Kane's special night: England beat Italy

The English defeated the Squadra Azzurra 2-1 (2-0) on Thursday evening at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona thanks to a strong first half. Captain Harry Kane scored the 54th goal for the English national football team for the European runners-up, who had to admit defeat to the Italians on penalties in the European Championship final at Wembley Stadium three and a half years ago. The 29-year-old centre-forward from Tottenham Hotspur thus overtook ex-pro Wayne Rooney.

Kane scored in his 81st international match from the penalty spot (44th minute). After viewing the video, the referee ruled that Giovanni Di Lorenzo had handled the ball in an aerial duel with Kane. "A wonderful performance," ex-pro Gary Lineker, who himself scored 48 goals for England, immediately congratulated the record holder on social media.

Mateo Retegui scored for Italy. © APA/afp / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

Declan Rice had given Gareth Southgate's guests the lead in the 13th minute. Mateo Retegui scored for Italy (56th) after the break. From the 80th minute onwards, the English had to play with a man down after Luke Shaw received a second yellow card.

European Championship qualification: Italy – England 1:2 Goals: 0:1 Rice (13th), 0:2 Kane (44th/penalty), 1:2 Retegui (56th)

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Kane's special night: England beat Italy

Led by England's sole record goalscorer, the Three Lions celebrated a successful start to their European Championship qualification, beating defending champions Italy.

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