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Italy Come Back to Beat France in Nations League, Inflicting Zidane's First Loss

Italy staged a comeback to defeat France 3-1 in their Nations League group match, inflicting Zinedine Zidane's first loss as France head coach.

Italy secured a significant 3-1 victory over France in their Nations League group match at San Siro, moving to the top of their group. The win marked the first defeat for Zinedine Zidane as France's head coach. France initially took the lead after 10 minutes through Michael Olise, who capitalized on a Gianluigi Donnarumma error. However, Italy responded strongly, with Pio Esposito scoring twice and Davide Frattesi adding another goal on either side of halftime to complete the comeback.