England, three heavy absences against Italy
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England: out in three for challenge with Italy
Ahead of the challenge against Italy, a match valid for the first day of qualifying for the upcoming European Championships, scheduled for Thursday, March 23, in Naples, England coach Southgate will have to give up three important pawns: Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Nick Pope have left the training camp due to physical problems and will thus not be available.
The England coach, however, has decided to replace only Newcastle goalkeeper Pope with Tottenham goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who has been performing well as a replacement for the injured Hugo Lloris in recent times.
