The coach said goodbye to the game! Laspadori made a contribution, Italy 2-0 Moldova, winning the first World Cup qualifier

In this international competition window, Italy started the journey of the qualifiers for the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup. In the first game, the Blues lost 0-3 away at the feet of Norway team, and encountered a dark opening. Head coach Spalletti also lost trust and will end his career as a coach of the Italian national team after this window. This match day, the game between Italy and Moldova will become Spalletti's farewell battle.

In this game, Italy suppressed Moldova on both offense and defense. With the goals of Laspadori and Cambiaso in the first and second half, they defeated their opponent 2-0 at home, bid farewell to head coach Spalletti with a victory, and also won the first victory of the qualifiers of this World Cup.

[Match Highlights]

Although Italy is in a low point today, the lean camel is bigger than the horse, and in terms of combat effectiveness and competitiveness, it is still far ahead of Moldova, which is only 154th in the world. The two teams have had three direct conversations in the past games, and Italy has maintained a complete victory. The last time they met officially, the Blues won a 3-0 victory, which is also the reason why fans were optimistic about them using a big victory to bid farewell to Spalletti before the game.

In order to defend the home court and win the first World Cup victory, Italy set up a 3511 formation in this game, with starting goalkeepers Donaruma, Ranieri, Bastoni and Di Lorenzo building the back defense, Dimarco, Tonali, Ricci, Vratesi and Cambiaso in the midfield, Laspadori serves as a single midfielder, and Retgi is at the front alone.

[Match Review]

With the referee's whistle, Italy suppressed its opponent on the court, but the first goal was Moldova, who was extremely passive in the field. In the 10th minute, Nikulescu received a cross from the left by his teammate, and headed the ball in front of the goal to break Donarumma's ten fingers. Fortunately, the referee determined that it was offside first, allowing the Blues to avoid the opening of the goal. Italy, which escaped the disaster, almost rewrite the score in the 17th minute. After the set ball in the frontcourt was taken, Ranieri's header hit the crossbar.

In the 40th minute, Italy made a comeback. The cross from the bottom of the left was destroyed by the Moldovan defender, but the clearance was not far away. The ball fell to Laspadori's feet. The latter volleyed to help the Blues take a 1-0 lead. Before the end of the half, after Moldova took a corner kick from the left, the player who was surrounded in front of the goal headed the ball and was cleared by Dimarco's goal line.

For Italy, who was dissatisfied with the lead of one goal, a substitution adjustment was made at the beginning of the second half. Barrera and Orsolini appeared together. In the 50th minute, the Blues expanded their lead. Orsolini, who came on the bench, made a cross from the bottom from the right, and Cambiaso scored in the middle, rewriting the score to 2-0.

In the following time, both teams created opportunities to score on the offensive end, but unfortunately they were unable to grasp the transformation into a goal. In the end, Italy blocked Moldova at home as he wished and won the first victory of the qualifiers of this World Cup.

With the end of this game, Italy has also ended this international match day. In September, they will continue to face the World Cup qualifiers, facing Estonia and Belgium respectively, hoping that they can play better,