Italy defeated Israel 3:0
The national teams of Italy and Israel played against each other in the city of Udine. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Before the match, the "Azzurri" had a three-point lead in the group. Since the Norwegian national team was leading the group, Italy needed to win against Israel to maintain their position.
The match protocol is as follows: Italy 3, Israel 0. The first winning goal was scored by Matteo Retegui in the 45th minute.
The second goal was also scored by Matteo Retegui in the 74th minute. In the final moments of the match, in the 90th minute, Gianluca Mancini made the score 3:0.
In the Italy team, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the goalkeeper. The defenders were Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Gianluca Mancini, Riccardo Calafiori, and Andrea Cambiaso.
The midfielders included Bryan Cristante, Nicolò Barella, Manuel Locatelli, Leonardo Spinazzola, Sandro Tonali, and others. In September, Israel and Italy met on neutral ground, with Italy winning 5:4.
This match was remembered as a rare result in football history. Last autumn, they also played in the Nations League group stage, with Italy winning twice: 2:1 and 4:1.
At that time, the Israel team was led by Ran Ben Shimon, while Italy was coached by Luciano Spalletti. In the early minutes of the current match, the teams did not seem prepared for a scoring battle.
During the game, Italy mostly controlled the ball, but immediate chances to attack were limited. Cambiaso approached the penalty area but could not deliver an accurate shot.
In the 16th minute, Barella directed a pass from the right wing to Raspadori, who exchanged quick passes with Retegui, but the shot was inaccurate and the ball went wide. This sparked interest in the game.
In the following minutes, the Israel team created dangerous situations with quick attacks. Calafiori lost the ball to Halaili in the central midfield, who passed to Gluck, but Gluck's shot hit the advertising board.
For nearly half an hour, the visitors launched another quick attack, but Donnarumma saved Manor Solomon's shot. By the end of the first half, Italy was leading.
Calafiori passed from the left wing to Retegui, who was stopped by Balthaksa in the penalty area. Retegui successfully converted the penalty, changing the score to 1:0.
In the second half, Italy made fewer efforts. Tonali pushed an opponent near the penalty area, but the referee did not consider it a foul.
Within a few minutes, Donnarumma saved a dangerous shot from Gluck. In the 74th minute, Retegui once again stood out on the field, took the ball from the opponent, and accurately directed it to the right corner, increasing the score to 2:0.
Problems continued in Italy's defense. Donnarumma stopped Calafiori, but was no obstacle for Solomon.
However, Solomon's shot was not accurately directed towards the goal. As Italy's attacking play continued, Retegui once again took the ball from the opponent, while Pasio Esposito failed to beat goalkeeper Glazer.
In the final minutes of the match, after a corner kick, Mancini headed the ball into the goal, making the score 3:0. If the Israel team had played at a higher level, they could have scored at least one or two goals.
At the same time, despite scoring four goals against Italy in September, they lost. Italy is currently three points behind Norway.
In November, both teams will play two matches each, including one head-to-head encounter. Nor
