Moldova 0-2 Italy

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Moldova

0-1-6

Italy

6-0-1

Gianluca Mancini 88'
Pio Esposito 90'+2'

0:2

📍 Stadionul Zimbru

Timeline

Daniel Dumbravanu
2'
Ioan-Calin Revenco
28'
First Half ends,
Stefan Bîtca
↓ Oleg Reabciuk
55'
Vitalie Damascan
↓ Virgiliu Postolachi
55'
Victor Bogaciuc
↓ Sergiu Perciun
61'
65'
Pio Esposito
↓ Giacomo Raspadori
65'
Mateo Retegui
↓ Gianluca Scamacca
75'
Federico Dimarco
↓ Andrea Cambiaso
75'
Matteo Politano
↓ Riccardo Orsolini
Vladimir Fratea
↓ Ion Nicolaescu
75'
Stefan Bodistean
↓ Vadim Rata
75'
82'
Davide Frattesi
↓ Mattia Zaccagni
88'
Gianluca Mancini0-1
🅰 Federico Dimarco
90'+2'
Pio Esposito0-2
🅰 Matteo Politano
Mihail Stefan
90'+5'

Game leaders

Moldova

Total ShotsI. Nicolaescu1
Accurate PassesA. Ionita19
SavesA. Kozhukhar8

Italy

Total ShotsP. Esposito5
Accurate PassesB. Cristante109

Stats

MoldovaItaly

Possession

23%

77%

3Shots28

1Shots on target9

1Blocked shots8

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 13 November
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru · Chisinau, Moldova
Referee: Mykola Balakin
Attendance: 9,526
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

MoldovaDLLLL

L@Italy2-0
LvsIsrael4-0
L@Norway11-1
L

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Norway	8	8	0	0	:	+32	24
2	Italy	8	6	0	2	:	+9	18

147Accurate passes635

ItalyWWWWW

WvsMoldova2-0
WvsEstonia5-0
W@Israel5-4
W@Estonia3-1
WvsIsrael3-0

Head to head

ITA leads series 4-0

9 Jun 25Italy2-0Moldova
7 Oct 20Italy6-0Moldova
12 Oct 05Italy2-1Moldova
8 Sept 04Moldova0-1Italy

147Accurate passes635

17↓Orsolini

10↓Raspadori

20↓Zaccagni

23Kozhukhar

19Dumbravanu

2↓Reabciuk

14Craciun

3Stefan

4Revenco

7Ionita

22↓Rata

21↓Perciun

17↓Postolachi

9↓Nicolaescu

Substitutes · Moldova

8Stefan Bodistean↑
10Vitalie Damascan↑
18Victor Bogaciuc↑
1Emil Timbur
6Stefan Bîtca↑
20Sergiu Platica
13Vladimir Fratea↑
16Danila Forov
12Cristian Avram
15Ion Bors
11Mihail Caimacov
5Catalin Cucos

Substitutes · Italy

3Federico Dimarco↑
6Samuele Ricci
13Matteo Gabbia
15Davide Frattesi↑
22Giovanni Di Lorenzo
12Marco Carnesecchi
18Pio Esposito↑⚽
9Mateo Retegui↑
5Manuel Locatelli
1Gianluigi Donnarumma

90'

Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Italy).

89'

Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

88'

Goal! Moldova 0, Italy 1. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.

87'

Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.

86'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

85'

Delay in match because of an injury Vitalie Damascan (Moldova).

84'

Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'

Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).

82'

Substitution, Italy. Davide Frattesi replaces Mattia Zaccagni.

81'

Offside, Moldova. Vitalie Damascan is caught offside.

80'

Foul by Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova).

80'

Federico Dimarco (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.

78'

Attempt saved. Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Italy). Assisted by Artur Ionita.

77'

Attempt saved. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova). Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.

75'

Substitution, Moldova. Stefan Bodisteanu replaces Vadim Rata.

75'

Substitution, Moldova. Vladimir Fratea replaces Ion Nicolaescu.

75'

Substitution, Italy. Matteo Politano replaces Riccardo Orsolini.

75'

Substitution, Italy. Federico Dimarco replaces Andrea Cambiaso.

74'

Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Italy).

74'

Attempt blocked. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.

72'

Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova). Assisted by Gianluca Mancini with a cross.

71'

Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova). Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.

71'

Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova).

70'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Victor Bogaciuc.

68'

Raoul Bellanova (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.

68'

Foul by Stefan Bîtca (Moldova).

66'

Vadim Rata (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Italy).

66'

Raoul Bellanova (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Foul by Stefan Bîtca (Moldova).

65'

Substitution, Italy. Mateo Retegui replaces Gianluca Scamacca.

65'

Substitution, Italy. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Giacomo Raspadori.

62'

Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.

61'

Substitution, Moldova. Victor Bogaciuc replaces Sergiu Perciun.

60'

Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni with a cross.

60'

Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno.

58'

Stefan Bîtca (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.

58'

Foul by Raoul Bellanova (Italy).

58'

Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Bryan Cristante (Italy).

55'

Substitution, Moldova. Vitalie Damascan replaces Virgiliu Postolachi.

55'

Substitution, Moldova. Stefan Bîtca replaces Oleg Reabciuk because of an injury.

55'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

54'

Delay in match because of an injury Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).

54'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Daniel Dumbravanu.

53'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Daniel Dumbravanu.

52'

Attempt blocked. Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

50'

Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

50'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

49'

Delay in match because of an injury Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).

45'

Second Half begins Moldova 0, Italy 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Moldova 0, Italy 0.

45'+3'

Attempt blocked. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

45'+3'

Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'+3'

Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Italy).

45'+1'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

43'

Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

41'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Artur Craciun.

41'

Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni with a cross.

41'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sergiu Perciun.

40'

Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini following a corner.

39'

Attempt blocked. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Buongiorno with a headed pass.

39'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Andrii Kozhukhar.

39'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ion Nicolaescu.

38'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Daniel Dumbravanu.

38'

Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.

35'

Offside, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.

34'

Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

34'

Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).

33'

Attempt missed. Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ioan-Calin Revenco with a cross.

32'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

31'

Delay in match because of an injury Mattia Zaccagni (Italy).

28'

Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

28'

Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.

28'

Foul by Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova).

27'

Foul by Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova).

27'

Alessandro Buongiorno (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

25'

Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

25'

Foul by Artur Ionita (Moldova).

23'

Attempt missed. Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini with a headed pass.

22'

Attempt missed. Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.

18'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Mihail Stefan.

17'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

15'

Delay in match because of an injury Sandro Tonali (Italy).

13'

Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

13'

Foul by Mihail Stefan (Moldova).

13'

Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova). Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross.

12'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Andrii Kozhukhar.

12'

Attempt saved. Bryan Cristante (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova). Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini with a cross.

12'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Artur Craciun.

10'

Corner, Italy. Conceded by Andrii Kozhukhar.

10'

Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.

Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Artur Ionita (Moldova).

Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.

Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrii Kozhukhar (Moldova). Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.

Mattia Zaccagni (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).

Riccardo Orsolini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Artur Ionita (Moldova).

Daniel Dumbravanu (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Riccardo Orsolini (Italy).

Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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