Gennaro Gattuso begins his reign as Italy coach on Friday with the visit of Estonia and a contested fixture with Israel as he bids to stop the Azzurri from missing out on a third consecutive World Cup.
Italy are at risk of not qualifying for next year's finals in in the United States, Canada and Mexico after a troubled start to their campaign in June which cost Luciano Spalletti -- already under pressure from a dismal European title defence -- his job.
