Result Italy 2 – 0 Moldova, Monday 9 June 2025, World Cup Qualification

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            Italy 2 – 0 Moldova

40′ Giacomo Raspadori
50′ Andrea Cambiaso

🏆👉  The time for redemption has come. Italy defeated Moldova for the World Cup Qualification on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Italy.  The Luciano Spalletti era concludes with a win, but it wasn’t without its challenges. Even with the victory, the gap remains smaller than that achieved by Norway and Estonia, and the team’s performance was far from convincing. Italy faced numerous challenges from Moldova. To put it bluntly, it was excessive considering the caliber of the opponents. Moldova even took an early lead with a goal from Nicolaescu, which was ruled out for offside.

The Azzurri attempted to mount an attack, but their approach was too sluggish, making it difficult to penetrate Moldova’s low defensive block. A moment of brilliance from Giacomo Raspadori was necessary, as he scored with a fantastic long-range shot to put Italy in the lead. At the start of the second half, Andrea Cambiaso added a second goal, aided by a misjudged play from Avram. Following the second goal, the Azzurri gradually lost momentum, failing to generate significant threats, while Moldova grew in confidence and came close to scoring on a couple of occasions.

The FIGC Federation will have the entire summer to find the right successor for Spalletti, someone who can guide the national team to the 2026 World Cup. The qualifiers will resume in September with back-to-back matches against Estonia and Israel.

The game …

Italy takes the lead in the 40th minute. A combination play between Dimarco and Ranieri led to a cross from the Fiorentina defender, which was blocked. The ball found its way to Giacomo Raspadori, who struck it on the fly with his right foot, scoring a stunning goal.

👉🇮🇹 Italy 1 – 0 Moldova 🇲🇩 40th minute ⚽️ goal by Giacomo Raspadori for @Azzurri_En with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.https://t.co/fRYDDqkEBE#ItaliaMoldova #ITAMDA #ItalianSerieA

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 9, 2025

Too smooth from Giacomo Raspadori for Italy’s opener 🇮🇹😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/UeOowoffPp

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 9, 2025

A sweet hit 🍬#ITAMDA #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/xpJYrbkURg

— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) June 9, 2025

Italy scores its second goal in the 50th minute.  Riccardo Orsolini makes a run on the right, but Davide Frattesi mishandles the ball, allowing it to reach Andrea Cambiaso, who then beats Avram. The Azzurri now have a two-goal advantage.

9 – Since his debut with Italy (4th June 2021), Giacomo #Raspadori has scored the most goals for the Azzurri: 9. Jack.#ItaliaMoldova pic.twitter.com/mFVuqH4fYE

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) June 9, 2025

👉🇮🇹 Italy 2 – 0 Moldova 🇲🇩 50th minute ⚽️ goal by Andrea Cambiaso for @Azzurri_En with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by Davide Frattesi.#ITAMDA #ItalianSerieA #ItaliaMoldova https://t.co/0FcmINCLGK

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 9, 2025

Italy finds the back of the net again to go up 2-0 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/Nj06vU2tOc

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 9, 2025

Stats before the game

The historical data favors Italy in their encounters with Moldova: they have faced each other five times, with four of those being World Cup qualifiers and one a friendly, all victories for the Azzurri. The total score stands at 15-2; the only teams against which Italy has a perfect record, having played more matches, are Malta (10/10) and Estonia (7/7).

This is a significant challenge for Luciano Spalletti, who will be coaching the Italian national team for the final time after his dismissal following the trip to Oslo. The coach aims to bid farewell to the Azzurri with a victory, reigniting hopes for direct qualification and wrapping up his coaching tenure on a high note.

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Italy official starting lineup against Moldova

👉First half 🇮🇹 Italy 1 – 0 Moldova 🇲🇩
World Cup Qualifying

⚽️ Goals: 40′ Giacomo Raspadori (I)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 0

✅ Shots on goal: Italy 2, Moldova 2
✅ Corners: Italy 3, Moldova 4
✅ Saves: Italy 1, Moldova 1

✍ Ball Possession: 72% @Azzurri_En and 28% Moldova… https://t.co/bF6p3vg80r

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 9, 2025

👉Result 🇮🇹 Italy 2 – 0 Moldova 🇲🇩
World Cup Qualifying

⚽️ Goals: 40′ Giacomo Raspadori (I), 50′ Andrea Cambiaso (I)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 71′ Ion Nicolaescu (M), 85′ Davide Frattesi (I)

✅ Shots on goal: Italy 7, Moldova 7
✅ Corners: Italy 7, Moldova 6
✅ Saves: Italy… https://t.co/UfyJufGSJS

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 9, 2025

Photo via x.com/Azzurri_En

 2026 World Cup Qualifying

Result  🇮🇹 Italy 2 – 0 Moldova  🇲🇩
Monday 9 June 2025
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy

20:45

Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
VAR: Lionel Tschudi SUI
AVAR: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin ROU

⚽️ Goals:  40′ Giacomo Raspadori (I), 50′ Andrea Cambiaso (I)

🟨 Yellow Cards: 71′ Ion Nicolaescu (M), 85′ Davide Frattesi (I)

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

Lineup ITALIA (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Ranieri; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Ricci, Tonali, Dimarco; Raspadori; Retegui.

Subs: Meret, Carnesecchi, Coppola, Rovella, Fatti, Orsolini, Maldini, Udogie, Casadei, Rugani, Lucca, Barella.

Coach: Luciano Spalletti

Lineup MOLDOVA (3-4-3): Avram; Baboglo, Mudrac, Dumbravanu; Platica, Ionita, Bodisteanu, Reabciuk; Caimacov, Nicolaescu, Postolachi.

Subs: Straistari, Cojuhar, Bors, Posmac, Dros, Motpan, Damascan, Motoc, Stefan, Stina, Perciun, Bitca.

Coach: Serghei Clescenco

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