FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, September 5, 2025
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ITA leads series 3-0

Lineups

ITA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 13Riccardo CalafioriCD-L
  3. 21Alessandro BastoniCD-R
  4. 3Federico DimarcoLB
  5. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  7. 18Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  8. 20Mattia ZaccagniLM
  9. 7Matteo PolitanoRM
  10. 9Mateo ReteguiCF-L
  11. 11Moise KeanCF-R

EST · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Karl HeinG
  2. 2Märten KusskCD-L
  3. 13Maksim PaskotšiCD-R
  4. 3Joseph SalisteLB
  5. 18Michael Schjonning-LarsenRB
  6. 14Patrik KristalAM
  7. 5Rocco Robert SheinLM
  8. 10Kevor PalumetsRM
  9. 15Rauno SappinenF
  10. 23Vlasiy SinyavskiyAM-L
  11. 4Mattias KäitAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Patrik Kristal (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 61' Substitution, Estonia. Mihkel Ainsalu replaces Patrik Kristal.
  4. 64' Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Federico Dimarco.
  6. 67' Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
  7. 67' Substitution, Estonia. Robi Saarma replaces Vlasiy Sinyavskiy.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 76' Substitution, Italy. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Matteo Politano.
  11. 76' Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Sandro Tonali.
  12. 77' Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 80' Substitution, Estonia. Markus Soomets replaces Rocco Shein.
  14. 80' Substitution, Estonia. Joonas Tamm replaces Maksim Paskotsi because of an injury.
  15. 80' Substitution, Estonia. Henri Anier replaces Rauno Sappinen.
  16. 84' Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Moise Kean.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 90'+5' Henri Anier (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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