Immediately after the opening whistle, coach Gennaro Gattuso and his team proactively pushed up their formation to look for an early opening goal. Scamacca and Cambiaso both had good chances but their shots were inaccurate or were brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Kozhukhar.
Despite creating a dominant game with a series of attacks, "Azzurri" still could not penetrate Moldova's defense in the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, Italy continued to increase the pressure and sent more attacking players to change the tempo. That effort was only rewarded in the 88th minute, when Dimarco crossed the ball accurately for Mancini to head in to open the score.
In the 90+2 minute, Francesco Pio Esposito ended the match with a decisive goal, bringing home a valuable 2-0 victory.
These three points helped Italy rise to 18 points, just one win behind the top team Norway before the final round - keeping the hope of a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
In the decisive match on November 17, Italy will host Haaland and his teammates in a match considered the "final" of Group I.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/ket-qua-bong-da-moldova-vs-italia-vong-loai-world-cup-2026-2303788.html
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