Gennaro Gattuso had a robust Italy debut, as after wasted probabilities, they swept Estonia apart 5-0 with Mateo Retegui’s brace, Moise Kean, Giacomo Raspadori and Alessandro Bastoni targets.
Luciano Spalletti was sacked in June after beginning with a 3-0 defeat in Norway and 2-0 win over Moldova. Gattuso modified ways , with each Moise Kean and Mateo Retegui upfront, however misplaced Gianluca Scamacca to a knee damage. Riccardo Calafiori was on the left facet of the central pairing, splitting the same old bond between Inter teammates Alessandro Bastoni and Federico Dimarco. Estonia had misplaced three of their 4 video games up to now on this group, however solely 1-0 to Norway.
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Matteo Politano’s strike was deflected simply large after an early fast passing transfer, with Retegui befalling the identical destiny when turning from 12 yards.
Estonia captain Karl Hein made a determined double save on 21 minutes, denying first Mattia Zaccagni, then the Federico Dimarco follow-up from shut vary.
There was a danger when Giovanni Di Lorenzo first after which Calafiori received right into a muddle, gifting a nook to Estonia, however Kean fired a cross-shot past each Retegui and the far publish.
Politano nodded a Dimarco cross over the bar from six yards, however Kean missed an enormous alternative on 38 minutes when ballooning over from 10 yards on the half-volley after Retegui cushioned a cross along with his chest.
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The Azzurri thought they’d scored on the stroke of half-time when Retegui received his head to the Politano cross, however Hein flew to fingertip it onto the crossbar.
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Karl Hein of Estonia save in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Photographs)
Hein continued his heroics after the restart, someway parrying a fierce Sandro Tonali volley from 14 yards when Dimarco’s cross was knocked into his path.
Italy lastly took a deserved lead with a curious aim, as Retegui flicked on the Dimarco cross from the left with an aerial back-heel, setting it up completely for the Kean header on the again publish.
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Moise Kean of Italy in motion in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Photographs)
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Moments later, Kean virtually received his second, shrugging off a defender to bend the right-foot end round Hein and onto the bottom of the upright.
Hein made one other unbelievable response save, getting right down to beat away the Zaccagni diving header from seven yards. Zaccagni then bent the solo effort simply large after turning a defender with an awesome little bit of talent.
Retegui finally made it 2-0 with a snooker shot from the sting of the realm into the close to backside nook after the give and go along with Giacomo Raspadori.
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Mateo Retegui of Italy scores his group’s a second aim in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Photographs)
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Simply 90 seconds later, Raspadori added a aim to his help, prepared with the diving header from seven yards on the ball stood up on the by-line from his ex-Napoli teammate Politano.
Nonetheless, Gianluigi Donnarumma was referred to as into motion for the primary time with a robust one-handed save on Sappinen, who had been allowed to activate the sting of the field.
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Giacomo Raspadori of Italy celebrates with teammates after scoring his group’s third aim in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Photographs)
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An acrobatic Riccardo Orsolini scissor-kick volley was charged down earlier than Inter striker Francesco Pio Esposito made his senior debut.
Retegui accomplished his brace within the last minute, able to peel away from his marker and nod in from seven yards on the Andrea Cambiaso cross from the left. The Juventus winger had hooked an extended ball with admirable talent.
It wasn’t over, as a nook was taken brief for Raspadori to drift a cross to the again publish for Alessandro Bastoni’s glancing header.
Italy 5-0 Estonia
Kean 58 (I), Retegui 69, 89 (I), Raspadori 71 (I), Bastoni 92 (I)