Italy and France face off in a high-stakes UEFA Nations League A Group 1 match, with the two leading teams in the standings competing for first place.
Italy arrive second in Group A1 on seven points. Despite beginning the campaign poorly with a 2–0 home loss to Belgium in September, Roberto Mancini’s team responded strongly. They defeated Türkiye 4–1 away, drew 1–1 with France in Paris, and then won 3–1 at home against Türkiye. Italy have now won four of their past six international fixtures in all competitions.
The match takes place at San Siro in Milan, with the two sides separated by three points in the group table.
Italy team news
Mancini has several important players unavailable. Defenders Gianluca Mancini and Giovanni Di Lorenzo are injured, as are forwards Moise Kean and Giacomo Raspadori. Nicolò Zaniolo has also left the squad for personal reasons. To strengthen the defence after Gianluca Mancini’s withdrawal, Federico Gatti of Juventus has been called up.
While choosing his 23-man matchday squad, Mancini removed six players from the travelling group, including young prospects Alphadjo Cissé and Mattia Liberali. Italy also have a suspension concern: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolò Fagioli, Antonio Vergara, and Gianluca Scamacca are all one yellow card away from missing Sunday’s key match against Belgium.
Italy predicted lineup
Possible Italy starting XI: Donnarumma; Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Barella, Tonali, Frattesi; S. Esposito, P. Esposito, Cambiaghi
When will the match kick off?
The match will kick off at 7:45pm BST on Thursday, 12th November.
How to watch Italy vs France?
In the United Kingdom, Italy versus France will be shown live exclusively through Amazon Prime Video’s pay-per-view service.
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