Uninspiring England held to goalless draw by Italy

England’s Raheem Sterling rues a missed chance (Nick Potts/PA).

England and Italy played out a humdrum scoreless draw in front of empty stands as Gareth Southgate experimented against the inexperienced Azzurri in the Nations League.

Following the shock 1-0 loss in Hungary and Tuesday’s hard-foughtThe vibe around this Nations League encounter could not have been more different to the Euro 2020 final at Wembley 11 months ago 1-1 draw in Germany, the Three Lions continued their World Cup preparations against Roberto Mancini’s European champions in Wolverhampton.