France fell to their first loss under Zinedine Zidane as Italy beat them 3-1 at the San Siro in the Nations League on Sunday.
Les Bleus took an early lead when Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma played the ball directly to Michael Olise, who dribbled past two defenders before finishing.
Italy equalised through Pio Esposito, who converted Nicolo Cambiaghi’s cross with a smart finish at the near post.
Sebastiano Esposito then missed a penalty for the hosts before Davide Frattesi put Italy ahead, lashing home after being set up by Federico Dimarco.
Italy were awarded another penalty, which Pio Esposito converted to score his second goal of the game. The 21-year-old Inter Milan striker now has nine goals in his first 14 caps for the Azzurri.
The result marked Italy’s first home win over France since 1962.
Zidane, the former France captain and ex-Real Madrid coach, took over from Didier Deschamps after the World Cup and had guided the team to three wins and a draw before this defeat.
Italy now top Group A1, ahead of France on head-to-head record. Both sides have 10 points, one more than Belgium, who came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 earlier.
