Gennaro Gattuso will make his debut as Italy head coach in just two days, and according to Gazzetta, there are two line-ups the new CT could pick against Estonia.
Italy will play their third World Cup qualifying game against Estonia on September 5 and will train for the third time under Gattuso today.
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Gattuso preparing for debut as Italy coach
Gennaro Gattuso during his first Italy training session on September 1, 2025.
Football Italia attended Gattuso’s first-ever training session at Coverciano on Monday and the second one on Tuesday, which, however, was only open to the media for the first 15 minutes.
On Tuesday, Gattuso initially split the group of outfield players into two, with the only Gianluca Scamacca not training with the rest of the team.
One group was composed of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Federico Gatti, Riccardo Calafiori, Andrea Cambiaso, Nicolò Barella, Sandro Tonali, Manuel Locatelli, Riccardo Orsolini, Daniel Maldini and Moise Kean.
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Two possible Italy formations vs. Estonia
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 14: Gennaro Gattuso, Head Coach of Marseille, looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League match between Brighton & Hove Albion v Olympique de Marseille at American Express Community Stadium on December 14, 2023 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
With this in mind and knowing that Gattuso will switch to a four-man defence, Gazzetta predicts that Gattuso could use two systems: 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1.
Fiorentina striker Kean seems to be the starting striker, while Di Lorenzo, Calafiori, Alessandro Bastoni and Federico Dimarco are the men likely to be chosen at the back.
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The main doubt is in midfield as Barella and Sandro Tonali could be joined by Manuel Locatelli in the middle of the park, or see Daniel Maldini or Giacomo Raspadori play as an attacking midfielder.
Possible Italy line-ups v. Estonia from Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. September 3, 2025.
Source: Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, September 3, 2025, page 33