Analysis and prediction for France vs Italy: The luck of the French team.
The France vs Italy Nations League match will take place at 1:45 AM on September 6th. Nghe An Newspaper provides statistics, analysis of form, football predictions, and a score prediction for this match.
Latest information on the France vs Italy match lineups.
Didier Deschamps retains faith in most of France's Euro 2024 squad for this month's Nations League matches, but has left out Adrien Rabiot and Benjamin Pavard. Bayern Munich's Michael Olise, following his impressive Olympic performances, has been called up for the first time, along with Roma's Manu Kone who could make his debut. Loic Bade has been added in place of Wesley Fofana (due to injury), and Lucas Digne replaces Ferland Mendy, while Matteo Guendouzi has also been called up.
Italy are without Gianluca Scamacca (ligament injury) and Nicolo Barella (sinus surgery), along with eight players from the Euro squad, including Gianluca Mancini and Jorginho. Marco Brescianini and Caleb Okoli are called up for the first time, while Destiny Udogie, Moise Kean and Sandro Tonali return. Luciano Spalletti, following tactical adjustments in Germany, will continue to use a three-man defense, with Mateo Retegui potentially leading the attack in a 3-4-2-1 formation.
Latest predicted lineups for France vs Italy
France:
Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Konate, T. Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Zaire-Emery; Dembele, Thuram, Mbappe
Italy:
Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Fagioli, Frattesi, Dimarco; Pellegrini, Zaccagni; Retegui
Latest football match prediction: France vs Italy
Despite reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2024, France were unconvincing and were eliminated after a semi-final loss to Spain. The team only scored one goal, excluding set pieces and an own goal. Captain Kylian Mbappe suffered a nose injury in the opening match, and his performance was affected, highlighting a less-than-impressive tournament for the 2022 World Cup champions.
Despite criticism of his conservative tactics, Didier Deschamps continues to lead the French national team in this season's Nations League. Following victories at the 2018 World Cup and the 2021 Nations League, Deschamps will need to improve to avoid finishing low in their group, which could lead to relegation or a playoff.
Italy, after a difficult group stage run thanks to a late goal from Mattia Zaccagni, were eliminated in the round of 16, a far more disappointing result than France. Luciano Spalletti revamped the squad by dropping some veteran members and bringing in new faces. Although unbeaten in six games since Spalletti replaced Roberto Mancini, Italy were eliminated early at the Euros and are now rebuilding their team.
Italy will face France in their opening match of the Nations League, a first encounter in approximately 16 years. Despite France's injury woes, their squad remains strong, while Italy is still in the process of rebuilding. France needs maximum points in their opening match to gain an advantage, while Italy will need to put in more effort in their upcoming matches in Group 2.
Predicting the score for France vs Italy
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.France vs Italyas follows:
- Sportsmole:France 2-0 Italy
- WhoScore:France 1-0 Italy
- Our newspaper predicts:France 3-1 Italy
When and where can I watch France vs Italy live?
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