Italy Beats Estonia 3–1, Setting Up Key Israel Test in World Cup Qualifying
Norway's perfect six-win start leaves Italy targeting second place via the playoff.
Overview
- Italy moved to 12 points with goals from Moise Kean, Mateo Retegui and Pio Esposito in Tallinn, winning 3–1 over Estonia.
- Kean opened the scoring before leaving with an ankle injury, Retegui had a penalty saved then scored later in the first half, and Esposito netted his first senior international goal after the break.
- Estonia pulled one back when Gianluigi Donnarumma spilled a cross for Rauno Sappinen to finish.
- Norway leads Group I on 18 points from six games after a 5–0 win over Israel, leaving Italy three points ahead of Israel with a game in hand and a large goal-difference gap to Norway.
- Italy hosts Israel on Tuesday in Udine, where a win would clinch at least a playoff berth according to the competition scenario reported.