00:00Hello everyone, welcome to highlights of the World Cup qualifiers clash between Italy and Israel at the Blunergy Stadium.
00:14With a nine-point deficit to Norway and two games in hand, Italy came into September's international window with plenty of work to do under new coach Gennaro Gattuso.
00:23They began by sweeping aside Estonia in Bergamo before heading to Hungary three days later.
00:28There, the Azzurri took on their main rivals for second place in a precious playoff spot.
00:33Though Matteo Rettegi missed a penalty on Saturday night and Donnarumma made an awful error that gifted their hosts a goal,
00:40the Azzurri still tightened their grip on second spot and stayed within six points of runaway leaders Norway.
00:46Occupying third spot in the standings, Israel are just about in the mix for at a playoff place, but only victory will do on Tuesday evening.
00:52Now trailing Italy by three points, having played one more game and with an inferior goal difference,
00:59Ran Ben Shimon's men need a flawless finish to their qualifying campaign to even have a slim chance.
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