Gattuso repeated the coaching achievement of the Italian national team

In the match against the national team of Moldova, Gennaro Gattuso repeated an interesting coaching achievement at the head of the Italian national team.

In the match of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup, the Italians beat Moldova 2:0 away.

Gennaro Gattuso became only the third coach in the history of the Italian national team to win each of his first 5 matches in charge of the team.

Prior to this, only Edmondo Fabbri (1962-1963) and Azello Vicini (1986-1987) managed such an achievement.

Matches of the Italian national team under the leadership of Gennaro Gattuso

• Moldova – Italy – 0:2
• Italy – Israel – 3:0
• Estonia – Italy – 1:3
• Israel – Italy – 4:5
• Italy – Estonia – 5:0

3 – Gennaro #Gattuso became only the third coach in #Italy history to win each of the first five matches as Azzurri manager, following Edmondo Fabbri between 1962 and 1963 and Azeglio Vicini between 1986 and 1987. Path. #MoldovaItalia pic.twitter.com/3qH6AdeNf4

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