Betting Predictions
France and Italy, two of the biggest names in international football, square of at Parc des Princes on Friday night to begin their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns.
The teams are currently meeting in Paris after Les Bleus lost to eventual Euro 2024 champions Spain in the semi-finals, while the Azzurri had a miserable summer defending their European crown.
Head-to-Head
Having won the previous three meetings, France has the advantage against Italy recently. In 2018, a friendly match resulted in a 3-1 victory for the French team. The hosts kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 triumph over Austria, who went on to win Group D.
However, dismal back-to-back draws against the Netherlands (0-0) and Poland (1-1) indicated Didier Deschamps’s team was not playing at its best and was laboring in front of goal. However, coming into the Euro 2024 finals, Italy had only lost once in their previous 12 games across all competitions—a 3-1 loss on the road against England—while also winning eight of those games.
Team News
For this month’s Nations League matches, Didier Deschamps has stuck with the majority of his Euro 2024 team; however, he has benched Inter Milan defender Benjamin Pavard and free agent Adrien Rabiot.
Michael Olise, the winger for Bayern Munich, has been called up for the first time. He made an impression in the Olympics, helping France win a silver medal with seven goal involvements. Manu Kone, who recently signed with Roma, may also make his senior debut.
Wesley Fofana of Chelsea withdrew, claiming his need to regain fitness after an extended injury layoff, and another Olympian, Loic Bade, was added to the team. Aston Villa left-back Lucas Digne has been called up to replace Ferland Mendy, who withdrew as well. Matteo Guendouzi, who plays in Italy, has been called up to cover in the midfield.
Gianluca Scamacca, who just had an ACL injury, and Nicolo Barella, who had planned sinus surgery, will not be available for Italy in the meantime.
Eight players, including Gianluca Mancini and Jorginho, are not present from Luciano Spalletti’s Euros team; however, Marco Brescianini and Caleb Okoli have received initial call-ups, while several players, like Destiny Udogie, Moise Kean, and Sandro Tonali, are back.
Following his tactical tinkering in Germany, Spalletti stated he would remain with a back three from now on; hence, Mateo Retegui, the in-form striker for Atalanta BC, might start at the front of a 3-4-2-1 formation.
Probable Line-Up
France XI:
Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Konate, T. Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Zaire-Emery; Dembele, Thuram, Mbappe
Italy XI:
Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Fagioli, Frattesi, Dimarco; Pellegrini, Zaccagni, Retegui
Verdict
Tip France to Win❌
Reason
Although injuries have taken a toll on France, the country has a rich reservoir of talent, while Italy is starting over and lacks depth in many areas.
Because of this, the hosts should win every point on the first matchday, giving the Azzurri more work to do in their next Group 2 matches.
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Tip: Under 2.5 Goals❌
Reason
The France side under Didier Deschamps has had difficulty scoring goals since defeating Gibraltar 14 months ago (12 goals in 11 games). On defense, though, they have excelled. Against an Italian team that is in poor form, has lost its last three games against France, and is having difficulty scoring goals particularly since the French team is competing at home.
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