Nations League: Italy roar back to beat France despite Donnarumma’s early howler

Italy came from behind to beat France 3-1 in Milan, handing Zinedine Zidane his first defeat as France head coach and moving Italy top of their Nations League group. Pio Esposito scored twice, including a late penalty, as Italy recovered from Gianluigi Donnarumma’s early error and secured their first home win over France since 1962.

Michael Olise opened the scoring after Donnarumma passed the ball to him, but Esposito equalised before half-time and Davide Frattesi put Italy ahead in the 63rd minute. Sebastiano Esposito had missed an earlier penalty; Pio converted a later one after Antonio Vergara was fouled. Italy and France both have 10 points in Group A1, with Italy ahead on head-to-head record; Belgium are third on nine after beating Turkey 2-1. In Group A3, Spain beat 10-man Czechia 2-0 to preserve their perfect Nations League record and extend their unbeaten run in competitive matches to 44.