Ireland’s Conor Masterson bidding to keep tight leash on Azzurri’s Wolves star Cutrone

Tonight’s Italian job for Ireland’s U21s will be boosted if Conor Masterson can repeat his shackling of Wolves striker Patrick Cutrone.

Stephen Kenny has identified the Premier League forward as one of Italy’s main threats ahead of the vital sold-out Euro qualifier but Masterson already has the fillip of keeping the hitman quiet.