Overview

• Italy marked Gennaro Gattuso’s debut with a 5-0 win in Bergamo, with goals from Moise Kean, a Mateo Retegui brace, Giacomo Raspadori and Alessandro Bastoni.
• Gattuso switched to an attacking 4-2-3-1 that paired Kean with Retegui, yielding sustained pressure and a late flood of goals after the hour.
• Retegui was named man of the match for two goals and a deft back-heel assist that set up the opener.
• Italy remain third in Group I behind Norway and Israel, and with only the group winner qualifying directly they face a must-win meeting with Israel on neutral ground on Monday.
• Post-match interviews referenced literal motivational 'slaps' in training, a characterization Gattuso publicly rejected while emphasizing work rate and grit.