Italy vs France
Thursday, 12 November 2026
📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
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Italy
Match goals 4
Italy / 75′
GOAL!
Pio Esposito
Penalty
Full-time score
Match Commentary
The match ends with Italy winning 3-1 against France.
The second half ends with Italy leading France 3-1.
Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) takes a left-footed shot from outside the box that is close but goes to the right.
Samuele Ricci from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Junior Kroupi commits a foul for France.
Junior Kroupi from France receives a yellow card for a foul.
Substitution for Italy: Gianluca Scamacca comes on for Francesco Pio Esposito.
Substitution for Italy: Samuele Ricci comes on for Nicolò Barella.
Antonio Vergara from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Andy Diouf of France.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Jérémy Jacquet (France) has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes wide to the right. He was assisted by Adrien Rabiot, who provided a headed pass after a set piece situation.
Alessandro Bastoni commits a foul for Italy.
Eduardo Camavinga of France is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Issa Doumbia commits a foul for Italy.
Lucas da Cunha from France is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Michael Olise (France) takes a left-footed shot from outside the box after a direct free kick, but it goes just a bit too high.
Foul committed by Issa Doumbia of Italy.
Senny Mayulu from France is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Italy) takes a left-footed shot from over 35 yards but misses to the right after a fast break.
Michael Olise's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
Corner awarded to France after Nicolò Barella concedes.
Substitution for France: Eduardo Camavinga comes on for Rayan Cherki.
Nicolò Barella wins a free kick for Italy in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jérémy Jacquet of France.
Substitution for France: Senny Mayulu comes on for Désiré Doué.
Substitution for France: Andy Diouf comes on for Adrien Truffert.
Substitution for France: Junior Kroupi comes on for Bradley Barcola.
Substitution for France: Saël Kumbedi comes on for Malo Gusto.
⚽Goal! Francesco Pio Esposito scores for Italy with a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner. The score is now Italy 3, France 1.
Penalty awarded to Italy as Antonio Vergara is fouled in the penalty area.
Dayot Upamecano of France concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area.
Italy wins a corner after Jérémy Jacquet concedes.
Substitution for Italy: Issa Doumbia comes on for Davide Frattesi.
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
Davide Frattesi from Italy receives a yellow card for a foul.
Davide Frattesi (Italy) is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Désiré Doué commits a foul for France.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Désiré Doué from France.
Sandro Tonali wins a free kick for Italy in the attacking half.
Adrien Rabiot commits a foul for France.
⚽Goal! Italy leads 2-1 against France. Davide Frattesi scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Federico Dimarco's cross.
Substitution for Italy: Federico Dimarco comes on for Nicolò Cambiaghi.
Substitution for Italy: Antonio Vergara comes on for Sebastiano Esposito.
Giorgio Scalvini commits a foul for Italy.
Désiré Doué from France is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Alessandro Bastoni wins a free kick for Italy in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Adrien Rabiot of France.
Penalty missed. Sebastiano Esposito's right-footed shot for Italy is close, but goes to the right.
Penalty for Italy. Nicolò Cambiaghi is fouled in the penalty area.
Malo Gusto of France concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The assist came from Lucas da Cunha.
Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The assist came from Lucas da Cunha.
Davide Frattesi from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Lucas da Cunha of France.
France wins a corner after Michael Kayode concedes.
Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Italy) takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the right. Nicolò Barella provides the assist with a cross after a corner.
Francesco Pio Esposito's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Mike Maignan in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Sebastiano Esposito with a cross.
Francesco Pio Esposito's left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Nicolò Barella provided the assist.
Italy wins a corner after Adrien Rabiot concedes.
Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The assist was provided by Adrien Rabiot.
Bradley Barcola's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Rayan Cherki.
Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right. Dayot Upamecano provided the assist.
Francesco Pio Esposito from Italy commits a foul.
Malo Gusto from France wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The second half begins with the score at 1-1 between Italy and France.
Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Italy) takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box but misses to the left.
Foul committed by Sandro Tonali (Italy).
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
The first half ends with the score at Italy 1, France 1.
Désiré Doué from France is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Francesco Pio Esposito commits a foul for Italy.
Lucas da Cunha from France wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Francesco Pio Esposito from Italy receives a yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola's right-footed shot from close range for France is blocked. Malo Gusto provided the assist with a cross.
France wins a corner after Giorgio Scalvini concedes.
Francesco Pio Esposito of Italy misses a header from the center of the box, sending the ball to the right. The attempt was assisted by Nicolò Barella, who provided a cross after a set piece situation.
Nicolò Cambiaghi wins a free kick for Italy on the left wing.
Foul committed by Malo Gusto of France.
Bradley Barcola hits the right post with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, assisted by Michael Olise after a fast break.
Davide Frattesi from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Lucas da Cunha (France).
Offside against France. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
Rayan Cherki from France misses the target with a right-footed shot from outside the box, going to the right. He was assisted by Adrien Truffert.
Sebastiano Esposito from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside called against Italy. Michael Kayode is caught offside.
Foul committed by Adrien Truffert of France.
Attempt saved. Sebastiano Esposito's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mike Maignan. Nicolò Barella provided the assist.
Italy wins a corner, conceded by Mike Maignan.
Nicolò Cambiaghi from Italy is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Foul committed by Michael Olise (France).
⚽Goal! Italy equalizes with a score of 1-1. Francesco Pio Esposito scores for Italy with a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box into the center of the goal, assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
Michael Olise from France commits a handball.
Francesco Pio Esposito from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Jérémy Jacquet of France.
Foul committed by Michael Kayode of Italy.
Adrien Truffert from France is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Italy).
Lucas da Cunha from France is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola's left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The assist comes from Adrien Rabiot.
Adrien Rabiot's header from the left side of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Michael Olise's cross.
Attempt missed. Lucas da Cunha (France) takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right after a set piece situation.
Foul committed by Sebastiano Esposito of Italy.
Désiré Doué from France is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
Jérémy Jacquet from France receives a yellow card for a foul.
Sebastiano Esposito from Italy is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
Malo Gusto commits a foul for France.
Francesco Pio Esposito from Italy is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul committed by Jérémy Jacquet of France.
⚽Goal! France leads 1-0 after Michael Olise scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Lucas da Cunha (France) takes a left-footed shot from outside the box that is close, but it goes over the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot's header from the right side of the six-yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma. The chance was assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross.
Attempt missed. Désiré Doué's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is close but goes wide to the left. Bradley Barcola provided the assist.
Italy wins a corner after Adrien Rabiot concedes.
Dayot Upamecano commits a foul for France.
Francesco Pio Esposito of Italy wins a free kick on the right wing.
First half begins.
Match Highlights
📋Match Summary
Italy defeated France 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League. Italy scorers: Pio Esposito (26'), Davide Frattesi (63'), Pio Esposito (75' pen). France scorers: Michael Olise (10'). Match venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.