Israel tests the 'cat effect'

Italy started on Friday the 'Era Gattuso' With an exciting 5-0 to Estonia. A triumph that tonight must give continuity In Debrecen (Hungary) against Israel not to fall in panic before the possibility of being out of the third consecutive World Cup.

Italy is very difficult to finish first of group I and achieve the direct pass to the 2026 World Cup. Norway, who receives Moldavia tomorrow, the direct, With 12 points in 4 games, And they follow him Israel, with 9, and Italy, with 6 but in 3 games played.

Will Retegui and Kean repeat?

Hence the importance of Italy win today in search of second place and play it once again in the play. The big doubt is if Gennaro Gattuso will repeat in tip with Mateo Retegui and Moise Kean, which scored two and a goal respectively to Estonia. In the midfielder Mattia Zaccagni It will not repeat as a holder due to discomfort.

Israel, more difficult than Estonia

Gattuso warned yesterday that Israel is a more difficult opponent that Estonia. “In his last six games, Israel has won five and has lost against Norway without deserving it,” He recalled in reference at 2-4 in Debrecen last March. In the rest of the meetings in this qualifying phase He beat Estonia twice (2-1 and 1-3) and Moldova (0-4).

“We will have to be very, very careful with their transitions, because they hurt you: they have energy, vivacity and technical quality,” Analyzed Gattuso. “The question is not whether or not to play with two strikers centers: it is how to play in your field and how to manage ball losses and give them space.”

Gattuso believes that tandem Retegui-Kanan «It can work even with Kean moving by band, we just need to find a little more balance. They work well together, they give us depth, and even when they connect the game, they help us develop it in a certain way. You just have to know that it will be a game with completely different characteristics than Friday ».

Tonali: «Gattuso will want it to be like him in the field»

For its part, Sandro Tonali It emphasizes that Italy, with the arrival of Gattuso, Go to the field «To have fun together. This week we have demonstrated desire and passion: they were already there, but with low mood. We have woken them up. It was evident against Estonia: after 60 minutes, we maintained a positive attitude and never lost the concentration, without losing the courage to try to play, even when the ball weighed ».

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The secret, he explained The Newcastle midfielder and key piece in the center of the field of Italy, is that “Gattuso will ensure that each one of us is like him in the field.”

Probable alignments

Nagyerdei Stadion De Debrecen (Hungary). 20.45 hours (UEFA.TV)

Israel: Daniel Peretz; DASA, Dor Peretz, Lemkin, Nachmias, Revivo; Biton, Eliel Peretz, Gloukh, Solomon; Baribo
Selector: Ran Ben Simon
Italy: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Calafiori, Bastoni, Dimarco or Cambiaso; Barella, Locatelli, Tonali; Politano, Kean, scraper
Selector: Gennaro Gattuso
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Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)