LIVE. France – Italy: follow the match

The Nations League begins this Friday for the French team with a clash against Italy. After With a mixed Euro 2024, the Blues are keen to return to success. Follow the match live with comment.

France 0: 0

Italy Live

20:34 – Barcola on his feet during the warm-up

The Parisian will be playing in his own backyard for this France – Italy match and seems, from the warm-up, on fire to celebrate his starting position. He signed a sublime little bridge over Jonathan Clauss. 

Antoine Griezmann is a starter for this France – Italy despite doubts concerning his role within this nation after a difficult Euro. With this place in the starting eleven, the French playmaker is making his 91st consecutive appearance in official competition for the Blues, the longest run in the history of the selection. 

20:20 – A first clash since 2018

This France – Italy is a great classic of European football. The two teams are used to meeting each other but it had been six years since the two nations had faced each other. In 2018, the Blues won 3-1 in a friendly match where Umtiti, Griezmann and Dembélé had been decisive. 

20:13 – A complicated record in the Nations League

Since the French team won the Nations League in 2021, the Blues' record has been more than sluggish with only one victory in the six matches they have played since the title (2d, 3d). In this group 2 of League A, Didier Deschamps' men will face Belgium, Italy and Israel. 

20:06 – Italy losing momentum

If the French team stopped in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, the Italian adventure was even shorter with a defeat in the round of 16 against Switzerland (0-2). It's been several years since the Nazionale lost its splendor and is trying to get back on track. 

19:59 – The return of the Blues

The French football team is back after a Euro 2024 that ended in the semi-finals and a logical defeat against Spain. This new international season begins tonight and we expect a lot from the French who have not been exceptional in the game during this Euro.

We know the two eleven of this France – Italy. As announced, Didier Deschamps throws Michael Olise into the deep end for his first selection with the A. Antoine Griezmann is also present while his starting position was uncertain. Kylian Mbappé is indeed starting for his big return to the Parc des Princes. The Blues' XI: Maignan – Clauss, Konatá, Saliba, T. Hernandez – Y. Fofana, Kantá – Griezmann, Olise, Barcola – Mbappá.

Opposite, Luciano Spalletti's Italians should advance in a 3-5-2 with Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal. Sandro Tonali, back from a long suspension, starts. The XI of the Squadra Azzurra: Donnarumma – Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori – Cambiaso, Frattesi, Ricci, Tonali, Dimarco – Pellegrini, Retegui.

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