Immobile, for the first time, frees himself to meet a ball and take a whack. But his shot goes straight into a defender, and the follow up is a low, weak roller that Pickford scoops up like a toddler running into his father’s arms.
A bit of late pressure there from Emerson, but England collapses so well the chance just vanished into the crowd.
Four minutes of added time coming before the break.
Southgate’s decision to send out three center backs, protected by Phillips and Rice in midfield, looks like a masterstroke after 40 minutes. The two wing backs, Trippier and Shaw, combined on a goal in the first two minutes, and Italy is paralyzed in the center.