Nicolò Zaniolo started for Italy as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Ukraine in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday night.
Aston Villa’s on-loan attacking midfielder completed 72 minutes at the San Siro as Italy gained a crucial win in their bid to qualify for next summer’s European Championship.
Second-placed Italy are now level with Ukraine and North Macedonia on seven points in Group C.
John McGinn started for Scotland as they fell to a 3-1 defeat against England at Hampden Park.
The Villa captain played 82 minutes of the heritage anniversary fixture celebrating 150 years since the first meeting between the two sides.
Emi Martínez helped Argentina to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Bolivia in their World Cup qualification match.
The Villa goalkeeper enjoyed 90 minutes and kept another clean sheet as last year’s winners made it two wins from two in their campaign to qualify for the tournament in 2026.
Elsewhere in South America qualifiers, Jhon Duran came on for the final 30 minutes in Colombia's 0-0 draw with Chile.
Leon Bailey helped Jamaica fight back to earn a 2-2 draw against Haiti in their CONCACAF Nations League game.
The Reggae Boyz fell two goals behind before scoring twice in the second half to take a point.
Robin Olsen completed 90 minutes as Sweden suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat at home to Austria in their Euro 2024 qualifying match.
The loss leaves Sweden third in Group F, seven points behind joint-leaders Austria and Belgium.
Youri Tielemans and Pau Torres were unused substitutes as Belgium triumphed 5-0 over Estonia and Spain won 6-0 against Cyprus in their respective qualifiers.
Boubacar Kamara also remained on the bench as France fell to a 2-1 friendly defeat in Germany.
