Rachel Daly's double ensured England squeezed past Italy to maintain their 100 per cent winning record at the Arnold Clark Cup.
Daly, deployed as a forward, struck once in each half with fine headers, to give England all three points, after a controversial equaliser from Sofia Cantore drew Italy level just after the hour. The Lionesses, who wore purple wristbands to show support and solidarity with their Canadian counterparts in their ongoing dispute, weren't as dominant as they were in their opener but made it 28 games unbeaten under Sarina Wiegman.
But they were still good value for their win and should have had more goals, substitute Jordan Nobbs twice denied by good saves from Laura Giuliani at 1-1. Wiegman made nine changes from the side that eased past Korea on matchday one, and after wasting a flurry of chances early on, it looked like Italy may hold out the European Champions until half-time.
