Italy keep up the group lead race against France

Italy hosted France at the San Siro in Group A1 of the Nations League. Going into the match, France led the group with 10 points, Italy were second with 7 points, and Belgium were third with 6 points. After the fifth round, the top two teams will advance to the quarter-finals. Italy face Belgium in Brussels on Sunday, while France play Türkiye on the same day.

After the match, Scalvini spoke to Sky Sport Italia and said that winning at the San Siro was a big moment. Describing France as a very quick side, Scalvini said they took control in the second half. He said he was happy to play alongside Bastoni and added that there is not much difference between playing a three or a four in defence. He said their new goal is to prepare for the trip to Belgium.

The giant screen in the stadium showed that Bastoni had been shown a yellow card. However, it became clear that the player who received the card was Frattesi, so there is no disciplinary issue for Bastoni ahead of the Belgium match.

There was also a notable story around the penalty situations. It was stated that Pio should take the penalty, but after the missed kick, his brother, who had taken it, said he needed to score the second goal to make up for the mistake and finish the match himself. He also said it was hard for his brother, who had missed the penalty.