At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on June 12, the third round of the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League A Group III ushered in a focus battle, and England sat at home to meet Italy, which was a repeat of last year's European Championship final. In the first half, Mount's shot hit the crossbar; In the second half, Sterling missed an empty goal. In the end, England drew 0-0 with Italy, and in three rounds of matches, 2 draws and 1 loss were not won, only 2 points were at the bottom of the group, and Italy ranked first with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points.
In the first two rounds of the UEFA Nations League, England drew 1-1 with Germany and lost 0-1 to Hungary. Italy drew 1-1 with Germany and 2-1 against Hungary. The coaches of these two teams were in the European Championship final last year, when Italy beat England on penalties to win the title.
In the 2nd minute, Pellegrini went straight in front of him, Vratesch stepped into the box, he received the ball and pushed it with his right foot to the goalkeeper, but unfortunately deflected it.
In the 5th minute, Donarumma's kick-off in front of goal went straight to Tammy Abraham, who picked up a shot high inside the box.
In the 9th minute, Sterling sent a straight in front of the box, Mount followed up with a push, Donnarumma single-handedly saved, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back, and Abraham's header was reflected into the top deflection.
In the 18th minute, England's corner kick from the right was deflected into the box and Rice's volley from the front post was deflected wide. In the 25th minute, Italy swept the ball across the goal in front of the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area, and the unguarded Tonari in the penalty area pushed it from close range and was magically blocked by Ramsdale.
In the 28th minute, Reece James crossed back into the box on the right side of the field and the follower Glarish pushed his shot blocked by the defender. In the 40th minute, Mount received a pass from Glalish on the left side of the penalty area and his right-footed shot was saved by Donnarumma.
In the 41st minute, Pesina crossed from the right side of the penalty area and Skamaka stopped the ball in the middle and swept high. In the 44th minute, Pescina dribbled the ball across the penalty area and then swept a left-footed shot that Ramsdale lifted off the crossbar.
In the 45th minute, two England defenders collided in front of the box, and the Italian player received the ball and two consecutive shots were saved by Ramsdale. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the second half, the Italian team made a steal in front of the field, and Pesina snatched a high shot in front of the box. In the 52nd minute, Reece James crossed from the right side of the field and rallied Sterling, who was unguarded at the back of the penalty area, faced the empty goal and fired high, missing a great opportunity.
In the 55th minute, Grališ went straight in front of him, Sterling in the box received the ball and turned to shoot low, and Donnarumma fell to the ground to confiscate the ball. In the 62nd minute, Pellegrini picked out a pass into the box and Di Lorenzo's cross from the back post hit the defender and the ball went out of the line.
In the 70th minute, Gnoto took the ball to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area and swept his right foot from a small angle into the side net. In the 79th minute, Kane teamed up with Sterling on the left side of the penalty area, and Finally Kane's shot was high.
In the end, the match ended with England drawing 0-0 with Italy.