Italy 1 Israel 0: Immobile edges Azzurri towards World Cup play-offs

Italy offered an underwhelming response to their World Cup qualifying defeat against Spain but secured a top-two finish in Group G with a 1-0 win over Israel in Reggio Emilia. Giampiero Ventura’s men were outclassed in Madrid on Saturday, losing 3-0, but they would have been expecting a far simpler task back on home turf […]