Italy national team: What happens next ahead of Estonia and Israel | OneFootball

Italy get the World Cup qualifying campaign back underway this week with test against Estonia and Israel scheduled over the next eight days. Here is everything that you need to know ahead of another busy week at Coverciano.

Italy national team schedule: What happens in October

After the conclusion of the most recent round of Serie A fixtures, the Italy internationals will report to the national team training centre at Coverciano on Monday. The majority of the players are expected to arrive late on in the evening, at around 23.00 local time.

Training gets underway on Tuesday. Before then, Gattuso will speak to the media at his press conference at around 13.15 BST (14.15 local time), before having a session with his players at around 15.30 BST. Tuesday’s training session will be open to the press.

SEPTEMBER 05: Gennaro Gattuso during the National anthems prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match against Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)

There will also be training sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, which will be partially open to the media. A selection of players are also expected to sit down for press conferences at around 12.45 BST on Wednesday and Thursday.

There will be one more preparatory training session on Friday morning at 9.00 BST, before the team sets off for Tallinn, where they will take on Estonia at 19.45 on Saturday evening.

The team will head straight to Udine, rather than reporting back to Coverciano, after Saturday’s game against Estonia. Then, the focus will shift to Israel, who will visit the Bluenergy Stadium at 19.45 BST next Tuesday, October 14.