Italy beat France in the Nations League: first victory over Les Bleus and a new record

Italy came back after Donnarumma's mistake

On Thursday evening, the next round of Nations League matches took place. In Group 1 of League A, Italy beat France 3:1, Kun.uz reports. Olise opened the scoring in the 10th minute after a gross error by Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who passed the ball straight into Olise's zone — the latter easily got past Tonali and scored. According to the outlet, this was already Donnarumma's third error in the last five games that led to a goal.

Esposito's brace and a record-breaking start to his career

Italy equalized in the 26th minute: Cambiaso beat Gusto on the left flank and with a pass sent Francesco Esposito one-on-one. The Inter forward scored his ninth goal in his first 14 matches for the national team — for comparison, Azzurri legend Francesco Totti scored the same 9 goals for Italy over his entire career. In the 63rd minute, Frattesi put the Italians ahead after a Dimarco cross, and in the 75th minute Esposito converted a penalty awarded for Gusto's foul on Cambiaso. Notably, a few minutes earlier, Sebastiano Esposito had failed to convert a penalty. The Italians took to the pitch already knowing that Belgium had moved up to second place in the group.