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Match Report

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Ousmane Dembele's fine strike helps France ease past Italy

France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with a 3-1 win.

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Head to Head

FRA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

FRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 17Adil RamiCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 13N'Golo KantéCM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 12Corentin TolissoRM
  9. 7Antoine GriezmannF
  10. 11Ousmane DembéléLF
  11. 10Kylian MbappéRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Benjamin MendySUB
  2. 4Raphaël VaraneSUB
  3. 14Blaise MatuidiSUB
  4. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  5. 15Steven N'ZonziSUB
  6. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  7. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  8. 20Florian ThauvinSUB
  9. 9Olivier GiroudSUB
  10. 19Djibril SidibéSUB
  11. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  12. 8Thomas LemarSUB

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Salvatore SiriguG
  2. 19Leonardo BonucciCD-L
  3. 5Mattia CaldaraCD-R
  4. 2Mattia De SciglioLB
  5. 3Danilo D'AmbrosioRB
  6. 14JorginhoCM
  7. 27Rolando MandragoraLM
  8. 16Lorenzo PellegriniRM
  9. 9Mario BalotelliF
  10. 25Federico ChiesaLF
  11. 18Domenico BerardiRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Alessandro FlorenziSUB
  2. 7Simone ZazaSUB
  3. 8Giacomo BonaventuraSUB
  4. 6Alessio RomagnoliSUB
  5. 11Andrea BelottiSUB
  6. 23Bryan CristanteSUB
  7. 12Mattia PerinSUB
  8. 10Lorenzo InsigneSUB
  9. 20Simone VerdiSUB
  10. 15Daniele RuganiSUB
  11. 17Matteo PolitanoSUB
  12. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! France 1, Italy 0. Samuel Umtiti (France) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 29' Lucas Hernández (France) VAR - Penalty Awarded at 29'
  3. 29' Goal! France 2, Italy 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 35' Mario Balotelli (Italy) VAR - Penalty Not Awarded at 35'
  5. 36' Goal! France 2, Italy 1. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  6. 42' Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Substitution, France. Benjamin Mendy replaces Lucas Hernández.
  8. 63' Goal! France 3, Italy 1. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner.
  9. 65' Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  10. 71' Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  11. 74' Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Domenico Berardi.
  12. 74' Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio.
  13. 77' Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  14. 77' Substitution, France. Blaise Matuidi replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  15. 78' Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Bonaventura replaces Jorginho.
  16. 83' Substitution, France. Florian Thauvin replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  17. 86' Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Mario Balotelli.
  18. 86' Substitution, France. Steven N'Zonzi replaces Paul Pogba.
  19. 88' Substitution, Italy. Davide Zappacosta replaces Federico Chiesa.

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