Overview
- Italy face Moldova in Chisinau on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. local time, with UK coverage on Amazon Prime and U.S. streaming via Fubo and Tubi.
- Gennaro Gattuso confirmed Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca will start up front, with Guglielmo Vicario in goal as Gianluigi Donnarumma rests.
- The coach said he will make multiple changes to reward training form and assess options, with Federico Dimarco among those rested and Matteo Gabbia likely to see minutes.
- Reports indicate Sandro Tonali is set to start in Moldova while being managed on a yellow-card tightrope to protect his availability for the play-offs.
- Italy are three points behind Norway with a far inferior goal difference, making a direct berth unlikely even with two wins, as more than 56,000 tickets are sold for Sunday’s Norway match at San Siro.