"Italy dominated the first half, managing 17 shots to Estonia's zero, but they were guilty of some wasteful finishing, with Kean blazing over on the half-volley from 10 yards. Mateo Politano missed with a thumping header and the same man crossed for Retegui right at the end of the half, but his header was tipped onto the crossbar and over by Karl Hein."
"Sandro Tonali saw a sweetly-hit volley saved by Hein before Kean finally nodded in the opener after Retegui flicked on Federico Dimarco's cross, and the Fiorentina man then bent another effort against the post just before the hour mark. Mattia Zaccagni saw a point-blank header saved by Hein and curled wide of the right post from the edge of the area before Retegui drilled into the bottom left-corner from inside the D to double Italy's lead after 69 minutes."
Gennaro Gattuso began as Italy head coach with a 5-0 World Cup qualifying win over Estonia in Bergamo. All five goals arrived in the second half: Mateo Retegui scored twice, while Moise Kean, Giacomo Raspadori and Alessandro Bastoni also scored. Italy dominated the first half with 17 shots to Estonia's zero but wasted several chances. Karl Hein made multiple saves, including tipping Retegui's header onto the crossbar and denying efforts from Sandro Tonali and Mattia Zaccagni. Retegui's second and Bastoni's injury-time header completed the rout. The victory leaves Italy six points behind Norway in Group I but with a game in hand. Luciano Spalletti had left after a 3-0 defeat to Norway and briefly managed Moldova before Gattuso replaced him.
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