Official: Italy squad numbers confirmed ahead of France Nations League test

Official: Italy squad numbers confirmed ahead of France Nations League test Nicolo Fagioli will continue to wear the no.10 shirt for Italy when they take on France in the Nations League on Thursday evening, Pio Esposito will wear the no.9 and his brother Sebastiano will don the no.7. The squad list and shirt numbers for Thursday’s Nations League test against France has recently been confirmed . PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 02: Riccardo Calafiori, Pio Esposito and Sebastiano Esposito of Italy looks on alongside teammates before the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between France and Italy at Stade de France on October 02, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pauline Figuet/Getty Images) The Azzurri will host Les Bleus in San Siro at 19.45 this evening in the penultimate round of Nations League group stage fixtures. As things stand, France top the group on 10 points from the first four matches, Italy are in second on seven points, Belgium in third on six points and Turkey in fourth on zero. Roberto Mancini has whittled his squad down to a matchday squad of 23 , leaving six players out including Alphado Cisse and Mattia Liberali. Honest Ahanor, Matteo Palma, Federico Gatti and Niccolo Pisilli will also sit this one out. Pre-match reports indicate that both Esposito brothers c ould start in attack for Italy this evening , potentially alongside Bologna’s Nicolo Cambiaghi. They have been handed squad numbers 7, 9 and 19. Francesco Pio Esposito celebrates with his brother Sebastiano Esposito during Turkiye vs. Italy in the Nations League (@azzurri) Below is the full list of confirmed squad numbers for Thursday’s Nations League clash between Italy and France. Italy squad numbers vs. France Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) Michael Kayode  Giorgio Scalvini Samuele Ricci  Riccardo Calafiori Alessandro Bastoni  Sebastiano Esposito  Sandro Tonali  Pio Esposito  Nicolo Fagioli  Federico Dimarco  Marco Carnesecchi (GK) Guglielmo Vicario (GK) Marco Palestra  Issa Doumbia  Davide Frattesi  Alessandro Romano  Nicolo Barella  Nicolo Cambiaghi  Gianluca Scamacca  Antonio Vergara  Daniele Ghilardi  Luca Koleosho