Italy beat France to hand Zidane first defeat as head coach
Francesco Pio Esposito scored twice as Italy defeated France 3-1 at San Siro to top their Nations League group.
Italy defeated France 3-1 at San Siro on Thursday to move to the top of their Nations League Group A1, according to Al Jazeera. Francesco Pio Esposito scored two goals to secure the win for the hosts.
France took an early lead in the 10th minute when Michael Olise scored after a mistake by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Olise's goal was his fifth in five Nations League games.
Italy responded in the 26th minute through Esposito, who converted a cross from Nicolo Cambiaghi. Davide Frattesi later scored to put Italy ahead after coming off the bench.
Esposito scored his second goal from a penalty following a foul on substitute Antonio Vergara by Dayot Upamecano. Earlier, Sebastiano Esposito missed a penalty by hitting his shot wide.
The victory puts Italy at the top of Group A1 on 10 points, level with France but ahead on head-to-head record. Italy has now extended an unbeaten run to four matches.
In the final round of group games on Sunday, Belgium will host Italy, while Turkiye will travel to France.