France 1-1 Italy · UEFA Nations League
France drew 1-1 with Italy in the UEFA Nations League. Goals: M. Olise 55', A. Bastoni 68'. Expected goals (xG): France 1.2, Italy 1.3. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
France and Italy met in the UEFA Nations League at Stade de France in Paris on Friday, 2 October 2026.
Goalscorers
France: M. Olise 55'. Italy: A. Bastoni 68'.
How the match went
France saw more of the ball, 65% of it. France had 18 shots with 8 on target, Italy 14 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to France and 4 to Italy. France conceded 9 fouls, Italy 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for France, 4 for Italy).
Line-ups
France started in a 4-3-3: Mike Maignan, Pierre Kalulu, Jérémy Jacquet, Dayot Upamecano, Adrien Truffert, Rayan Cherki, Lucas Da Cunha, Adrien Rabiot, Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué.
Italy started in a 4-3-3: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Michael Kayode, Giorgio Scalvini, Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Davide Frattesi, Sandro Tonali, Nicolò Fagioli, Sebastiano Esposito, Francesco Pio Esposito, Moise Kean.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. France 0-0 Italy.
- 55'Goal! France 1-0 Italy. M. Olise (France) scores, assisted by R. Cherki.
- 68'Goal! France 1-1 Italy. A. Bastoni (Italy) scores.
- 85'Second yellow card for D. Upamecano (France), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. France 1-1 Italy.
Full commentary (65 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: France vs Italy.
- 7'Offside, France.
- 9'Corner, Italy.
- 9'Attempt saved. M. Kean (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 20'Attempt missed. M. Olise (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 23'Corner, France.
- 23'Corner, France.
- 23'Attempt blocked. O. Dembélé (France), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 30'Attempt missed. S. Esposito (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 30'Attempt blocked. R. Calafiori (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt blocked. O. Dembélé (France), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 31'Attempt blocked. A. Truffert (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 31'Corner, France.
- 31'Corner, France.
- 36'Attempt blocked. D. Doué (France), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 37'Attempt saved. O. Dembélé (France), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 38'Attempt blocked. D. Doué (France), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 39'Attempt blocked. O. Dembélé (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 41'Corner, Italy.
- 41'Attempt missed. D. Frattesi (Italy), header from a corner. xG 0.25.
- 41'Attempt blocked. A. Bastoni (Italy), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 41'Attempt blocked. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 41'Offside, Italy.
- 44'Attempt missed. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 44'Attempt blocked. S. Tonali (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. France 0-0 Italy.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt saved. O. Dembélé (France), right-footed shot. xG 0.50.
- 48'Attempt saved. D. Doué (France), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 50'Attempt saved. M. Olise (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Yellow card for N. Fagioli (Italy) for foul.
- 55'Goal! France 1-0 Italy. M. Olise (France) scores, assisted by R. Cherki.
- 61'Attempt missed. R. Cherki (France), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 62'Substitution, Italy: N. Barella comes on for S. Tonali.
- 62'Substitution, Italy: A. Vergara comes on for F. P. Esposito.
- 64'Offside, Italy.
- 65'Offside, Italy.
- 68'Goal! France 1-1 Italy. A. Bastoni (Italy) scores.
- 70'Attempt saved. A. Rabiot (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 70'Corner, France.
- 73'Yellow card for D. Upamecano (France) for argument.
- 73'Yellow card for M. Kean (Italy) for argument.
- 76'Substitution, France: E. Camavinga comes on for R. Cherki.
- 76'Substitution, France: B. Barcola comes on for D. Doué.
- 76'Attempt missed. A. Rabiot (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 80'Substitution, Italy: I. Doumbia comes on for D. Frattesi.
- 80'Substitution, Italy: D. Maldini comes on for S. Esposito.
- 81'Attempt missed. M. Kean (Italy), header from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 81'Corner, Italy.
- 82'Attempt missed. G. Scalvini (Italy), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 82'Yellow card for A. Vergara (Italy) for foul.
- 83'Attempt missed. O. Dembélé (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 84'Corner, France.
- 84'Attempt saved. E. Camavinga (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 85'Second yellow card for D. Upamecano (France), who is sent off.
- 87'Corner, Italy.
- 87'Substitution, France: M. Lacroix comes on for L. Da Cunha.
- 87'Attempt blocked. A. Bastoni (Italy), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 87'Attempt blocked. A. Bastoni (Italy), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 88'Attempt missed. N. Barella (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 90'Substitution, Italy: G. Scamacca comes on for N. Fagioli.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for A. Bastoni (Italy) for foul.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. E. Camavinga (France), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. France 1-1 Italy.