Gattuso assistant reveals essential Raspadori role in Italy 4-4-2

Gennaro Gattuso’s assistant manager Luigi Riccio confirms that Italy’s starting system against Estonia is a 4-4-2 in name only, thanks largely to the movement of Giacomo Raspadori on the left.

The game with Estonia kicks off at the Le Coq Arena in Tallinn at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

Tonight’s match will be available to watch live in the UK and Ireland on Amazon Prime Video. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in via DirecTV Stream, Sling TV and Tubi TV.

Any residual hopes Italy had of Norway dropping points or lowering their advantage on goal difference in the group can be pretty much abandoned after tonight’s 5-0 victory over Israel, where Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick despite missing the same penalty twice.

“Norway’s result cannot affect us, we are focused on our two games, and we cannot control the other results, so we can only think about our own matches,” assistant manager Riccio told Sky Sport Italia.

Gattuso has set his side out in a 4-4-2 formation, but with Mattia Zaccagni and Matteo Politano injured, they have chosen Bologna winger Riccardo Orsolini and Atletico Madrid forward Raspadori on the flanks.