The 26-year-old striker scored 2 goals! Italy surge: 5 consecutive wins, ranked second, the group leader won all 6 games

A group match in the first stage of the European World Cup qualifiers begins. Italy, ranked 10th in the world, faces Israel at home. Italy achieved 4 wins and 1 loss in its first five group matches. This result ranked Italy second in the group, suppressed by Norway, which had won 6 games. For Italy, it is not easy to squeeze out Norway. After all, Norway is in perfect condition. Now Italy faces Israel. Italy narrowly won 5-4 in the first round. This time, Italy, which had home field advantage, won a great victory, sweeping Israel 3-0 to complete a double defeat!

In this game, Italy has a 352 formation. Raspadori and Retegui formed a forward double. Cambiasso, Barrera, Locatelli, Tonali and Dimarco partnered in the midfield 5. The back three of Di Lorenzo, Gianluca Mancini and Calafiore started. Donnarumma serves as the starting goalkeeper. The Italian starting lineup is worth a total of 412 million euros. The total value of Israel's starting lineup is 61.05 million euros.

Not long after the game started, Retegui got a chance in the middle of the penalty area, but unfortunately his shot missed. Subsequently, Cambiaso forced an inward shot, but it also missed. 8 minutes later, Gloch took a shot from the middle and missed. In the 27th minute, Israel launched a sharp counterattack. Solomon fired an angry shot from the right side of the penalty area, and goalkeeper Donnarumma saved the ball to resolve the danger. Near the end of the half, Retegui created a penalty kick opportunity, and he personally took the penalty to help Italy take the lead. At halftime, Italy 1-0 Israel.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Italy took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Pio Esposito came on as a substitute and replaced Raspadori. Eight minutes later, Barrera volleyed in the penalty area and kicked away. Subsequently, Groch got another good chance, this time his shot was resolved by the goalkeeper. In the 65th minute, Cambiaso scored, but it was disallowed for offside. In the 74th minute, Italy scored again! It was Retegui's goal again, his shot hit the dead center! In stoppage time, Gianluca Mancini scored with a header. In the end, Italy defeated Israel 3-0.

The 26-year-old forward Retegui was undoubtedly the best player in the game. He took 5 shots, scored 2 goals, sent 2 key passes, and made 3 steals. Italy achieved a 5-game winning streak, with 5 wins and 1 loss in 6 group matches, scoring 15 points and ranking second. Norway, the group leader, won all 6 games and scored 18 points, 3 points more than Italy.