Overview

• Moise Kean broke the deadlock in the 58th minute before Mateo Retegui struck twice, with Giacomo Raspadori and Alessandro Bastoni adding late goals.
• Gattuso paired Kean with Retegui from the start in an attacking 4-2-3-1 that pushed full-backs high and stressed pressing and width.
• Retegui was named man of the match with two goals and a back-heel assist, while substitute Raspadori produced an assist and a goal within about 90 seconds.
• Italy remain third in Group I on six points behind Norway (12) and Israel (9), both with a game more, and play Israel on Sept 8 in Debrecen, Hungary.
• The coach framed the win around grit over pure quality, as players described literal motivational “slaps” in training that he later downplayed.