Sarina Wiegman hails ‘many positives’ of England’s double-header in Spain
Sarina Wiegman’s England beat Italy 5-1 four days on from a 7-2 victory over Austria (Mike Egerton/PA)
Sarina Wiegman said England’s trip had yielded “many positives” after the team concluded their double-header of friendlies in southern Spain with a 5-1 win over Italy.
Four days on from the 7-2 defeat of Austria at the Estadio Nuevo Mirador in Algeciras, another thumping victory for the Lionesses at the same venue began with Lotte Wubben-Moy heading her first international goal in the opening minute.
Lauren Hemp extended the lead with a brace, the second via an excellent header, and after Michela Cambiaghi pulled a goal back for Italy in stoppage time at the end of the first half, substitutes Ella Toone and Rachel Daly completed the rout in the second half.
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Boss Wiegman told ITV: “I think the whole camp, a lot of things pleased me.
“I think we had the opportunity to play many players…see what the level was, that was exactly what we wanted, see players in some positions and the connections between players, and then the competition.
“And when you have then such good wins as we had tonight and last Friday, that’s really nice too of course.”
Next up for England are the opening Euro 2025 qualifiers in April as Wiegman’s side begin the journey of defending the title they won on home soil in 2022.
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When asked if the camp had
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