Al-Qadisiy team's forward Mateo Retegi's two goals helped the Italy national team defeat Israel 3-0. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the end of the first half, the 26-year-old player successfully converted a penalty kick to open the score. In the 74th minute, he doubled his team's lead.
In added time, Gianluca Mancini set the final score, securing the victory for the Italy team. According to Opta data, Retegi became the first player in the Italy national team to score two or more goals in several matches during the World Cup qualifying stage.
Previously, this achievement was reached by Filippo Inzaghi and Alessandro del Piero during the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. Mateo Retegi has scored 11 goals in a total of 24 matches for the Italy national team.
His activity is considered important and effective for the national team.
