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The Three Lions are slight favourites for the win tonight, with SkyBet pricing them at 11/8 favourites. [sandwiched between two defeats to Hungary](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/humiliated-england-suffer-seismic-home-defeat-as-hungary-and-fans-heap-pressure-on-gareth-southgate-3731832), in June leave the World Cup hopefuls bottom of League A3 and in desperate need of a win as they head to Milan this evening. [Italy](/topic/italy), before they return to Wembley to take on old foes Germany the following Monday.
Italy and England face each other again in San Siro with Gareth Southgate's side on the verge of relegation as Italy look to build on youth.
Bellingham moved to Borussia Dortmund for a fee of around โฌ25m in 2020 and has been touted with another transfer for around four times that amount to Manchester United or Real Madrid. A left-footer, he cam also fill in at left back and his versatility has made him a contender to fill the void left by the recent retirement of stalwart Giorgio Chiellini, with Leonardo Bonucci surely not far behind his erstwhile partner. Ciro Immobile has 15 goals in 55 caps and Andrea Belotti 12 in 44, but there is a vacancy and Raspadori is a candidate to fill it. Italy are third in Group A3, a point adrift of Germany and still in with a chance of qualifying for the finals. Manciniโs run of 37 games without defeat remains a record in international football, but should Italy not reach the Nations League finals the federation may decide it is time for a reboot. For Southgate, the problem seems to be his reliance on a fixed group of players with little structural flexibility in his team selections.
Italy and England are looking at opposite ends of their Nations League group when they meet in Milan. Here's how to watch the game.
Fri, September 23 Fox Sports, fuboTV, Univision app - 14:45 ET The match kicks off at 7.45 p.m. Italy host England in the UEFA Nations League at San Siro, Milan.
Welcome to our live coverage of today's UEFA Nations League match between Italy and England at the San Siro!With two games left in this edition of the ...
Bellingham has been one of England's few bright spots tonight. Gabbiadini breaks away clear on goal, but Pope saves his shot amid appeals for the offside flag to go up. September 23, 2022 at 8:33 PM UTC September 23, 2022 at 8:37 PM UTC Five games without an open play goal for England. FT Italy 1-0 England. So what does this mean for England? "It's not that we're not creating the chances... Every tournament we go into, we set out to win. It's my job to take that pressure for them." He said: "It's difficult to be too critical of the performance... [Harry Kane](https://theathletic.com/football/player/harry-kane-47vQtg5y5Ub8iFqb/) had a pair of chances in quick succession saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma before the game's final minute saw a clear header from Jude Bellingham stopped as well.