Kane, protagonist of the harrowing draw between England and Germany: he approached the record and recalled Maradona’s recommendation

In a duel of powers, in group A3 of the League of Nations of UEFA, England saved an agonizing 1-1 draw away from Germany, thanks to a penalty converted by their captain Harry Kanewhich allowed him to approach an absolute record for his national team and I remember the recommendation Diego Armando Maradona gave him a couple of years ago.

Those led by Hansi Flick took the lead from Jonas Hofmann -player of Borussia Monchengladbach-, but did not have the penalty conceived and validated by Kane, who beat the historian Bobby Charlton -converted 49 goals-, and was three away from equaling Wayne Rooney as the top scorer in English history.

In the mixed area of ​​the stadium, and in the statements to ESPN, Kane also recalled the moment he met Maradona, in the Tottenham locker room, and told him he had to cross the ball in his definitionsas it happened in his auction this Tuesday: “He is one of the best players in history and obviously you take advice from the greats”.

Italy won, despite the goal against the coach’s son.

After a week to forget which included the victory against Argentina in the Grand Final, Italy won 2-1 against Hungary, directed by the Italian Marco Rossi. With goals from Nicolò Barella, 30 from the first half, e Lorenzo Pellegrini after the initial phase, Azzurra went quietly on the counterattack.

In the second half, a goal against Gianluca Mancini – very unfortunate – gave hope to the Hungarians, but the result hasn’t changed.

In addition, there was the debut in ownership of the new Italian jewel, Degand Wilfried Gnonto. The 18-year-old – who plays for FC Zurich and has attracted the attention of several major clubs – had made his all-time debut against Germany days earlier off the bench and ended up being the figure of the match. This victory welcomes those led by Roberto Mancini as leader of the A3 group.

How did the other games end?

For group C1, Turkey continues at a devastating pace and, after the 4-0 win on his debut against Finlandrolled from 6 to 0 in Lithuania with the doubles of Dogukan Sinik and Serdar Dursun, as well as contributions from Halil Darvisoglu and Yunus Akgün. Furthermore, following a penalty by Gerson Rodrigues, Luxembourg blow Faroe Islands share the group’s leadership with Turkey.

Finland won 2 to 0 a Montenegrin with a brace from Pohjanpalo, the great protagonist of the match. In the other group meeting, Bosnian they beat Romania 1-0 with a goal from Smail Prevljak. With these results, Finns and Bosnians share the head of the group B3 with 4 points.