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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Italy

40': Giacomo Raspadori
50': Andrea Cambiaso

FT
2 - 0

Moldova

Italy give sacked Spalletti winning sendoff against Moldova

Sacked Italy manager Luciano Spalletti bowed out with a victory after his side laboured to an uninspired 2-0 home win over Moldova in their World Cup qualification match on Monday thanks to goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Andrea Cambiaso.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
1': Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Corner,Moldova. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
3': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).
3': Sergiu Platica (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova).
5': Samuele Ricci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
8': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Italy).
8': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
9': Offside, Moldova. Ion Nicolaescu is caught offside.
9': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
10': VAR Decision: No Goal Italy 0-0 Moldova.
12': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
12': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Vladyslav Baboglo.
14': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
16': Foul by Daniel Dumbravanu (Moldova).
16': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Luca Ranieri (Italy) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a set piece situation.
18': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
21': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
21': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Sergiu Platica.
26': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
28': Attempt missed. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergiu Platica following a fast break.
30': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Italy).
30': Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
32': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cristian Avram (Moldova). Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
33': Foul by Sergiu Platica (Moldova).
33': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Sergiu Platica (Moldova).
35': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Mihail Caimacov (Moldova).
36': Samuele Ricci (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
38': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
40': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Daniel Dumbravanu (Moldova).
40': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
40': Goal! Italy 1, Moldova 0. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
42': Attempt blocked. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
42': Corner,Moldova. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
43': Attempt saved. Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Artur Ionita.
43': Attempt missed. Artur Ionita (Moldova) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
44': Corner,Moldova. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
45': Attempt blocked. Daniel Dumbravanu (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihail Caimacov with a cross.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner,Moldova. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Daniel Dumbravanu (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mihail Caimacov with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Italy 1, Moldova 0.
45': Second Half begins Italy 1, Moldova 0.
45': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Barella replaces Samuele Ricci.
45': Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Federico Dimarco.
46': Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).
46': Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Daniel Dumbravanu.
48': Attempt blocked. Luca Ranieri (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
49': Attempt missed. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiu Platica with a cross.
50': Goal! Italy 2, Moldova 0. Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
51': Attempt saved. Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Oleg Reabciuk with a headed pass.
52': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
53': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Vladyslav Baboglo.
54': Attempt missed. Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Stefan Bodisteanu following a fast break.
55': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo following a fast break.
55': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
56': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
56': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
56': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Victor Mudrac.
57': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sandro Tonali following a corner.
58': Substitution, Moldova. Nichita Motpan replaces Stefan Bodisteanu because of an injury.
59': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Retegui.
60': Foul by Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
60': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Cristian Avram (Moldova).
66': Substitution, Moldova. Victor Stîna replaces Mihail Caimacov.
66': Substitution, Moldova. Sergiu Perciun replaces Virgiliu Postolachi.
68': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
71': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
71': Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Mateo Retegui.
72': Substitution, Moldova. Cristian Dros replaces Artur Ionita.
72': Substitution, Moldova. Vitalie Damascan replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
72': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristian Avram (Moldova). Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross.
73': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Vitalie Damascan (Moldova).
73': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cristian Avram (Moldova). Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a through ball.
75': Attempt missed. Sergiu Platica (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Stîna.
76': Foul by Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
76': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Italy. Daniel Maldini replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
78': Corner,Italy. Conceded by Vladyslav Baboglo.
79': Attempt missed. Sergiu Platica (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergiu Perciun.
80': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Italy).
80': Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Ranieri (Italy).
80': Delay in match because of an injury Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
83': Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Substitution, Italy. Diego Coppola replaces Luca Ranieri because of an injury.
84': Victor Stîna (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Italy).
85': Davide Frattesi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt saved. Cristian Dros (Moldova) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Victor Stîna with a cross.
87': Attempt blocked. Vitalie Damascan (Moldova) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
87': Corner,Moldova. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
88': Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner by Cristian Avram (Moldova). Assisted by Lorenzo Lucca.
89': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
89': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Corner,Moldova. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Cristian Dros (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Vladyslav Baboglo.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Victor Stîna (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy).
90'+4': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Italy) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Victor Stîna (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitalie Damascan with a cross.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Vitalie Damascan (Moldova) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy). Assisted by Victor Stîna.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Italy 2, Moldova 0.
0': Match ends, Italy 2, Moldova 0.

Statistics

MDA		ITA
12	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	6
34.6	Possession	65.4
18	SHOTS	28
7	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
263	Accurate Passes	554
323	Passes	614
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
8	Accurate Crosses	9
15	Crosses	32
0.5	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	44
20	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	12
9	Effective Tackles	2
11	Tackles	8
0.8	Tackle %	0.3
11	Interceptions	3
43	Effective Clearances	9
43	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 18,771

WCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Norway	4	+11	12
2	Israel	3	+1	6
3	Italy	2	-1	3
4	Estonia	4	-3	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Italy (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
21	Alessandro Bastoni
19	Luca Ranieri
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8	Sandro Tonali
16	Davide Frattesi
6	Samuele Ricci
3	Federico Dimarco
20	Andrea Cambiaso
9	Mateo Retegui
10	Giacomo Raspadori

Italy Substitutes:

Daniele Rugani, Lorenzo Lucca, Diego Coppola, Destiny Udogie, Alex Meret, Federico Gatti, Marco Carnesecchi, Cesare Casadei, Nicolò Rovella, Daniel Maldini, Riccardo Orsolini, Nicolò Barella.

Moldova (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Cristian Avram (GK)
15	Victor Mudrac
19	Daniel Dumbravanu
4	Vladislav Baboglo
2	Oleg Reabciuk
20	Sergiu Platica
7	Artur Ionita
18	Stefan Bodistean
11	Mihail Caimacov
17	Virgiliu Postolachi
9	Ion Nicolaescu

Moldova Substitutes:

Mihail Stefan, Andrei Motoc, Ion Bors, Andrii Kozhukhar, Vitalie Damascan, Nichita Motpan, Victor Straistari, Cristian Dros, Veaceslav Posmac, Stefan Bîtca, Victor Stina, Sergiu Perciun.

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