UEFA Nations League

France vs Italy, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
France
  • 1': Bradley Barcola
FT
1 - 3
Italy
  • 30': Federico Dimarco
  • 51': Davide Frattesi
  • 74': Giacomo Raspadori

Italy come from behind to stun France in 3-1 win

Italy staged a remarkable comeback to defeat France 3-1 in their UEFA Nations League A Group 2 opener on Friday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! France 1, Italy 0. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Davide Frattesi (Italy) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a headed pass.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 7': Corner, France. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 9': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
  • 9': Samuele Ricci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 14': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 15': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 17': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).
  • 17': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Michael Olise (France).
  • 18': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
  • 20': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Italy).
  • 23': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Mateo Retegui (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
  • 28': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Goal! France 1, Italy 1. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a through ball.
  • 33': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
  • 33': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).
  • 33': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuele Ricci with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 39': Corner, France. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 41': Foul by William Saliba (France).
  • 41': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
  • 45': Michael Olise (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, France 1, Italy 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 1, Italy 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Italy. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
  • 48': Foul by Mateo Retegui (Italy).
  • 48': Mike Maignan (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Mateo Retegui (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Goal! France 1, Italy 2. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Retegui following a fast break.
  • 53': Bradley Barcola (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy).
  • 56': Federico Dimarco (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Michael Olise (France).
  • 57': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
  • 57': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Michael Olise.
  • 58': Substitution, France. Manu Koné replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Mateo Retegui (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, Italy. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Italy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
  • 60': Mateo Retegui (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Manu Koné (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Frattesi (Italy).
  • 62': Substitution, Italy. Destiny Udogie replaces Davide Frattesi because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 63': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
  • 63': Samuele Ricci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
  • 67': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Manu Koné (France).
  • 68': Sandro Tonali (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Riccardo Calafiori because of an injury.
  • 74': Goal! France 1, Italy 3. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
  • 76': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Italy).
  • 76': Manu Koné (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 77': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 77': Substitution, France. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces N'Golo Kanté.
  • 77': Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Jonathan Clauss.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Dimarco (Italy).
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Manu Koné (France).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Italy. Marco Brescianini replaces Federico Dimarco because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Mateo Retegui.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a cross.
  • 88': Offside, France. Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (France).
  • 90': Moise Kean (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Italy).
  • 90'+1': Warren Zaïre-Emery (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Italy. Moise Kean is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Manu Koné (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (France).
  • 90'+5': Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, France 1, Italy 3.
  • 0': Match ends, France 1, Italy 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 3
45.7 Possession 54.3
11 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 526
489 Passes 587
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 25
32 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 12
23 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 8
29 Effective Clearances 4
29 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 44,956

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 6 +6 13
2 Italy 6 +5 13
3 Belgium 6 -3 4
4 Israel 6 -8 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
17 William Saliba
15 Ibrahima Konaté
22 Theo Hernández
21 Jonathan Clauss
7 Antoine Griezmann
13 N'Golo Kanté
19 Youssouf Fofana
10 Kylian Mbappé
20 Bradley Barcola
14 Michael Olise
France Substitutes:
Manu Koné, Randal Kolo Muani, Alphonse Areola, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Digne, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Matteo Guendouzi, Jules Koundé, Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, Brice Samba.

ITA Italy (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
21 Alessandro Bastoni
5 Riccardo Calafiori
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
8 Sandro Tonali
16 Davide Frattesi
7 Samuele Ricci
3 Federico Dimarco
15 Andrea Cambiaso
9 Mateo Retegui Yellow Card
10 Lorenzo Pellegrini
Italy Substitutes:
Guglielmo Vicario, Caleb Okoli, Marco Brescianini, Alex Meret, Nicolo Fagioli, Raoul Bellanova, Moise Kean, Federico Gatti, Alessandro Buongiorno, Destiny Udogie, Giacomo Raspadori, Mattia Zaccagni.

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