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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 3

France vs Italy 1-1

France flagFrance

1-1

FT

Italy flagItaly
  • Michael Olise55'
  • Alessandro Bastoni68'
Kick-off
Fri, 2 Oct 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Stade de France, Paris
Referee
Jesus Gil Manzano

Match timeline

  1. 90+2’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyAlessandro Bastoni
  2. 90’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyGianluca Scamacca ONNicolo Fagioli OFF
  3. 87’SubstitutionFrance flagFranceMaxence Lacroix ONLucas Da Cunha OFF
  4. 85’Red cardFrance flagFranceDayot Upamecano
  5. 82’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyAntonio Vergara
  6. 80’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyIssa Doumbia ONDavide Frattesi OFF
  7. 80’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyDaniel Maldini ONSebastiano Esposito OFF
  8. 76’SubstitutionFrance flagFranceEduardo Camavinga ONRayan Cherki OFF
Show 8 earlier events
  1. 76’SubstitutionFrance flagFranceBradley Barcola ONDésiré Doue OFF
  2. 73’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyMoise Kean
  3. 73’Yellow cardFrance flagFranceDayot Upamecano
  4. 68’Goal!Italy flagItalyAlessandro Bastoni1 – 1
  5. 62’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyNicolò Barella ONSandro Tonali OFF
  6. 62’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyAntonio Vergara ONPio Esposito OFF
  7. 55’Goal!France flagFranceMichael OliseAssist: Rayan Cherki1 – 0
  8. 54’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyNicolo Fagioli
  9. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

France flagFranceItalyItaly flag
  • 65%Possession35%
  • 18Shots14
  • 8Shots on Target2
  • 6Corners4
  • 9Fouls10
  • 1Offsides3
  • 1Saves7
  • 725Passes384
  • 0Yellow Cards4
  • 1Red Cards0

Lineups

Confirmed selections

France flagFrance4 - 3 - 3

  1. 16Maignan
  2. 2Kalulu
  3. 22Jacquet
  4. 4Upamecano
  5. 3Truffert
  6. 9Cherki
  7. 21Cunha
  8. 14Rabiot
  9. 11Olise
  10. 7Dembélé
  11. 20Doué

Substitutions

  1. 76’↑6 E. Camavinga↓9 R. Cherki
  2. 76’↑12 B. Barcola↓20 D. Doué
  3. 87’↑17 M. Lacroix↓21 L. da Cunha

Unused substitutes 23 J. Butez, 13 A. Diouf, 8 M. Koné, 5 J. Koundé, 19 E. Lepaul, 1 G. Restes, 15 L. Yoro, 18 M. Akliouche

Coach Z. Zidane

Italy flagItaly4 - 3 - 3

  1. 1Donnarumma
  2. 2Kayode
  3. 19Scalvini
  4. 6Bastoni
  5. 5Calafiori
  6. 16Frattesi
  7. 8Tonali
  8. 10Fagioli
  9. 9Kean
  10. 7Esposito
  11. 20Esposito

Substitutions

  1. 62’↑18 N. Barella↓8 S. Tonali
  2. 62’↑21 A. Vergara↓ Pio Esposito
  3. 80’↑15 I. Doumbia↓16 D. Frattesi
  4. 80’↑17 D. Maldini↓20 S. Esposito
  5. 90’↑11 G. Scamacca↓10 N. Fagioli

Unused substitutes 22 G. Di Lorenzo, 12 M. Carnesecchi, 23 G. Mancini, 3 M. Ruggeri, 13 G. Vicario, 14 M. Zoma, 4 S. Ricci

Coach R. Mancini

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 3
Date
Fri, 2 Oct 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Stade de France, Paris
Referee
Jesus Gil Manzano
France coach
Z. Zidane
Italy coach
R. Mancini

League table

UEFA Nations League · League A - Group A

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1France crestFrance4310+510
2Italy crestItaly4211+37
3Belgium crestBelgium4202+16
4Türkiye crestTürkiye4004-90

