Italy fight back to deal Zidane first loss as France coach
MILAN: Francesco Pio Esposito struck twice to inflict a first defeat on Zinedine Zidane as France head coach as Italy stormed back to win 3-1 at San Siro and go top of their Nations League group on Thursday.
Italy staged a remarkable comeback to defeat France 3-1 at San Siro, marking Zinedine Zidane's first loss as France's head coach. Michael Olise opened the scoring for Italy just 10 minutes in, capitalizing on a Gianluigi Donnarumma error. Francesco Pio Esposito doubled the lead with a penalty in the second half, following a penalty miss by his brother Sebastiano.
Davide Frattesi added a third goal just before halftime. France, missing key players Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, struggled against a resilient Italian side. Italy now leads Group A1 with 10 points, tied with France but ahead on head-to-head record. Belgium is third with nine points after a fifth consecutive defeat.
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