Italy come from behind to beat Zidane's France

UEFA Nations League Italy 3 - 1 France FT Pio Esposito has scored four goals in this Nations League campaign [Getty Images] France suffered their first defeat under Zinedine Zidane as they were beaten 3-1 by Italy at the San Siro in the Nations League. Les Bleus took the lead when Italy keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma passed the ball straight to Michael Olise, who beat a couple of defenders before firing in. But Roberto Mancini's hosts were level with Pio Esposito's clever near-post finish from Nicolo Cambiaghi's ball. Sebastiano Esposito missed a penalty for Italy before Davide Frattesi lashed in a second after being picked out by Federico Dimarco. The Azzurri won another penalty, which Pio Esposito took and scored for his second goal. The 21-year-old Inter Milan striker has scored nine goals in his first 14 caps. The game marked the first time Italy had beaten France in a home game since 1962. Former France captain and ex-Real Madrid boss Zidane replaced Didier Deschamps after the World Cup and had led them to three wins and a draw. Italy are now top of Group A1, above France because of a better head-to-head record. The pair are on 10 points, one above Belgium - who came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 earlier. The top two will go into the quarter-finals. Sunday's final group games see Belgium host Italy and France at home to Turkey.
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