Comments and predictions for Italy vs France: Classic draw
The match between Italy vs France in the Nations League takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 18. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Italy vs France squad information
Italy could make a few changes to their squad now that they have secured their place in the quarter-finals. This could be in attack, with Mateo Retegui proving himself to be the Azzurri’s number one striker this season, but Moise Kean, fresh from a Serie A hat-trick, has also been in impressive form for Fiorentina. Whether Nicolo Barella continues to link midfield and attack remains to be seen, with Giacomo Raspadori the biggest challenger after Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini was dropped due to inconsistent form.
Italy's injury list includes Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori and Torino midfielder Samuele Ricci, as well as long-term injuries to Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini. Manuel Locatelli has been called up to replace Ricci and will compete with Nicolo Rovella in midfield.
France will be without Kylian Mbappe for an undisclosed reason, while Wesley Fofana, Ousmane Dembele, Loic Bade and Aurelien Tchouameni are all injured. AC Milan pair Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan are expected to start at San Siro. Inter Milan star Marcus Thuram will compete with Randal Kolo Muani to lead Les Bleus' attack. Kingsley Coman has been called up to replace Dembele and will compete with Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola for a starting spot in attack.
Latest expected lineup for Italy vs France
Italy:
Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Locatelli, Tonali, Dimarco; Barella; Kean
France:
Maignan; Kounde, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Rabiot; Olise, Zaire-Emery, Barcola; Thuram
Latest football commentary on Italy vs France
Italy needed at least a point against Belgium to book their place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals and won 1-0 on Thursday night thanks to an early goal from Sandro Tonali. After surviving some dangerous situations, Luciano Spalletti's side continued their unbeaten run since their Euro 2024 exit, with two wins against Israel and a draw with Belgium despite playing with a man down for nearly an hour.
With a change in tactics and personnel, La Nazionale started the campaign at the beginning of September and recovered strongly, beating France 2-1 right in Paris. With this victory, Italy officially booked a ticket to the quarter-finals and could win the group if they do not lose by a margin of two goals or more this Sunday.
France, meanwhile, are also assured of a place in the next round but their November training camp has raised questions about their squad, particularly the continued absence of captain Kylian Mbappe. They drew 0-0 with Israel in a game they could not capitalise on, held at an empty Stade de France due to security concerns.
Although France have taken maximum points from their last three games, defeat to the bottom team has halted their winning streak. Coach Didier Deschamps is under pressure and will have to rely on his past achievements to prove his worth, having won the 2018 World Cup and the 2021 Nations League. His task is to beat a resurgent Italy on home soil this weekend.
Italy vs France score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Italy vs Franceas follows:
- Sportsmole:Italy 2-2 France
- WhoScore:Italy 1-2 France
- Our newspaper predicts:Italy 1-1 France
When and where to watch Italy vs France live?
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