Mixed fortunes for Mateo Retegui with the Italy squad | OneFootball

The Argentine missed a penalty and then scored one of Azzurra’s three goals in their win in Tallinn. Spain beat Georgia and Portugal beat Ireland.

Argentine Mateo Retegui scored one of the goals on Saturday as Italy defeated Estonia 3–1 in Group I of the European Qualifiers on the road to the 2026 World Cup.

In a match played in the city of Tallinn, the Buenos Aires–born forward took a penalty at the 30-minute mark of the first half, but Estonian goalkeeper Karl Hein, teammate of Argentine defender Julián Malatini at Werder Bremen, got a hand to it, the ball hit the post and went out to the side.

Eight minutes later, Retegui received a pass from Riccardo Orsolini and buried it, scoring the second goal for the peninsula’s national team, which was already ahead thanks to a strike from Moise Kean. Francesco Pio Esposito, in the second half, extended the lead for the Italians, and Rauno Sappinen pulled one back for the hosts.

With this win, Italy has 12 points and sits six behind Norway, which leads with 18 and is marching firmly toward direct qualification. Meanwhile, Italy seems resigned to playing the mini-tournament to be contested by the best runners-up.

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