Estonia 1-3 Italy
Updated
Italy won: Estonia 1-3 Italy in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 7) on Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn. Estonia goals: Rauno Sappinen 76'. Italy goals: Moise Kean 5', Mateo Retegui 38', Francesco Pio Esposito 74'. Expected goals: 0.97-2.31. Possession: 36-64. Player of the match: Sandro Tonali (8.4).
Match report
Italy beat Estonia 3-1
Italy got the better of Estonia 3-1 away from home at A. Le Coq Arena on Saturday 11 October in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Moise Kean put Italy ahead on 5' (0-1), Mateo Retegui made it 0-2 on 38', Francesco Pio Esposito made it 0-3 on 74' and Rauno Sappinen pulled one back for Estonia on 76' (1-3).
Estonia had 36% of the ball, shots were 2-24 (1-9 on target) and expected goals finished 0.97-2.31. Italy were the better side on chances, too.
Sandro Tonali (Italy) was player of the match with an 8.4 rating.
Attendance: 11,913. Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük.
Match stats
| Estonia | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 36 | 64 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.97 | 2.31 |
| Total shots | 2 | 24 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 9 |
| Touches in opposition box | 6 | 40 |
| Big chances | 1 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 247 (76%) | 507 (88%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Corners | 0 | 8 |
| Total shots | 2 | 24 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 9 |
| Blocked shots | 0 | 7 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 2 | 17 |
Lineups
Estonia (4-2-3-1): Karl Hein, Rasmus Peetson, Maksim Paskotsi, Märten Kuusk, Joseph Saliste, Rocco Shein, Kevor Palumets, Mattias Käit, Markus Soomets, Robi Saarma, Alex Tamm
Italy (3-4-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Riccardo Orsolini, Nicolo Barella, Sandro Tonali, Federico Dimarco, Giacomo Raspadori, Mateo Retegui, Moise Kean
Key events
- 5' · Goal · Moise Kean (Italy)
- 12' · Yellow card · Nicolo Barella (Italy)
- 15' · Substitution · Francesco Pio Esposito for Moise Kean (Italy)
- 29' · Yellow card · Märten Kuusk (Estonia)
- 38' · Goal · Mateo Retegui (Italy)
- 41' · Yellow card · Kevor Palumets (Estonia)
- 46' · Substitution · Michael Schjønning-Larsen for Kevor Palumets (Estonia)
- 46' · Substitution · Vlasiy Sinyavskiy for Joseph Saliste (Estonia)
- 59' · Yellow card · Rasmus Peetson (Estonia)
- 62' · Substitution · Andrea Cambiaso for Riccardo Orsolini (Italy)
- 62' · Substitution · Leonardo Spinazzola for Giacomo Raspadori (Italy)
- 62' · Substitution · Rauno Sappinen for Alex Tamm (Estonia)
- 62' · Substitution · Karol Mets for Märten Kuusk (Estonia)
- 72' · Yellow card · Alessandro Bastoni (Italy)
- 74' · Goal · Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy)
- 76' · Goal · Rauno Sappinen (Estonia)
- 78' · Substitution · Davide Frattesi for Nicolo Barella (Italy)
- 78' · Substitution · Bryan Cristante for Mateo Retegui (Italy)
- 83' · Substitution · Karel Mustmaa for Rocco Shein (Estonia)
- 84' · Yellow card · Andrea Cambiaso (Italy)
- 87' · Yellow card · Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Estonia vs Italy?
Italy won, 1-3 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sat, 11 Oct 2025.
When and where is Estonia vs Italy?
Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 18:45 UTC at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.