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VAR Controversy Gives Italy Late Penalty in Friendly Draw vs. England

England rounded off their March friendlies with a controversy-filled 1-1 draw with Italy on Tuesday evening, as VAR took the headlines at the national stadium once again.

The Three Lions opened the scoring midway through the first half as Jamie Vardy took advantage of a quick free-kick to leather home his seventh international goal.

However, as the contest entered its final five minutes, Lorenzo Insigne leveled things up from the penalty spot after James Tarkowski was penalized due to seemingly stepping on Federico Chiesa's foot and sending the attacker tumbling to the floor inside the area.

The late equalizer brings an end to England's sensational defensive run; however, it will leave boss Gareth Southgate with plenty of positives to mull over as the World Cup gets ever nearer.