Italy see off Estonia in qualifiers, make it four wins on the bounce | OneFootball

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·11 October 2025

Italy see off Estonia in qualifiers, make it four wins on the bounce

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This Saturday, Italy defeated Estonia 3-1 as visitors in the seventh round of Group I of the European Qualifiers for the World Cup. Thus, they achieved their fourth consecutive victory.

Standings Situation

With the result, Italy reached 12 points and remained in second place in Group I, behind Norway, which has a 100% success rate. Estonia, on the other hand, appears in fourth place with only three points.


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📋 Match Summary

🔵⚪ESTONIA 1 X 3 ITALY🟢🔴

🏆 Competition: 7th round of the group stage of the European Qualifiers 🏟️ Venue: A. Le Coq Arena, in Tallinn 📅 Date: October 11, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 3:45 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

  • ⚽ Moise Kean, 4′ of the 1st half (Italy)
  • Mateo Retegui, 38′ of the 1st half (Italy)
  • ⚽ Francesco Pio Esposito, 29′ of the 2nd half (Italy)
  • ⚽ Rauno Sappinen, 31′ of the 2nd half (Estonia)

How the Game Went

Italy opened the scoring early in the game, at 4 minutes. Moise Kean received from Dimarco on the left and entered the area to beat goalkeeper Karl Hein. At 30 minutes, Mateo Retegui had the chance to extend the lead with a penalty kick but missed.

Still in the first half, at 38 minutes, Retegui redeemed himself and scored the second for the Italians. The number 9 received from Riccardo Orsolini on the right side and shot hard from inside the small area to find the net.

At 29 minutes of the second half, after a cross from Leonardo Spinazzola on the left side, Esposito hit a beautiful first-time shot from the middle of the area to increase the lead. Two minutes later, Rauno Sappinen reduced the deficit for Estonia by taking advantage of a mistake by Donnarumma.

Upcoming Matches

Estonia

  1. Estonia vs. Moldova (8th round of the group stage of the European Qualifiers)
  2. Date and time: 10/14 (Tuesday) at 1:00 PM
  3. Venue: A. Le Coq Arena, in Tallinn

Italy

  1. Italy vs. Israel (8th round of the group stage of the European Qualifiers)
  2. Date and time: 10/14 (Tuesday) at 3:45 PM
  3. Venue: Bluenergy Stadium, in Udine

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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