One Italy player did not train after 5-0 Estonia victory | OneFootball

Gennaro Gattuso had almost all of his players available to him as Italy prepare to take on Israel in World Cup qualification on Monday evening, but there was one player who trained separately on Sunday following the 5-0 win over Estonia on Friday night.

Italy picked up a 5-0 win over Estonia in their third match of 2026 World Cup qualification on Friday evening. They will look to leapfrog Israel into second place in the group standings when the two nations go up against each other on Monday.

The Azzurri trained on Sunday morning and are due to fly out to Hungary, where the Israel match will take place, at around 14.30 BST, before Gattuso addresses the media in the early evening.

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BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Players of Italy during the National Anthem during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)

The 11 players who started the Estonia match on Friday were in recovery on Saturday, but an almost-full group took to the pitch for training on Sunday.

Gattuso had all of his players available for Sunday’s training session, aside from Gianluca Scamacca, who withdrew from the squad with a knee issue prior to the Estonia match.

Gattuso was also without Mattia Zaccagni, who trained separately in the gym as he is still feeling the after-effects of an impact blow he suffered against Estonia.

BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Coach Gennaro Gattuso looks on prior to 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)

The players who did train on Sunday were separated into two groups for part of the session. One included Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Calafiori, Federico Gatti, Andrea Cambiaso, Sandro Tonali, Nicolo Barella, Nicolo Rovella, Giovanni Fabbian, Daniel Maldini, Mateo Retegui and Francesco Pio Esposito.

The other group was made up of Alessandro Bastoni, Gianluca Mancini, Giovanni Leoni, Raoul Bellanova, Federico Dimarco, Manuel Locatelli, Davide Frattesi, Matteo Politano, Riccardo Orsolini, Giacomo Raspadori and Moise Kean.

The team also took part in a training match against Empoli’s Primavera side according to updates from ANSA.