{
  "id": 19717830,
  "title": "Italy fight back to deal Zidane first loss as France coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/italy-fight-back-to-deal-zidane-first-loss-as-france-coach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:35:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/11/1576480/italy-fight-back-deal-zidane-first-loss-france-coach"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Italy defeated France 3-1 at San Siro, ending Zinedine Zidane's first loss as France coach.",
    "Michael Olise scored for Italy in the 10th minute, exploiting a Gianluigi Donnarumma mistake.",
    "Italy leads Group A1 with 10 points, tied with France but ahead on head-to-head record."
  ],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Italy fight back to deal Zidane’s first loss as France coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/italy-fight-back-to-deal-zidanes-first-loss-as-france-coach",
        "published": "2026-11-12T22:32:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}