There was no talk of a framing similar to the European Championship final last year.
Instead, England and Italy met in the Nations League in front of almost empty stands in Wolverhampton.
And that because of the riots in connection with the final at Wembley, which led to the European Football Association Uefa deciding that England would play without an audience.
When England was not allowed to let in any paying spectators, parts of the stands were filled with school children instead.
So a certain home support was everything.
England also had the first chance when Mason Mount hit the crossbar in the ninth minute.
Time enough, Italy, who won the European Championship final on penalties, took over and after a fine attack in the 25th minute, Sandro Tonali got the chance but England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale managed to get over and parried with his legs.
Then the Arsenal goalkeeper had to work all the harder until half time.
But 0-0 stood the half.
In others, the game leveled off, both teams had opportunities but nothing that resulted in goals.
Hungary, who won 1-0 at home against England in the premiere, once again got a good result: 1-1 against Germany.
At home at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Zsolt Nagy scored the lead in the sixth minute before German Jonas Hofmann equalized three minutes later.