It makes us proud to know that six or seven million people watch our games.” Commented Coach Gennaro Gattuso, who discussed his interest in the Azzurri’s viewing figures during Wednesday’s press conference. A total of 5,643,000 viewers watched the Azzurri win 2-0 against Moldova thanks to late goals from Gianluca Mancini and Francesco Pio Esposito.

 

The match held at Chisinau’s Zimbru Stadium and broadcast live on Rai 1, achieved a 26.7% share, making it the most-watched game in prime time yesterday. On Sunday at 20:45 CET, Rai 1 will also broadcast Italy’s game against Haaland’s Norway live, the final match in the World Cup qualifying group and Italy’s last fixture of 2025.