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Italy Hands Zidane First Loss as France Coach in 3-1 Match

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Italy Hands Zidane First Loss as France Coach in 3-1 Match

Italy achieved a 3-1 comeback victory over France at the San Siro, marking Zinedine Zidane's first defeat as head coach of the France national team. France initially took the lead in the 10th minute when Michael Olise capitalized on a mistake by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Italy equalized in the 26th minute through Francesco Pio Esposito, who converted a cut-back from Nicolo Cambiaghi. The match saw several close calls, including a penalty miss by Sebastiano Esposito for Italy.

Italy took the lead in the 63rd minute with a goal from Davide Frattesi, assisted by Federico Dimarco. This victory propelled Italy to the top of Group A1 in the UEFA Nations League with 10 points, ahead of France on head-to-head record.

France, missing key players Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele due to injury, created numerous chances but ultimately fell short.

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