Italy He came out alive from Hungary after a match that seemed aimed at disaster. With suffering, defensive errors and an unexpected outcome, the Azzurra defeated Israel 4-5 And he kept open his chances of reaching the 2026 World Cup. What could be a loud fall ended up becoming a sample of character, although he also exposed the fragility of the team of the team of Gennaro Gattuso.
The meeting had everything: goals on their own door, comeback, defensive faults and somewhat agonized Sandro Tonali In the 91 minute that sealed the triumph. Moise Kean It was key with a double, while Mateo Retegui He shone with three assists that kept Italy afloat. Politano and scraper They also said present on the scoreboard.
Israel, who acted as a local at the Hungary Stadium, did not shrink. With intensity and pressure, he put the Italian team against the strings. He even advanced early thanks to A Locatelli Autogol And later he hit with two goals Peretz. The story seemed condemned to a draw that seriously compromised the World Cup aspirations of Gattuso.
Delirium in Hungary: between fragility and character
The striking thing was the way Italy lived the game. Every Israel’s blow found immediate response, but always with suffering. The 2-2 arrived with another retegui pass and Kean’s definition. Then, Politano completed a brilliant play and Raspadori expanded the advantage. With the 2-4 on the scoreboard it seemed everything resolved, but the Azzurra collapsed again.
A second autogol, this time of Bastoni, He returned hope to Israel. The pressure increased and in the 89th minute, Peretz marked the 4-4 that unleashed the madness in the stadium. The tragedy was around Italy, which resisted thanks to Donnarumma and the defensive sacrifice of his companions.
The outcome came in 91. Tonali He shot from outside the area, the ball made his way between a tangle of players and ended on the network to decree 4-5. Italy survived chaos, added three vital points and placed second in the group with 9 units, matched with Israel and three from Norway.
At the end, Gattuso was overwhelming: “Today has been to die, At first they have surprised us, but when we develop the game we have put them in difficulties. We take the victory, but we are crazy, we have conceded absurd goals. We are too fragile, that is a problem of mine, not the boys. ”
The technician acknowledged that the path to the World Cup is still complex: “We have to improve some things. We must give credit to the boys, who have been able to react to each coup received. There has been a heart and desire to react, although it has not been a great day.”
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