Italy beat France at home for first time since '62, hand Zidane 1st loss
Pio Esposito scored twice as Italy hit back from a goal down to boost their Nations League quarterfinal hopes and hand Zinedine Zidane his first defeat as France head coach.
UEFA Nations League
FULL TIME
- Pio Esposito 26'
- Davide Frattesi 63'
- Pio Esposito 75' P
- Michael Olise 10'
San Siro · 71,452 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | vs Türkiye | W 3-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 10/2/26 | @ France | D 1-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/28/26 | @ Türkiye | W 4-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/25/26 | vs Belgium | L 0-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| 6/7/26 | @ Greece | W 1-0 | International Friendly |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+3'
Junior Kroupi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Nicolò Barella.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Rayan Cherki.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, France. Andy Diouf replaces Adrien Truffert.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, France. Senny Mayulu replaces Désiré Doué.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, France. Junior Kroupi replaces Bradley Barcola.
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Substitution 76'
Substitution, France. Saël Kumbedi replaces Malo Gusto.
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Penalty - Scored 75'
Goal! Italy 3, France 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Italy. Issa Doumbia replaces Davide Frattesi.
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Yellow Card 71'
Davide Frattesi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 63'
Goal! Italy 2, France 1. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Italy. Federico Dimarco replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Italy. Antonio Vergara replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
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Penalty - Missed 60'
Penalty missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
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Yellow Card 39'
Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal 26'
Goal! Italy 1, France 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
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Yellow Card 13'
Jérémy Jacquet (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 10'
Goal! Italy 0, France 1. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Italy 3, France 1.
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Yellow Card 90'+3'
Junior Kroupi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Francesco Pio Esposito.
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Substitution 90'+2'
Substitution, Italy. Samuele Ricci replaces Nicolò Barella.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, France. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Rayan Cherki.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, France. Andy Diouf replaces Adrien Truffert.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, France. Senny Mayulu replaces Désiré Doué.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, France. Junior Kroupi replaces Bradley Barcola.
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Substitution 76'
Substitution, France. Saël Kumbedi replaces Malo Gusto.
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Penalty - Scored 75'
Goal! Italy 3, France 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Italy. Issa Doumbia replaces Davide Frattesi.
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End Delay 71'
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End Delay 71'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Yellow Card 71'
Davide Frattesi (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Start Delay 69'
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Start Delay 69'
Delay in match because of an injury Désiré Doué (France).
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Goal 63'
Goal! Italy 2, France 1. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Italy. Federico Dimarco replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
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Substitution 62'
Substitution, Italy. Antonio Vergara replaces Sebastiano Esposito.
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Penalty - Missed 60'
Penalty missed. Sebastiano Esposito (Italy) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Italy 1, France 1.
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Yellow Card 39'
Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
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End Delay 37'
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Start Delay 37'
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Goal 26'
Goal! Italy 1, France 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
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Yellow Card 13'
Jérémy Jacquet (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 10'
Goal! Italy 0, France 1. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 29 of 29 events.
Team Stats
FRA
ITA
18
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
64.9
Possession
35.1
18
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
5
30
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
541
Accurate Passes
252
589
Passes
315
90
Pass Completion %
80
4
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
13
20
Cross %
40
29
Long Balls
47
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
70
Long Balls %
50
4
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
10
9
Tackles
17
60
Tackle %
60
8
Interceptions
15
14
Effective Clearances
31
14
Clearances
31
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedITA · 4-3-3
Gianluigi DonnarummaG14 saves
Alessandro BastoniCD-L6
Giorgio ScalviniCD-R3
Riccardo CalafioriLB5
Michael KayodeRB2
Sandro TonaliCM8
Nicolò BarellaLM181 shot
Davide FrattesiRM16 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Pio EspositoF9 yellow card3 shots on target2 goals5 shots
Nicolò CambiaghiLF191 assist
Sebastiano EspositoRF71 shot on target2 shots
Substitutes
Gianluca ScamaccaSUB20
Antonio VergaraSUB21
Alessandro RomanoSUB17
Marco PalestraSUB14
Daniele GhilardiSUB22
Issa DoumbiaSUB15
Samuele RicciSUB4
Federico DimarcoSUB111 assist1 shot
Luca KoleoshoSUB23
Marco CarnesecchiSUB12
Guglielmo VicarioSUB13
Nicolò FagioliSUB10
FRA · 4-2-3-1
Mike MaignanG162 saves
Dayot UpamecanoCD-L4
Jérémy JacquetCD-R22 yellow card1 shot
Adrien TruffertLB3
Malo GustoRB2
Rayan CherkiAM71 shot on target2 shots
Adrien RabiotLM142 shots on target4 shots
Lucas Da CunhaRM212 shots
Bradley BarcolaF121 shot on target4 shots
Désiré DouéAM-L201 shot
Michael OliseAM-R111 shot on target1 goal4 shots
Substitutes
Andy DioufSUB13
Senny MayuluSUB8
Saël KumbediSUB5
Ibrahima KonatéSUB15
Junior KroupiSUB9 yellow card
Leny YoroSUB17
Eduardo CamavingaSUB6
Pablo PagisSUB19
Robin RisserSUB23
Guillaume RestesSUB1
Warren Zaïre-EmerySUB18
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