Despite being ranked 167th in the world by FIFA, Malta is not being conservative when defending champions Italy are ranked 8th in the world.
In the fifth minute, the Maltese midfielder picked out a cross and Satariano stepped forward in the box to hit the ball, which Donnarumma bravely tipped over the crossbar.
In the 14th minute, Romagnoli met the ball just outside the box and fired a long shot that was parried off the line by the goalkeeper.
In the 15th minute, Italy took a corner kick from the left side, Tonali drove it into the box and Retegui headed it in. Italy 11 minutes. : 0 lead over Luxembourg.
Italy made a passive substitution in the 21st minute when Nyunto was injured and unable to hold on, and was replaced by Griffo.
In the 27th minute, Emerson took the ball on the left side of the box and crossed it to Pessina in front of the goal. Italy 2 points in the 22nd minute. :0 Luxembourg.
In the 29th minute, Di Lorenzo's cross from the right side of the box was parried by the keeper in the middle of the area, and Griever was brought down by a Maltese player as he was about to add to his shot, with VAR intervening to confirm that there was no penalty kick.
In the 69th minute, Italy's right corner kick into the box was headed high by Scaramacca after his reverse hook was parried by the keeper, and Scavini added a header to the top of the net.
Throughout stoppage time, Skamaka took the ball inside the box and hit it over the bar after a series of breakaways.
In the end, thanks to goals from Retegui and Pesina, Italy beat Malta in 2 games away from home: 0 to earn their first victory in the European qualifiers.
After the battle, Italy advances to second place in the Group C standings with 3 points from 2 wins and 1 loss, England is first with 6 points, North Macedonia is third with 1 win and 3 points, Ukraine is fourth with 1 loss and 0 points, and Malta is at the bottom of the table with 2 losses and 0 points. With North Macedonia and Ukraine having played only one round, Italy will need to work tirelessly to guarantee progression.
23-year-old winger Matteo Retegui is an Argentine player naturalized in Italy. He has been playing in the Argentine league. This is his first time representing the Italian national team in a Euro qualifier. He made two consecutive starts and scored twice in a row. There have been recent reports that Inter Milan are planning to bring in Retegui. As a replacement for Lukaku, Boca Juniors may ask for €25 million and will also face competition from AC Milan and Roma!
