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

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.

• 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.