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Bloomfield - Tel Aviv 05/06/2013 - 20:30CET (21:30 local time)
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England - Italy 0-1 - 05/06/2013 - Match page - Under-21 2013
Insigne magic earns Italy victory against England
Published: Wednesday 5 June 2013, 22.00CET
After 889 minutes without conceding, England were finally breached in spectacular fashion by an Italy side who go straight to the top of UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group A.
Lorenzo Insigne, who missed just one Serie A game for Italian top-flight runners-up SSC Napoli all season, provided the spear that finally punctured England, curling a splendid free-kick beyond Jack Butland. Stuart Pearce's side had no answer and will now go into Saturday's fixture against Norway bottom of their section while Italy face hosts Israel knowing another win would book a semi-final place.
Lineups
 | England |  | Italy |
| 1 | Butland (GK) | 1 | Bardi (GK) |
| 2 | Clyne 77 | 2 | Donati |
| 4 | Caulker | 3 | Biraghi |
| 6 | Dawson | 4 | Verratti |
| 8 | Henderson (C) | 6 | Caldirola (C) |
| 9 | Robinson | 7 | Florenzi |
| 10 | Lowe66 | 8 | Marrone 87 |
| 18 | Shelvey75 | 9 | Immobile60 |
| 19 | Redmond | 10 | Insigne 7990+4 |
| 21 | Sordell65 | 13 | Bianchetti88 |
| 22 | Wickham82 | 20 | Borini78 |
Substitutes | |||
| 13 | Steele (GK) | 12 | Colombi (GK) |
| 23 | Rudd (GK) | 22 | Leali (GK) |
| 3 | Smith | 5 | Capuano |
| 5 | Wisdom | 11 | Gabbiadini60 |
| 7 | Lees | 14 | Destro78 |
| 12 | Chalobah65 | 15 | Sansone |
| 14 | McEachran75 | 16 | Bertolacci |
| 15 | Zaha | 17 | Paloschi |
| 17 | Lansbury | 18 | Saponara |
| 20 | Delfouneso82 | 19 | Regini |
| 21 | Rossi87 | ||
| 23 | Crimi | ||
Coaches | |||
| Stuart Pearce (ENG) | Devis Mangia (ITA) | ||
Referee | |||
| Antony Gautier (FRA) | |||
Standings
Italy
Israel
Norway
EnglandLast updated: 06/06/2013 00:23 CET
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Italy
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Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.
Antony Gautier brings the match to a close. Italy go top of Group A following a hard-fought victory over Stuart Pearce's England side. Lorenzo Insigne's brilliantly-struck free-kick was enough for the Azzurini, who will already be confident of progressing to the knockout stages of this competition.- 90+4Insigne (Italy) is cautioned by the referee.
- 88Bianchetti (Italy) is cautioned by the referee.
- 87Rossi (in) - Marrone (out) (Italy)
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The first half comes to an end in Tel Aviv. Italy have been the better side so far but have yet to force Jack Butland into meaningful action. England, who have threatened intermittently, will need to keep an eye on Lorenzo Insigne after the interval; the Napoli forward has been the best player on the pitch so far.