Italy vs France Predicted Lineups: UEFA Nations League

Italy need just a point to claim top spot in Nations League Group A2 ahead of France

 
8:30am on Sunday 17th November 2024
By
Martin Macdonald

Italy are in pole position to win Nations League A2 and will do so should they claim at least a point against France on Sunday.

At the moment, the Azzurri sit on 13 points in top spot ahead of France in second, Belgium in third and Israel in fourth.

Here's how the Italy and France squads are shaping up.

Italy Team News

Italy will be without long-term absentees Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini due to ACL injuries, while Samuele Ricci dropped out of the current squad to be replaced by Manuel Locatelli.

The top spot in the group is still up for grabs, but Italy's progression in the Nations League is guaranteed, so Luciano Spalletti may look to rotate his starting XI.

Last Italy Lineup

Here's how Italy lined up in the 1-0 win versus Belgium.

France Team News

The biggest omission from the France squad is, of course, Kylian Mbappe.

Didier Deschamps explained why the Real Madrid attacker wasn't called up, insisting it wasn't due to the rape allegations surrounding the player from a national team trip to Sweden in October.

"It's my responsibility to make decisions," he explained.

"I think it's better that way. I'm not going to argue. What I can tell you are these two things.

"One, Kylian wanted to come. Two, it's not the extra sporting problems that come into play since the presumption of innocence exists and must exist. It's a one-off choice for this gathering."

Wesley Fofana, Loic Bade, Ousmane Dembele and Mbappe's Real Madrid team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni are unavailable due to injury.

Last France Lineup

Here's how France lined up against Israel.

Italy vs France Expected Lineups

Italy (3-5-1-1) Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Frattesi, Locatelli, Tonali, Dimarco; Barella; Retegui

France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Rabiot; Olise, Nkunku, Barcola; Thuram

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