Fragile but combative, the Nazional, humiliated by Norway in June (3-0), took hold, thanks to its success against Israel (5-4) this Monday evening in Debrecen (Hungary), its third in four games, of the 2nd place in group I, synonymous with dams for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico (June 11-July 19).
It is now three points behind Norway (12 pts) but is ahead of Israel, who played one more match, thanks to her best goals difference (9 pts, + 5 against + 4).
Gennaro Gattuso, who succeeded Luciano Spalletti after the rout of Oslo, went through all states in Hungary. The coach first saw his team, attractive against Estonia (5-0) three days earlier, take the water to be led 1-0 (16th), then 2-1 (52nd).
Big Italian fear at the end of the match
It then resumed, thanks to a double of Moise Kean (40th, 54th), then thanks to Mateo Politano (62nd) and Giacomo Raspadori (81st) to lead 4 to 2.
But the Azzurri, again feverish, let their opponents return to the scoring in the final with two goals in two minutes (87th, 89th). Italian salvation came in the additional time of Sandro Tonali (90th + 1), with a goal that gives hope to a whole country still traumatized by its absences from the last two World Cups.
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