The two teams will play each other for the 28th time in their history.
On July 12 (Monday 12:30 AM, Indian time), England and Italy will play in the Uefa European Championship final at Wembley Stadium in London. A 60,000-strong stadium audience will be asking one question: Is it going home or heading to Rome?
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Head-to-head matchup between Italy and England
Both sides have faced off against each other 27 times in total. In ten of them, Italy was victorious, while England won eight. However, England’s chances of winning only one of eight competitive matches versus Italy are slim. Since their victory over the Azzurri in a World Cup qualification match in 1978, the three lions have not won a match.
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PREDICTED XI
ITALY: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Emerson Palmieri, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Giovanni Di Lorenzo; Jorginho, Manuel Locatelli, Nicolo Barella; Federico Chiesa, Lorenzo Insigne, Ciro Immobile
ENGLAND: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Luke Shaw; Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips; Mason Mount, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling; Harry Kane
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The stage is familiar territory for Italy. Since England’s last big tournament in 1966, the Azzurri have been in seven finals. Despite being in unfamiliar terrain in comparison to its opponents, Gareth Southgate’s team will be bolstered by the benefit of playing in front of a home audience at Wembley in the showpiece.
Is it true that England has never beaten Italy?
Yes, England has defeated Italy eight times in total, out of a total of 27 games. The most recent of such victories occurred in the 2012 international friendly when Jermain Defoe scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 triumph.
The previous five matches between Italy and England:
The previous five games between the teams have revealed two well-matched nations, with Italy edging it out with two victories (one of which was a penalty shootout) to England’s one victory and two ties.
2018: England 1-1 Italy (International friendly)
2015: Italy 1-1 England (International friendly)
2014: England 1-2 Italy (2014 World Cup)
2012: England 2-1 Italy (International friendly)
2012: England 0-0 Italy (2-4 on pens) (Euro 2012)
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