"An 18-10 lead built through tries from Tommy Freeman and Tom Roebuck and the boot of Fin Smith crumbled in the third quarter when Paolo Garbisi turned the tide by landing two penalties. Italy then took advantage of Sam Underhill and Maro Itoje being sent to the sin-bin to strike the decisive blow when Leonardo Marin finished a thrilling try down the left touchline."
"It was a maiden defeat in 32 meetings with the Azzurri in a fixture dating back to 1992 and should they also come up short against France in Paris on Saturday, they will end the Six Nations with just one victory for the first time."
"England were forced to regroup from the loss of Tom Curry to injury during the warm-up and they did so by making multiple visits to the home 22 and winning the aerial exchanges with Cadan Murley prominent. But in a familiar failing they did not manage any points, with the decision to turn down a kickable penalty to launch a line-out attack backfiring."
Italy upset England 23-18 in a tense Six Nations match in Rome. England built an 18-10 lead through tries from Tommy Freeman and Tom Roebuck, plus Fin Smith's kicking. However, Italy's Paolo Garbisi landed two penalties to narrow the gap. When Sam Underhill and Maro Itoje received sin-bin cards, Leonardo Marin scored the decisive try down the left touchline. This marked England's first defeat to Italy in 32 meetings since 1992 and their third consecutive loss, raising concerns about the team's performance under head coach Steve Borthwick.
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