, Thinking back to the turbulence of July 11 cost a day of disqualification.
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09:21 – Third Nations League match
England-Italy, third match of the first phase of the Nations League, will be played at 20.45. HERE where to see it on TV
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June 11, 2022 (change June 11, 2022 | 20:03)
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