FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Italy vs Estonia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Italy
  • 58': Moise Kean
  • 69': Mateo Retegui
  • 71': Giacomo Raspadori
  • 89': Mateo Retegui
  • 90'+2': Alessandro Bastoni
FT
5 - 0
Estonia

    Retegui brace helps Italy beat Estonia to give Gattuso ideal start

    Italy thrashed Estonia 5-0 at home, putting them within striking distance of group leaders Norway and on track to make their first World Cup appearance since 2014.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Delay in match (Italy).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean.
    • 3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Märten Kuusk.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni following a corner.
    • 5': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 6': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
    • 8': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kevor Palumets.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali following a corner.
    • 10': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
    • 10': Patrik Kristal (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Märten Kuusk (Estonia).
    • 12': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
    • 14': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moise Kean.
    • 17': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Maksim Paskotsi.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Estonia). Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Hein (Estonia).
    • 21': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Karl Hein.
    • 24': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 25': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 26': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
    • 26': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Rocco Shein (Estonia).
    • 27': Matteo Politano (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Retegui (Italy).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
    • 31': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Patrik Kristal (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a fast break.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Italy) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).
    • 36': Märten Kuusk (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
    • 38': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
    • 38': Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
    • 42': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Rocco Shein.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Estonia). Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Estonia). Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Karl Hein.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Italy 0, Estonia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Italy 0, Estonia 0.
    • 48': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
    • 48': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Estonia).
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Foul by Moise Kean (Italy).
    • 49': Joseph Saliste (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
    • 50': Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Mattias Käit (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy).
    • 52': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
    • 52': Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Karl Hein (Estonia).
    • 56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Rocco Shein.
    • 56': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kevor Palumets.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Moise Kean (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Karl Hein (Estonia). Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Patrik Kristal (Estonia).
    • 57': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Goal! Italy 1, Estonia 0. Moise Kean (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
    • 59': Moise Kean (Italy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni following a fast break.
    • 61': Substitution, Estonia. Mihkel Ainsalu replaces Patrik Kristal.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Karl Hein (Estonia). Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
    • 64': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
    • 64': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
    • 65': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
    • 66': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Federico Dimarco.
    • 67': Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
    • 67': Substitution, Estonia. Robi Saarma replaces Vlasiy Sinyavskiy.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.
    • 69': Goal! Italy 2, Estonia 0. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 70': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).
    • 70': Kevor Palumets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Offside, Estonia. Mihkel Ainsalu is caught offside.
    • 71': Goal! Italy 3, Estonia 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Maksim Paskotsi.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 75': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
    • 75': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 76': Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Sandro Tonali.
    • 77': Foul by Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
    • 77': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia).
    • 80': Substitution, Estonia. Markus Soomets replaces Rocco Shein.
    • 80': Substitution, Estonia. Joonas Tamm replaces Maksim Paskotsi because of an injury.
    • 80': Substitution, Estonia. Henri Anier replaces Rauno Sappinen.
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
    • 82': Offside, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Henri Anier (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robi Saarma.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
    • 84': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Joseph Saliste.
    • 84': Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Moise Kean.
    • 85': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Robi Saarma.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 89': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
    • 89': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Goal! Italy 4, Estonia 0. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
    • 90'+1': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Kevor Palumets.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Italy 5, Estonia 0. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).
    • 90'+3': Joonas Tamm (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Mattias Käit.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
    • 90'+5': Henri Anier (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Italy 5, Estonia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Italy 5, Estonia 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 12
    8 Saves 2
    30.1 Possession 69.9
    4 SHOTS 40
    2 ON GOAL 13
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    210 Accurate Passes 569
    276 Passes 632
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 14
    8 Crosses 32
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    52 Long Balls 47
    28 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 13
    4 Effective Tackles 6
    12 Tackles 8
    0.3 Tackle % 0.8
    4 Interceptions 4
    35 Effective Clearances 16
    35 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Gewiss Stadium
    Location: Bergamo, Italy
    Attendance: 22,559

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Norway 5 +21 15
    2 Italy 4 +5 9
    3 Israel 5 +4 9
    4 Estonia 5 -8 3
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ITA Italy (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
    13 Riccardo Calafiori
    21 Alessandro Bastoni Yellow Card
    3 Federico Dimarco
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    8 Sandro Tonali
    18 Nicolò Barella
    20 Mattia Zaccagni
    7 Matteo Politano
    9 Mateo Retegui
    11 Moise Kean
    Italy Substitutes:
    Nicolò Rovella, Giacomo Raspadori, Riccardo Orsolini, Guglielmo Vicario, Andrea Cambiaso, Gianluca Mancini, Alex Meret, Francesco Esposito, Federico Gatti, Raoul Bellanova, Davide Frattesi, Manuel Locatelli.

    EST Estonia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Karl Hein (GK)
    2 Märten Kussk
    13 Maksim Paskotši Yellow Card
    3 Joseph Saliste
    18 Michael Schjonning-Larsen
    14 Patrik Kristal Yellow Card
    5 Rocco Robert Shein
    10 Kevor Palumets
    15 Rauno Sappinen
    23 Vlasiy Sinyavskiy
    4 Mattias Käit
    Estonia Substitutes:
    Matvei Igonen, Robi Saarma, Tanel Tammik, Karl Andre Vallner, Markus Soomets, Joonas Tamm, Mihkel Ainsalu, Edgar Tur, Martin Miller, Henri Anier, Rasmus Peetson, Ioan Jakovlev.

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