Italy dealt a heavy blow to France in the latter’s home, defeating them 3-1 at the Parc des Princes in Paris, in Group 2 of the first level of the European Football Nations League.
Bradley Barcola (1) scored France’s goal, before Italy responded with three goals through Dimarco (30), Davide Frattesi (51) and Giacomo Raspadori (74).
France coach Didier Deschamps gave Michael Oliseh, the newly-arrived Bayern Munich winger, the chance to play his first official match with his country’s national team at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain winger Ousmane Dembele, while Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe led the attacking line.
Oliseh shone remarkably in the ranks of the French Olympic team in the Paris Games last month and contributed greatly to winning the silver medal.
The two teams entered the match after disappointing performances in the last European Cup, as the Italian national team, the title holder in the continental tournament in the summer of 2021, was eliminated in the round of 16 against Switzerland with a 0-2 loss, while the French national team reached the semi-finals without presenting good performances, especially Mbappe, before being eliminated by Spain 1-2.
France struck hard, opening the scoring after just 13 seconds when winger Bradley Barcola took advantage of Italy defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s hesitation to fire a powerful shot into the roof of the net past Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, his teammate in Paris Saint-Germain.
The goal is the fastest in the history of the French national team, and it is also Barcola’s first goal with the national team in his sixth participation with it. The match between the two teams was the 40th in their history, with Italy winning 19 times, France 11 times, and the two teams drawing 10 times.
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