Serie A’s leading scorer Mateo Retegui will miss both of Italy’s upcoming Nations League quarterfinal matches against Germany due to a right thigh injury.

Moise Kean is set to lead Italy’s frontline as a lone striker in their crucial Nations League quarter-final return leg against Germany, with the Azzurri looking to overturn a 2-1 first-leg defeat to secure a spot in the semifinals.

Germany will visit Italy at the San Siro for the first leg of the UEFA Nations League's quarterfinals before the return leg that will take place on Sunday. Julian Nagelsmann's side are coming from an unbeaten streak of six games as the last game they lost was the quarterfinal of Euro 2024 against Spain while the Azzurri finished level on points with France in Group 2 of the Nations League.