The Italy national football team will host France in their final UEFA Nations League 2024-25 League A Group 2 match at the San Siro in Milan, Italy.
The Italy vs France, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will start at 1:15 AM IST on Monday, November 18. Live streaming and telecast of the match will be available in India.
Under manager Luciano Spalletti, Italy have been in impressive form in the ongoing UEFA Nations League 2024-25. Italy will head into the game high on confidence after they pipped Belgium 1-0 in their previous fixture to book their place in the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 quarter-finals.
Azzurri rode on Sandro Tonali’s close-range finish to seal Italy’s top-two finish in the group. Having registered four wins and one draw, Italy are currently placed on top of League A Group 2 standings with 13 points from five games.
On the other hand, the France national football team will look to return to winning ways after they were held to a goalless draw by Israel at the Stade de France.
With three wins, one draw and one loss, France are placed second in the League A Group 2 standings.
While Les Bleus have also qualified for the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 quarter-finals, they will need to win by at least two goals against Italy in order to finish first in the group.
Meanwhile, France will once again miss the services of their captain Kylian Mbappe for reasons that remain unclear.
The visitors will also be without Ousmane Dembele, Aurelien Tchouameni, Wesley Fofana and Loic Bade due to injuries.
Having already sealed their place in the quarter-finals, manager Luciano Spalletti could be tempted to make a few changes in the starting XI.
Riccardo Calafiori, Samuele Ricci, Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are some of the players unavailable for Italy due to their respective injuries.
Italy vs France football head-to-head
The Italy vs France head-to-head record favours the Azzurri. Italy have won 19 of the 38 matches that they have played against each other so far. France have registered 11 victories in this high-profile fixture. As many as eight matches have ended in draws.
The last time these two sides met, Italy defeated France 3-1 in an UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match at the Parc des Princes in Paris in September.
Federico Dimarco, Davide Frattesi and Giacomo Raspadori scored a goal each for Italy to help them bag three crucial points. For France, Bradley Barcola netted their solitary goal in the opening minute of the game,
Where to watch Italy vs France UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match live in India
The Italy vs France UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Ten 2 SD and Sony Sports Ten 2 HD TV channels in India.
Live streaming of the Italy vs France UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
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