Italy held England to a goalless draw in Nations League!
The first encounter between England and Italy since last year’s European Championship final was a carbon copy of that night at Wembley,
with both sides cancelling each other out by the conclusion.
Otherwise, there was no danger, no suspense, no penalty shootout, and, luckily, no unrest in the spectators.
This was a memorable experience for the 1,000 or so schoolchildren who watched the goalless draw in an otherwise deserted Molineux due to a stadium ban on fans. For the rest of the audience, it was a blip on the radar.
On Saturday, England drew 0-0 with Italy in an unimpressive contest at Molineux.
After losing 1-0 to Hungary and drawing 1-1 with Germany in the last week, Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions are still winless in their current Nations League campaign after three games.
The game got off to a boisterous start despite the lack of spectators inside Molineux as a penalty for disturbance at the Euro 2020 final.
Davide Frattesi should have put Italy ahead, but his shot went wide of Ramsdale’s far post
while Tammy Abraham squandered a good opportunity at the other end.
Mason Mount then hit the crossbar with a strike at the end of a fine England move,
exciting the young spectators who had been allowed to watch the early exchanges.
“Fantastic opportunity,” Stuart Pearce said on talkSPORT,
“but Mount should’ve done better to be really honest with you.”
Watch the drew of England and Italy now!!
Giovanni Di Lorenzo smashed across goal Manuel Locatelli’s diagonal pass, with Sandro Tonali coming and blasting in a shot that Ramsdale did well to keep out.
“I have to give the goalie credit for getting a block on that,
