The Italian team regained its balance in the European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, after its deserved victory over the Moldova team, 2-0, in the match they gathered on Monday evening at the Gijlio Stadium, in the fourth round of Group Ninth.
Rasparadori and Cambiasu lead Azuri to win
The match started with a relative caution on both sides, before Rasradori broke the stalemate in the 40th minute, when he hit a powerful ball that inhabited the net of Moldova, to give “Al -Azuri” a moral advantage at the end of the first half. At the beginning of the second half, Andrea Campyasu strengthened the result with the second goal in the 50th minute, to secure the three points for the benefit of Al -Talian.
Spalletti bid farewell to Al -Azuri with victory
The match witnessed a moment of farewell to coach Luciano Spalletti, who announced that Moldova’s confrontation will be his last with the Italian national team, to conclude his mission with an important victory that restores balance after the heavy defeat against Norway in the previous round with three clean.
The formation of the Italian team in the meeting
Al -Azuri entered the match with a formation that includes:
Goalkeeping: Gianluigi Donnaroma
Defense line: De Lorenzo, Bastoni, Ranieri, Campyasu
Midfield: Fratisi, Richie, Tonali
The offensive line: Demarko, Retigi, Rasparadori
Group arrangement and upcoming challenges
With this victory, the Italian team raised its score to 3 points, to occupy the third place in the ninth group, while the Moldova team remained in the bottom of the standings without any point after receiving the fourth consecutive defeat. It is reported that Italy was absent from the two opening rounds because of its participation in the European League quarter -finals, before bid farewell to the competitions by Germany.
A heavy loss is a turn
Italy’s loss of three clean goals against Norway was historical, as it is the first time in the history of the national team during which it receives three goals in the first half in the World Cup qualifiers, which prompted the technical staff to rearrange the papers in the Moldova match.
