Italy wins 2-0 against Moldova - Spalletti’s farewell after printing!

Italy wins 2-0 against Moldova - Spalletti’s farewell after printing!

Reggio Emilia, Italien - Italy has impressively said goodbye to her trainer Luciano Spalletti by defeating Moldova in Reggio Emilia 2-0. Spalletti, who has headed the Italian national team since September 2023, came under pressure after the disappointing round of round of 16 at the EM 2023. After a defeat against Norway, association president Gabriele Gravina informed him a few days earlier. In his last game, Italy performed a dominant performance to regain the fans with a positive result. On June 9, 2025, the Kleine Zeitung reports that Luciano Spalletti was able to achieve a decent result with the national team when he said goodbye and thus rounded off the last impression of a difficult chapter for the team.

In the course of the game against Moldova, there were unfortunately some unhappy moments at the beginning. A header from Ion Nicolaescu in the 10th minute was revoked because of offside, and Luca Ranieri hit the inner post in the 17th minute. But in the 40th minute it was Giacomo Raspadori who finally took the lead for Italy. Shortly before half -time, Gianluigi Donnarumma prevented another goal when he defended a shot from Oleg Reabciuk in the 43rd minute. Federico Dimarco also did not miss the opportunity to clarify a header from Daniel Dumbravanu on the line in the 45th minute, which attests to the team a strong defensive performance.

Italy secures important victory

The second half was also characterized by Italian superiority. Andrea Cambiaso made it 2-0 in the 50th minute when he scored after a cross from Riccardo Orsolini. With this, the team was able to solidly dominate the game under Spalletti's last lead and collect important points, while the fans still worry about the team's clumsy progress in the European Championship qualification. In contrast to this, the Norwegians remained unstable on this day, despite a strong Erling Haaland, who scored the decisive goal against Italy in a previous game and thus secured the team a six points in play against Israel.

The continuation of the European Championship qualification will be of crucial importance for Italy. According to information from Fussballwm2022.com, the team was divided into group C for the 2024 UEFA European Championship, where they will meet strong opponents such as England, Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta. With the upcoming opening game on June 14, 2024 in Germany, the anticipation for the tournament is already tangible.

EM qualification and challenges for the future

The qualification phase shows that Italy has to compete against strong nations in the upcoming European Championship qualification. In their group, they are under pressure to prevail against the achievements of England and Russia. Hansi Flick, national coach in Germany, has announced that his team will not take part in the European Championship qualification in order to focus on other international challenges. Italy may open this new opportunities, but the pressure on the team and the new coach is all the greater, as current developments show.

It remains to be seen how the Italian national team will deal with the upcoming qualification under a new leadership. The previous services had been mixed, and the memories of the EM 2023 and the dismissal of Spalletti were strongly on the team. The fans hope that Italy will come back more in the future to deliver a better performance in both the European Championship qualification and in the European Championship.