5-0! Shenfeng made 3 goals alone, the new coach won his debut, Italy blossomed at multiple points, and a life-and-death battle in 3 days

In the fifth round of the first phase of the European qualifiers, Italy played against Estonia at home. In this game, Retgee scored 2 shots and 1 pass, Raspadori made a substitute pass, Keane scored a goal, Italy scored a number of points, defeating his opponent 5-0, and the new coach Gattuso won his debut. Although Italy ranks 11th in FIFA, it only earned 3 points in 1 win and 1 loss in the first two games, 9 points behind Norway, which was the top 2 games in 2 games. It is not difficult to directly advance to the World Cup. Estonia ranks 126th in the world and is a well-known European underdog, with 1 win and 3 losses in the first four rounds, ranking second to last.

This game is Gatuso's first match since taking office. Italy has set up a 442 formation, Retgi and Keane lead the front line, Tonali, Barrera, Zachani and Politano are in the midfield, Bastoni and Calafiori lead the defense, and Donnarumma, who has just transferred to Manchester City, serves as the starting goalkeeper.

In the 4th minute, Italy kicked the offensive, Tonali made a straight pass, Keane made the ball with his heel, and Politano cut inside and shot slightly missed. In the 20th minute, Zachani cut inside from the left and shot hard, Estonian goalkeeper flew to save, Dimarco followed up with a supplementary shot, and was blocked by the opponent again.

In the 29th minute, Keane passed the ball with his heel in the penalty area. Retge fell to the ground while grabbing the point. The Italians will ask for a penalty kick. After hearing the VAR's opinion, the referee signaled the game to continue. In the 38th minute, Di Lorenzo made a cross from the right, Retge struggled to ferry, and Keane had a great opportunity to shoot high.

In the 44th minute, Barrera made a 45° cross, Zachani hit back from the bottom line, Karafiori made another cross, and Retgi headed the ball high again. In injury time, Barrera's long pass was transferred, Politano broke through the right cross, Retgee headed the ball, but was pounced by Hain and then hit the crossbar and bounced out.

Italy had a clear advantage in the first half, with a ball possession rate of up to 73%, and an exaggerated 17-0 shot, but it was never able to convert it into a goal.

The side change and then again, Italy continued to maintain its advantage. In the 55th minute, Dimarco made a cross from the bottom from the left, Keane failed to win the battle, but the opponent's defender cleared the ball, and Tonali volleyed in the air, and the opponent's goalkeeper bravely resolved.

In the 58th minute, Zachani knocked back from the left, Dimarco made a low cross, Retgi hit the heel, the landing point was just right, Keane scored a header in front of the goal, and Italy finally took the lead, 1-0!

In the 59th minute, Zacharni made a long pass with big feet, Keane carried the defender and shot, and then hit the post. In the 63rd minute, Politano made a cross, Retge flew to the top, but was saved by Hein again.

In the 69th minute, Raspadori, who came on the bench, made a cross from the left, Retgi showed his shooting character, shot from outside the penalty area, and staged a good pass and shot, 2-0!

2 minutes later, Italy locked in the victory: Politano made a cross from the right in the counterattack, Retgee headed in the head, Laspadori crossed the fish and jumped to the top and hit it 3-0!

In the 90th minute, Italy locked in the victory: Bastoni made a long pass to instigate the offensive, Cambiaso made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, Retgi scored a goal and headed the ball, 4-0!

In this game, Retge completed a good show of 2 shots and 1 pass, directly participating in 3 goals, and is known as Italy's MVP! Bastoni added icing on the cake in stoppage time, 5-0!

Italy defeated Estonia at home, completed two consecutive wins in the World Cup qualifiers, and continued to rank third in the standings, falling behind Israel by 3 points in one round less. Three days later, the two teams met, and this game was also a life-and-death battle.