Comments and predictions for Israel vs Italy: Spectacular comeback
The match between Israel vs Italy in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 1:45 a.m. on September 9. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Israel vs Italy team information
After Spalletti's three-man defence failed, Italy reverted to a four-man defence against Estonia, and are likely to stick with that in front of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Up front, Mateo Retegui – Serie A's top scorer in the 2024-25 season, who just scored a double – is likely to continue alongside Moise Kean, although Gattuso could reinforce the midfield when facing a tougher opponent.
Gianluca Scamacca withdrew from the squad with a knee injury. Instead, Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) was given his debut in the final half in Bergamo, while Giacomo Raspadori (Atletico Madrid) made a big impression from the bench and will compete for a starting place.
Israel are likely to stick with the same line-up after their recent win, with Dor Peretz, Manor Solomon and Oscar Gloukh (Ajax) supporting the centre-forward.
Tai Baribo started against Moldova and scored in the second half, but Dor Turgeman is another attacking option that coach Ran Ben Shimon is considering.
Captain and right-back Eli Dasa is currently without a club after leaving Dynamo Moscow, and his fitness will be severely tested by the advances of Federico Dimarco and Mattia Zaccagni on Italy's left flank.
Latest expected lineup Israel vs Italy
Israel:Skin. Peretz; Dasa, Lemkin, Nachmias, Revivo; Due. Peretz, E. Peretz; Biton, Gloukh, Solomon; Baribo
Italy:Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco; Barella, Locatelli, Tonali; Politano, Retegui, Zaccagni
Latest Israel vs Italy football commentary
After two consecutive failures in World Cup qualifying, Italy began their journey to end 12 years of sadness with a heavy 0-3 loss to Norway, ending Luciano Spalletti's reign and leaving them far behind in Group I.
Spalletti ended his tenure with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Moldova, before handing over the reins to new coach Gennaro Gattuso, who has been tasked with reviving the Azzurri and preventing a third successive World Cup exit.
With a nine-point gap and two games in hand, Italy went into this month's international fixtures in a chasing position. The first task was accomplished when they overcame Estonia with a thumping 5-0 win on Friday.
After breaking the deadlock in the 59th minute, Gattuso's side scored five goals in a row in Bergamo: Moise Kean opened the scoring, Mateo Retegui scored twice, Giacomo Raspadori came on to score and then assisted Alessandro Bastoni to seal the win in stoppage time.
The Kean-Retegui strike pair created plenty of chances, with a total of 40 shots, demonstrating La Nazionale's strong attacking intent at home. However, the upcoming challenge at the Nagyerdei Stadion promises to be much more difficult.
If Norway continue to hold on to their top spot to secure a direct ticket, Italy's biggest rival in the race for a play-off spot will be Israel.
Israel have lost all six of their previous meetings with Italy, including two 2018 World Cup qualifiers and two defeats in last year's UEFA Nations League. However, they head into Monday's decisive game with a three-point advantage over Italy and still have a chance of finishing second in the group.
In their most recent match, Israel won 4-0 away to Moldova thanks to a brace of goals in both halves, with Dor Peretz opening the scoring. This result kept them close to the top team Norway.
Ran Ben Shimon's side are aiming for their first World Cup appearance since 1970. After three wins and a 4-2 defeat to Norway, they are getting closer to their goal, and need just a point against Italy to secure second place in the group.
Latest Israel vs Italy score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Israel vs Italyas follows:
- Sportsmole:Israel 2-3 Italy
- WhoScore:Israel 1-2 Italy
- Our newspaper predicts:Israel 1-2 Italy
When and where to watch Israel vs Italy live?
To watch the live match between Israel and Italy in the World Cup qualifiers taking place at 1:45 a.m. on September 9, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing you happy football watching moments.
