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A successful October for Sandro Tonali and Italy.

Two games, two wins and six goals scored by the World Cup hopefuls.

Saturday had seen Sandro Tonali with a masterful man of the match display as Italy won 3-1 away to Estonia, the Newcastle United midfielder completing the entire game.

Last (Tuesday) night it was a home win over Israel, a 3-0 victory that keeps alive Italy’s hopes of overtaking Norway in the final two rounds of World Cup qualifying group matches in November.

Retegui scoring twice and in added time Mancini adding the third.

Sandro Tonali played his part, not subbed off until the 93rd minute after picking up a late booking in the 88th minute.

However, the Newcastle United star didn’t reach the heights of Saturday’s performance and the Italian media sounding a warning after last night’s match.

Football Italia giving Sandro Tonali a rating of only 6 out of 10 for his performance against Israel and adding…

‘The Newcastle star, one of the best Italy players under Gattuso, wasn’t as sharp as usual. Surely a bit tired, having already made 13 appearances this season.’

Sandro Tonali has started all four of Italy’s World...