England beat Italy 2-1 in Euro 2024 qualifier
The England national football team defeated the team of Italy in the first round match of the group stage of qualifying for the European Championship 2024. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting in group C was held in Naples and ended with a score of 2:1. The only goal of the hosts was scored by Mateo Retegui. The visitors’ gates were struck by Declan Rice and Harry Kane, who converted a penalty. From the 80th minute, the English played with ten men, as defender Luke Shaw received a red card.
Kane became the top scorer of the English national team. He has 54 goals. The previous record of 53 goals was held by Wayne Rooney.
In the next round, Italy will play with Malta on March 26. The confrontation will begin at 21:45 Moscow time. The British on the same day will meet with the Ukrainians at 19:00.
The group stage of the Euro 2024 qualifiers will end on 21 November 2023. Italy is the reigning European football champion. In the final match, the team beat England in a penalty shootout.
Source: Lenta
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