Recent form

Last 5 matches, all competitions

France flag

France

  1. W
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. W
Italy flag

Italy

  1. W
  2. W
  3. L
  4. W

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Player ratings

  1. 1M. Olise8.2
  2. 2R. Cherki7.7
  3. 3L. da Cunha7.5
  4. 4J. Jacquet7.2
  5. 5A. Truffert7.2
  6. 6D. Doué7.0
  7. 7E. Camavinga6.9
  8. 8A. Rabiot6.9
  9. 9M. Maignan6.8
  10. 10P. Kalulu6.8
  11. 11B. Barcola6.7
  12. 12O. Dembélé6.7
  13. 13M. Lacroix6.5
  14. 14D. Upamecano6.1
  15. 15M. Akliouche0.0
  16. 16L. Yoro0.0
  17. 17G. Restes0.0
  18. 18E. Lepaul0.0
  19. 19J. Koundé0.0
  20. 20M. Koné0.0
  21. 21A. Diouf0.0
  22. 22J. Butez0.0
  1. 1A. Bastoni7.7
  2. 2M. Kayode7.4
  3. 3G. Donnarumma7.4
  4. 4R. Calafiori7.0
  5. 5G. Scalvini6.9
  6. 6D. Maldini6.7
  7. 7N. Fagioli6.6
  8. 8S. Tonali6.6
  9. 9S. Esposito6.5
  10. 10D. Frattesi6.5
  11. 11N. Barella6.4
  12. 12F. Esposito6.4
  13. 13I. Doumbia6.3
  14. 14M. Kean6.2
  15. 15A. Vergara5.9
  16. 16G. Di Lorenzo0.0
  17. 17M. Carnesecchi0.0
  18. 18G. Mancini0.0
  19. 19M. Ruggeri0.0
  20. 20G. Scamacca0.0
  21. 21G. Vicario0.0
  22. 22M. Zoma0.0
  23. 23S. Ricci0.0

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

M. Olise
8.2

M. Olise

France flagFrance

1
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.

Head to head

France flag
2Wins
0Draws
2Wins
Italy flag

7 goals7 goals

Last 4 meetings

  • 2024UEFA Nations LeagueFrance flagFrance3 - 1Italy flagItaly
  • 2024UEFA Nations LeagueFrance flagFrance1 - 3Italy flagItaly
  • 2018FriendliesFrance flagFrance3 - 1Italy flagItaly
  • 2008Euro ChampionshipFrance flagFrance0 - 2Italy flagItaly

4 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

France flagFrance
W-D-L
3-0-2
Scored / match
1.6
Conceded / match
1.6
Italy flagItaly
W-D-L
3-0-1
Scored / match
1.5
Conceded / match
0.8

Fan predictions

How the fans called it

  • France flagFrance0%
  • DrawResult0%
  • Italy flagItaly0%

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What happened

Match report

France and Italy drew 1-1 in the UEFA Nations League at the Stade de France, with Michael Olise's second-half opener cancelled out by Alessandro Bastoni and Dayot Upamecano sent off late on for France. Italy could not turn that advantage into a winner.

The first half ended 0-0.

France broke through in the 55th minute when Rayan Cherki set up Michael Olise, who made it 1-0. Bastoni levelled in the 68th minute. Italy made two changes on 62 minutes, with Nicolò Barella replacing Sandro Tonali and Antonio Vergara coming on for Pio Esposito. France made two changes on 76 minutes, sending on Eduardo Camavinga for Rayan Cherki and Bradley Barcola for Désiré Doue. Italy also made two changes on 80 minutes, with Issa Doumbia for Davide Frattesi and Daniel Maldini for Sebastiano Esposito. France then lost Dayot Upamecano to a red card on 85 minutes, but Italy did not find a late winner.

France had 65% of the possession and 725 passes to Italy's 384, while Italy had the better save count, 7 to France's 1. France had more shots, 18-14, and more shots on target, 8-2, while the corners finished 6-4 in France's favour. Italy were caught offside 3 times to France's 1, and the foul count was 10-9 against Italy.

Italy were booked four times, with Nicolò Fagioli on 54 minutes, Moise Kean on 73, Antonio Vergara on 82 and Alessandro Bastoni in stoppage time. France had one booking, for Dayot Upamecano on 73 minutes, before his red card on 85 minutes.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Stade de France, Paris
Referee
Jesus Gil Manzano
Match ID
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16 events

  1. 54’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyNicolo Fagioli
  2. 55’Goal!France flagFranceMichael OliseAssist: Rayan Cherki1 – 0
  3. 62’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyNicolò Barella ONSandro Tonali OFF
  4. 62’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyAntonio Vergara ONPio Esposito OFF
  5. 68’Goal!Italy flagItalyAlessandro Bastoni1 – 1
  6. 73’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyMoise Kean
  7. 73’Yellow cardFrance flagFranceDayot Upamecano
  8. 76’SubstitutionFrance flagFranceEduardo Camavinga ONRayan Cherki OFF
  9. 76’SubstitutionFrance flagFranceBradley Barcola ONDésiré Doue OFF
  10. 80’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyIssa Doumbia ONDavide Frattesi OFF
  11. 80’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyDaniel Maldini ONSebastiano Esposito OFF
  12. 82’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyAntonio Vergara
  13. 85’Red cardFrance flagFranceDayot Upamecano
  14. 87’SubstitutionFrance flagFranceMaxence Lacroix ONLucas Da Cunha OFF
  15. 90’SubstitutionItaly flagItalyGianluca Scamacca ONNicolo Fagioli OFF
  16. 90+2’Yellow cardItaly flagItalyAlessandro Bastoni