Retegui Scores Again as Italy Beats Malta 2-0 in Qualifying

Published: Monday, March 27, 2023 at 6:54 am

Ta' Qali (Malta), Mar 27 (AP) Argentina-born striker Mateo Retegui is fast becoming the center forward Italy has been sorely lacking. Retegui scored again in Italy's 2-0 win over Malta on Sunday to make it two goals in as many matches as the defending champion recorded its first win in European Championship qualifying. Also Read | Bangladesh vs Ireland 1st T20I 2023 Live Streaming Online on FanCode: Get Free Live Telecast of BAN vs IRE Cricket Match on Gazi TV With Time in IST. The 23-year-old Retegui had scored on his international debut on Thursday, in a 2-1 loss at home to England in a rematch of the Euro 2020 final, which Italy won on penalties. Retegui became the first Italy player to score in his first two competitive international matches in nearly 55 years. Also Read | UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers: England, Portugal Take Back-to-Back Wins. Italy was looking to kickstart its campaign after losing a European Championship qualifier for the first time since 2006. Coach Roberto Mancini made eight chances from that loss to England. Italy was without injured forward Ciro Immobile and its problems up front continued when Wilfried Gnonto went off with an ankle problem midway through the first half. It was already 1-0 up by then, however, as Retegui had headed in Sandro Tonali's corner in the 15th minute. The Azzurri doubled their tally in the 27th when Matteo Pessina tapped in a low cross from Emerson. Gianluca Scamacca almost scored an acrobatic third in the 69th but his overhead kick was well saved by Malta goalkeeper Henry Bonello. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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