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France vs Italy Tonight: Zidane's First Home Game as France Coach Against Mancini's Italy
France host Italy at the Stade de France tonight (20:45 CEST) in Nations League A, Group A1. Zidane's France lead the group with six points; Mancini's Italy have three after losing to Belgium and thrashing Türkiye.
France host Italy at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis tonight at 20:45 CEST (21:45 Mecca and Cairo time) on matchday three of UEFA Nations League A, Group A1. It is Zinedine Zidane's first home match as France head coach. His side have opened with two away wins and two clean sheets, 1-0 against Türkiye and 1-0 against Belgium, and top the group with six points.
Roberto Mancini's Italy lost their opener 2-0 at home to Belgium, then won 4-1 in Türkiye, and sit on three points alongside Belgium. Mancini has played down the coaching duel, saying facing Zidane "will be a pleasure, but this isn't a duel between us", and joked that his players might need France to catch colds.
France are without Kylian Mbappé, who was injured in the win in Türkiye, and centre-back Ibrahima Konaté, who has a collateral ligament injury in his right leg; Leny Yoro was called up for the first time in his place. Sports Mole also lists William Saliba as unavailable. For Italy, Giacomo Raspadori is out injured, according to Sports Mole, and Mateo Retegui was not called up.
Sources: https://www.goal.com/en/news/france-italy-uefa-nations-league-preview/blt34db302c6b849447 · https://sportsmole.co.uk/football/france/uefa-nations-league/preview/france-vs-italy-prediction-team-news-lineups_606018.html · https://www.goal.com/en-ae/lists/roberto-mancini-france-italy-zinedine-zidane-uefa-nations-league/blta04e447b9f648c25
France · Italy · Zidane · Mancini · Nations League
Competition: UEFA Nations League