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Italy Earn Draw vs. England in 2018 Friendly; Controversial VAR Leads to Penalty

Italy scored a late equaliser as they drew 1-1 with England in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium, as the video assistant referee (VAR) played a huge part in the result on Tuesday.

Jamie Vardy opened the scoring for the Three Lions with a clinical finish after 26 minutes, with England slowly improving before half-time.

There was controversy at the end of the game as VAR was used by the referee. A penalty was awarded to Italy with four minutes remaining after James Tarkowski clipped Federico Chiesa.

Lorenzo Insigne stepped up to take the kick, and the Italian grabbed the equaliser to frustrate English fans after a dominant display.