Italy 1-2 England - Result & Match Stats (Euro Qualification)

Updated 23 March 2023, after full time.

Italy vs England - result

Italy 1-2 England in the Euro Qualification on 23 March 2023. Scorers: Mateo Retegui for Italy; Declan Rice, Harry Kane for England. In their last 3 meetings, Italy have won 1, England 1, with 1 draw.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Italy vs England?

Italy 1-2 England was the final score in the Euro Qualification on Thursday 23 March 2023. Scorers: Mateo Retegui for Italy; Declan Rice, Harry Kane for England. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

What is Italy's recent form?

Italy have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 5, with results reading W L W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Turkey in the UEFA Nations League on 5 October.

What is England's recent form?

England have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 20 and conceding 7, with results reading W L W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-0 win at home to Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League on 6 October.

What is the head-to-head record between Italy and England?

Across the last 3 meetings Italy have won 1, England have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Italy scoring 2 goals to England's 3. The most recent was England 3-1 Italy on 17 October 2023 in the Euro Qualification.

Who is the standout player for Italy?

Pio Esposito leads Italy with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Italy player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Italy player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the standout player for England?

Harry Kane leads England with 10 goals across their last 10 games, 1.0 a game, the most of any England player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every England player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Italy vs England?

Srđan Jovanović refereed Italy vs England, averaging 19.3 fouls and 2.3 yellow cards per game across 3 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Italy vs England - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
17 Oct 2023	Euro Qualification	England vs Italy	3-1
23 Sep 2022	UEFA Nations League	Italy vs England	1-0
11 Jun 2022	UEFA Nations League	England vs Italy	0-0

Italy 1-2 England: match stats

Stat	Italy	England
Possession	58%	42%
Shots	10	7
Shots on target	1	4
Corners	7	3
Fouls	13	6
Yellow cards	3	4
Tackles	13	13
Passes	527	391

Italy vs England goals and red cards

Italy: M. Retegui 56'. England: D. Rice 13', H. Kane (penalty) 44', L. Shaw (red card) 80'.

Italy season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	2	13 of 54
Goals against	1.3	30 of 54
Shots	16	9 of 54
Shots on target	5.5	11 of 54
Fouls	13.5	17 of 54
Tackles	15.8	18 of 54
Passes	482	26 of 54
Corners	3.3	38 of 54

Italy player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Pio Esposito (4), Alessandro Bastoni (2), Gianluca Scamacca (1).
Assists: Jeff Ekhator (1), Matteo Ruggeri (1), Niccolò Pisilli (1).
Shots: Pio Esposito (13), Moise Kean (7), Niccolò Pisilli (5).
Fouls: Pio Esposito (8), Sandro Tonali (7), Alessandro Bastoni (6).

England season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	3.5	1 of 54
Goals against	0.8	16 of 54
Shots	17.8	7 of 54
Shots on target	6.3	7 of 54
Fouls	9.8	47 of 54
Tackles	11.3	49 of 54
Passes	616	6 of 54
Corners	6	9 of 54

England player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Harry Kane (7), Anthony Gordon (4), Bukayo Saka (2).
Assists: Jude Bellingham (4), Anthony Gordon (2), Harvey Barnes (1).
Shots: Harry Kane (18), Morgan Rogers (16), Anthony Gordon (15).
Fouls: Elliot Anderson (8), Marc Guéhi (7), Jude Bellingham (5).