Italy wins 2-0 against Moldova - Spalletti says goodbye!

Italy wins 2-0 against Moldova - Spalletti says goodbye!

Reggio Emilia, Italien - Italy said goodbye on June 9, 2025 with a 2-0 victory against Moldau from Luciano Spalletti's trainer era. This success in Reggio Emilia gives the Azzurri new hope of participating in the FIFA World Championship 2026. Despite the positive end, the Italian national team had its difficulties in the previous games.

The separation of Spalletti was announced after a 0: 3 defeat against Norway. Possible successors for him are Claudio Ranieri, most recently coach of AS Rome, and Stefano Pioli, who worked at Al-Nassr FC. Spalletti had to watch his team fought in the group phase of the World Cup qualification.

detailed qualification

In the current World Cup qualification, Italy plays in Group I, which also includes Norway, Moldova, Estonia and Israel. The group winner receives a direct ticket to the World Cup, while the second has to go to the playoffs. Norway is currently with 12 points at the top of the table after they were last successful in a narrow 1-0 win against Estonia. Erling Haaland scored the decisive goal for the Norwegians.

Italy lost to Norway at the beginning of the qualification on June 6, 2025, which made the starting position even more difficult. The game against Moldova turned out to be tough. Although the Italian players had more possession, the first great chance belonged to the Moldovian player Ion Nicolaescu, whose header was whistled back from offside in the 13th minute. Shortly before half -time it was Giacomo Raspadori who netted 1-0 for Italy. Andrea Cambiaso made the final score of 2: 0 in the 50th minute.

Important results of the group

The results of the other games in the group illustrate the competitive situation:

• Norway won 1-0
against Estonia
• Belgium won 4: 3 against Wales, although they played a 3-0 lead.
• Croatia celebrated a clear 5: 1 victory against the Czech Republic.

Italy will continue to be challenged in their upcoming qualification games. The next dates are September 5 against Estonia and September 8 against Israel, followed by further encounters until the end of the group in November 2025.

ZU total shows that the squad planning and the future strategy of Italian football will be of great importance, especially in view of the upcoming playoffs for which Italy has to qualify, it should not achieve first place. The time will show how the Azzurri will develop under a new trainer.

For more information about the upcoming games and the group phase, the data can be read on Football Italia , while the details on the separation of Spalletti and the last games of the national team in Süddeutsche are available.