Mixed fortunes for Mateo Retegui with the Italy squad | OneFootball

The Argentine missed a penalty and then scored one of the three goals for the Azzurra, who won in Tallinn. Spain beat Georgia and Portugal defeated Ireland.

The Argentine Mateo Retegui scored one of the goals with which Italy defeated Estonia 3-1 on Saturday 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 striker took charge of a penalty at the 30th minute 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 sent it in, scoring the second goal for the peninsular team, who were already ahead thanks to a goal from Moise Kean. Francesco Pio Espósito, in the second half, extended the lead for the Italians and Rauno Sappinen pulled one back for the hosts.

With this victory, Italy has 12 points and is six behind Norway, who lead with 18 and are moving steadily toward direct qualification. Meanwhile, Italy seems resigned to playing in the mini-tournament that will be contested by the best runners-up.

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