On the 24th March 2007 England Under 21s met their Italian counterparts in the first match at the new Wembley Stadium, in front of a 55,700 crowd. Giampaolo Pazzini scored the first goal after just 29 seconds and went on to score a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw. England’s goals came from David Bentley, Wayne Routledge and Matt Derbyshire.
Today, nearly to the day, I read that our Seniors had gained a valuable win in the 2023 European Championship Qualifier on March 23rd.
Today, England won an important victory over Italy, present European Champions, as Gareth Southgate becomes only the third England manager to clock up 50 wins after Walter Winterbottom and Sir Alf Ramsey. Mind you, there are more games played internationally now than in the past, certainly more competition fixtures also. How many England managers have there been looking after these results?
v Italy 
| Games won: | 9 |
| Games drawn: | 9 |
| Games lost: | 13 |
| 13 May 1933 | Italy v England | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 14 Nov 1934 | England v Italy | W | 3-2 | International Friendly |
| 13 May 1939 | Italy v England | D | 2-2 | International Friendly |
| 16 May 1948 | Italy v England | W | 0-4 | International Friendly |
| 30 Nov 1949 | England v Italy | W | 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 18 May 1952 | Italy v England | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 06 May 1959 | England v Italy | D | 2-2 | International Friendly |
| 24 May 1961 | Italy v England | W | 2-3 | International Friendly |
| 14 Jun 1973 | Italy v England | L | 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 14 Nov 1973 | England v Italy | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 28 May 1976 | England v Italy | W | 3-2 | Bi-Centenary |
| 17 Nov 1976 | Italy v England | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 16 Nov 1977 | England v Italy | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 15 Jun 1980 | Italy v England | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship |
| 06 Jun 1985 | Italy v England | L | 2-1 | City Tournament |
| 15 Nov 1989 | England v Italy | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 07 Jul 1990 | Italy v England | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 12 Feb 1997 | England v Italy | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 04 Jun 1997 | Italy v England | W | 0-2 | Tournoi de France |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Italy v England | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Italy v England | L | 1-0 | International Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2002 | England v Italy | L | 1-2 | International Friendly |
| 24 Jun 2012 | England v Italy | L | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship |
| 15 Aug 2012 | England v Italy | W | 2-1 | International Friendly |
| 14 Jun 2014 | England v Italy | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 31 Mar 2015 | Italy v England | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2018 | England v Italy | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 11 Jul 2021 | England v Italy | L | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship |
| 11 Jun 2022 | England v Italy | D | 0-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| 23 Sep 2022 | Italy v England | L | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Italy v England | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championshi |
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