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England men · International friendly

Italy
v England⁠

2–3

Full time

Italy v England finished 2–3.

Italy
Sívori 43', Brighenti 74'
Date
Wednesday 24 May 1961 · England in 1961
Venue
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1939 – 1959

01 6 May 1959
International friendly Wembley Stadium, London

England 2–2 Italy England drew

England: Charlton 26', Bradley 38'

Italy: Brighenti 56', Mariani 61'

Match page: England v Italy, 6 May 1959

04 16 May 1948
International friendly Stadio Comunale, Turin

Italy 0–4 England England won

England: Mortensen 4', Lawton 23', Finney 70', Finney 72'

Italy: None

Match page: Italy v England, 16 May 1948

Official meetings since 1933

England v Italy stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings32In our results database
England wins10England perspective
Draws11Level at full time
Italy wins11Italy victories

England have scored 39 goals to Italy's 35 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Kane

3 goals against Italy in matches we hold scorer data for.

Italy · Fixture leader

2

Meazza

Italy's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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