Friendly

England 1–2 Italy

Wednesday 27 Mar 2002 · Leeds, England

England1–2Italy

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Fowler Montella Montella

63′1–0Robbie Fowler England
67′1–1Vincenzo Montella Italy
90′1–2Vincenzo Montella Italy · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1Nigel MartynGK ↓45′
2Danny MillsDF ↓45′
3Wayne BridgeDF ↓86′
5Gareth SouthgateDF ↓45′
6Sol CampbellDF ↓45′
4Nicky ButtMF ↓45′
7David BeckhamMF ↓45′
8Frank LampardMF ↓45′
11Trevor SinclairMF ↓71′
9Emile HeskeyFW ↓45′
10Michael OwenFW ↓45′

Came on

13David JamesGK↑45′
14Phil NevilleDF↑45′
15Ugo EhioguDF↑45′
16Ledley KingDF↑45′
18Owen HargreavesMF↑45′
19Joe ColeMF↑45′
20Robbie FowlerFW●↑45′
21Darius VassellFW↑45′
17Teddy SheringhamFW↑71′
12Gary NevilleDF↑86′

Italy

1Gianluigi BuffonGK
2Christian PanucciDF ↓75′
3Marco MaterazziDF ↓56′
5Fabio CannavaroDF
6Alessandro NestaDF ↓82′
4Cristiano ZanettiMF ↓57′
7Gianluca ZambrottaMF
8Luigi Di BiagioMF ↓57′
11Cristiano DoniMF ↓75′
9Marco DelvecchioFW ↓75′
10Francesco TottiFW ↓45′

Came on

20Vincenzo MontellaFW●●↑45′
14Mark IulianoDF↑56′
18Demetrio AlbertiniMF↑57′
19Gennaro GattusoMF↑57′
17Damiano Tommasi↑75′
16Francesco CocoDF↑75′
22Massimo MaccaroneFW↑75′
15Daniele AdaniDF↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1913 → 1903
Italy: 1997 → 2008

Expected score for England: 52.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 22 of 32, 1933–2023.

England wins: 10
Draws: 11
Italy wins: 11

Form either side

England

Before

5–1 v Germany 1 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–0 v Albania 5 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
2–2 v Greece 6 Oct 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–1 v Sweden 10 Nov 2001 · Friendly
1–1 v Netherlands 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Paraguay 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v South Korea 21 May 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Cameroon 26 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–0 v Argentina 7 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

Italy

Before

0–0 v Lithuania 1 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–0 v Morocco 5 Sep 2001 · Friendly
1–0 v Hungary 6 Oct 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–1 v Japan 7 Nov 2001 · Friendly
1–0 v United States 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Uruguay 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Czech Republic 18 May 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Ecuador 3 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Croatia 8 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Mexico 13 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

Every England v Italy match32

From England's side.


17 Oct 2023	Italy	3–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
23 Mar 2023	Italy	2–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
23 Sep 2022	Italy	0–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2022	—
11 Jun 2022	Italy	0–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2022	—
11 Jul 2021	Italy	1–1 (lost on pens)	Home	UEFA Euro 2021	Final
27 Mar 2018	Italy	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
31 Mar 2015	Italy	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
14 Jun 2014	Italy	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
15 Aug 2012	Italy	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
24 Jun 2012	Italy	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Quarter-final
27 Mar 2002	Italy	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2000	Italy	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Oct 1997	Italy	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
4 Jun 1997	Italy	2–0	Neutral	Tournoi de France 1997	—
12 Feb 1997	Italy	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
7 Jul 1990	Italy	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 1990	Third-place play-off
15 Nov 1989	Italy	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jun 1985	Italy	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
15 Jun 1980	Italy	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro 1980	Group stage
16 Nov 1977	Italy	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN