For the first time in Italy, he scored 5 goals in two consecutive games - while another traditional strong team has done this in three different events in the past four years

Watching Italy's away match against Israel in the World Cup is like watching a collection of mistakes. The defense of both sides is like a paper tiger, and it can be broken with one stab. Otherwise, where did the score come from a 5:4? 9 balls were double 90 minutes, an average of one in 10 minutes. But it is not so exciting, but rather a bit nonsense. From this we can see that Italy's current strength is really not good, and it can concede 4 goals against a European third-tier team.

And the only thing worthy of praise is that Italy's scoring ability is gradually improving. Moise Keane, in particular, is growing into the most dependent shooter in Italy. And, don't forget that in the last game, Italy just beat Estonia 5-0. Scoring 5 goals in two consecutive games may be common for many top teams, but for Italy, it is actually the first time in their team history. Italy has never been a team that is good at ending opponents with big scores, and they rarely do this even in the prime time when they have top scorers such as Vieri, Piero, Inzagi. Looking at the World Cup, there are very few cases of Italy killing opponents with big scores.

There is no harm without comparison. Just when the media is exaggerating the first time in Italy's history, did anyone think that another strong team has done this three times in the past four years, and it is in three different events. Spain. Spain has been in full swing in recent years, and in this World Cup qualifier, they have been smooth all the way, scoring 9 goals in two games, without losing one goal. Just when Italy was glad that it narrowly defeated Israel 5:4, Spain had already left with a 6:0 match. And they defeated Türkiye 6:0, isn't it better than Israel's Estonia? In June 2024, Spain played two friendly matches, which was considered a preview of the European Cup. They defeat Andorra 5:0 and Northern Ireland 5:1 respectively. Although the game is not big, the attack power shown by Spain is still commendable. In September 2023, Spain played two consecutive European Cup qualifiers, namely, defeating Georgia 7:1 away and Cyprus 6:0 at home. This is an enhanced version of Italy's five goals in both games. Although the opponent is not strong, the data of scoring 13 goals in two games is enough to be shocking. Then in June 2021, in the European Cup, Spain first swept Slovakia 5:0 in the last round of the group stage, and then defeated Croatia 5:3 in the quarterfinals. Of course, both sides played overtime in this game. In fact, Spain started very slowly in this European Cup, with zero goals in the first two games, but they suddenly broke out in the third game and were unstoppable. Scoring five goals in two consecutive games in the competition is extremely rare in the context of the 21st century. The last time that this feat seemed to be Brazil in the 1958 World Cup, France in the semi-finals and Sweden in the finals 5:2. In just four years, Spain has scored 5 goals in two consecutive games in three platforms: European Cup, European Cup qualifiers, and friendly matches. This really makes Italy ashamed. Not only is Italy's attack power inferior to Spain, but its overall strength is getting further and further away. It is worth mentioning that in recent years, Spain has played a lot of big scores on strong teams, such as Germany 6:0, Croatia 6:0, and Argentina 6:1 in the friendly match. And these are things that Italy is beyond reach. It is certainly gratifying to score 5 goals in two consecutive games, but what Italy needs to do the most is to avoid missing three consecutive World Cups. Their real opponent is not Israel, Estonia, but Norway. Good luck to them.