Leanne Kiernan had the ball in the back of the net in the 74th minute, but was denied by the offside flag.
Italy 0 Republic of Ireland 0 A SCORELESS DRAW, but an encouraging start to 2024 for the Republic of Ireland women’s national team.
It was the “test” Ireland desired; a step-up from the Autumn as they benchmarked themselves against League A opposition. Italy are 10 places above them in the Fifa world rankings at 14th and although they didn’t progress from their World Cup group, La Azzurre impressed through the Nations League as they finished second to Spain. They even beat the world champions 3-2.
Ireland started brightly, but their first and only real chance of the opening half fell to Carusa. She stuttered after a brilliant through ball from Payne, and was smothered by Katja Schroffenegger. Ireland pressed high and were patient in possession, but with McCabe at left-back and Denise O’Sullivan absent through injury, lacked a real creative spark.
Ireland continued to absorb pressure on the restart, with clear-cut chances few and far between at both ends. Retiring Italian captain Sara Gama was given an emotional send-off, while Gleeson rang the changes, turning to Kiernan, Lucy Quinn and Amber Barrett to make things click in the final third.📱Live updates https://t.
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