Pio Esposito scored twice as Italy came from behind to beat France 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League, ending Les Bleus’ unbeaten run and moving level with them on points in Group A1, “according to Yahoo Sports”.
Michael Olise gave France an early lead following a mistake from Gianluigi Donnarumma, but Pio Esposito restored parity before half-time, “per the published match report”.
Italy then took control in the second half, with Davide Frattesi putting the hosts ahead before Esposito converted a penalty to complete the comeback, “Yahoo Sports noted”.
France threatened inside the opening three minutes when Bradley Barcola’s cutback from the left flank found Désiré Doué inside the box, but his effort struck the side netting, “the coverage detailed”.
Les Bleus’ early pressure paid off in the 10th minute when Michael Olise capitalised on a mistake from Donnarumma, “reporters observed”.
The Italian goalkeeper attempted to play out from the back, but his pass was intercepted by the French winger, who calmly slotted the ball home, “the match summary stated”.
The visitors continued to press high and attack down the flanks, enjoying the greater share of possession and creating the better chances, “according to the outlet”.
However, Italy remained within touching distance despite France’s attacking dominance, “the text highlighted”.
The home side drew level in the 26th minute when Cambiaghi sent a low cross into the penalty area, where Pio Esposito met it first time, steering his effort through Mike Maignan’s legs and into the net, “Yahoo Sports reported”.
Zidane’s side continued to have the better of the attacking opportunities, with Barcola striking the post in the 35th minute before the visitors finished the half with nine shots to Italy’s two, “the article noted”.
Nevertheless, both sides headed into the break level at 1-1, “the report confirmed”.
Both teams picked up where they left off after the interval, with neither manager making a change at the break, “journalists documented”.
France continued to pose an attacking threat early in the second half, while Italy looked to catch the visitors on the counter, “the coverage explained”.
The Azzurri had a golden opportunity to take the lead at the hour mark when Cambiaghi won a penalty following a challenge from Malo Gusto inside the box, “Yahoo Sports stated”.
However, Sebastiano Esposito blazed the resulting spot-kick high and wide, “the source outlined”.
The hosts made amends three minutes later as Davide Frattesi slotted home Federico Dimarco’s cutback in the 63rd minute, with Dimarco making an immediate impact just a minute after coming on for Cambiaghi, “the summary showed”.
Mancini’s side had another chance from the spot, and this time Pio Esposito stepped up and made no mistake, slotting his penalty into the bottom-left corner past Maignan in the 75th minute, “reporters detailed”.
Zidane’s side kept pushing forward but struggled to create as many clear-cut chances as they had earlier in the contest, “Yahoo Sports added”.
The result brought France’s unbeaten Nations League run to an end and sent Italy top of Group A1 on 10 points, level with Les Bleus and one point ahead of Belgium heading into the final round of fixtures, “the publication concluded”.