Italy vs France: UEFA Nations League – preview, team news, predictions

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Kylian Mbappe 'under treatment' as Group A1 leaders France travel to Italy for a game at the San Siro, Milan.

Who: Italy vs France What: UEFA Nations League, Group A1 Where: San Siro, Milan, Italy When: Thursday, November 12, at 8:45pm (19:45 GMT). How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from 16:45 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream

Italy host France for a heavyweight Nations League clash as they meet in the penultimate group stage game.

Under Roberto Mancini, who is back in his second stint in charge of the Azzurri, Italy lost their first group game 2-0 to Belgium but subsequently recorded thumping wins over Turkiye and got an impressive draw in Paris.

Italy, who travel to Belgium for their final group game on Sunday, sit second in the group – one point ahead of the Belgians but three adrift of France.

Zinedine Zidane, who took over as France coach from Didier Deschamps after the 2026 World Cup, led Les Bleus to a 1-0 win in Turkiye, and victories over Belgium home and away – including a 4-1 thrashing in Paris.

Zidane certainly has plenty of history with Italy as a player; he spent five seasons with Juventus and famously got a red card after headbutting Italy’s Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final.

France, who host Turkiye in their final group game on Sunday, can secure their quarterfinal spot with victory over Italy.

France captain Kylian Mbappe did not take part in team training on Wednesday and remained “under treatment” ahead of his country’s Nations League match against Italy, Les Bleus’ coaching staff said.

The French staff did not provide any further details regarding the 27-year-old’s physical condition.

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