For the Uefa Euro 2020, it is either ‘It’s coming home’ for England or ‘It’s coming to Rome’ for Italy. The two phrases have dominated the tournament since it began on June 11. England will battle for the trophy in their first-ever final in 55 years and will enjoy home advantage, playing at Wembley Stadium in London.
The final showdown will take place on Sunday, July 11 at 10 pm. This will be Italy's 10th major tournament final after appearing in 6 World Cups, 4 Euros. For the Euros, they have only won once in 1968 and lost twice in 2000 and 2012.
Gareth Southgate’s England beat a determined Denmark after extra time in the semis with Tottenham striker Harry Kane netting the decisive goal on the rebound of his own penalty. Italy beat Spain by 4-2 penalties after a 1 all draw.
England have hope in their young squad with an array of talent and depth while Roberto Mancini’s Italy have a mixture of veterans and prodigies. The Azzurri's (Italy) are also out to cement their name in Europe after painfully failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
Dutch Bjorn Kuipers will referee the game. He was the referee the last time England played Italy at a major tournament, losing 2-1 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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Betika Odds for England vs Italy
Italy win - 3.10
Draw - 3.15
England win - 2.70
Other Match Facts
England and Italy have met 27 times with Italy W11 D8 L8
England have won just 1 of the last 8 meetings between these two nations.
The last two matches - both friendlies - have ended in 1-1 draws
Italy have never lost against England at a major tournament (W3 D1 L0).
Italy are unbeaten in their last 33 matches in all competitions, scoring 86 goals and conceding 10
England have won 15 of their last 17 matches at Wembley Stadium in all competitions scoring 46 goals and conceding five.
England are unbeaten in their last 12 matches in all competitions keeping 10 clean sheets and conceding two goals.
Match Betting Odds
Both teams to score (Gg/ng) Yes: 2.17 No: 1.67
Over 2.5: 2.70 Under 2.5: 1.52
To qualify
Possible Lineups
England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Phillips; Saka, Mount, Sterling; Kane
Italy: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Emerson; Barella, Jorginho, Verratti; Chiesa, Immobile, Insigne
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