Twenty Years After His Infamous World Cup Final Headbutt, Zidane Faces Italy Again as France Coach
Michael Olise scored for France, but Alessandro Bastoni equalized and Gianluigi Donnarumma made key saves as Italy earned a point.
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, France drew 1-1 with Italy at the Stade de France, ending manager Zinedine Zidane's perfect start to life as France coach in the UEFA Nations League.
- Zidane entered his first home match following two 1-0 away victories over Turkey and Belgium, saying he was 'obviously really touched' to return to the Stade de France after years away.
- Bayern Munich star Michael Olise curled in a 55th-minute free-kick to put France ahead, but Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni equalized in the 68th minute as Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made critical saves.
- Defender Dayot Upamecano received a second yellow card in the 85th minute, leaving France with 10 men late on, yet Les Bleus remain atop UEFA Nations League Group A1 with 7 points.
- Upamecano's dismissal complicates tactical planning for Zidane ahead of upcoming fixtures as he seeks to maintain France's narrow lead over Belgium and Italy in the group standings.
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After two victories in Turkey (0-1) and Belgium (0-1), the French team suffered its first slowdown on Friday, at the reception of Italy at the Stade de France (1-1). Long time without a solution against a solid transalpine defensive block, the men of Zinédine Zidane, acclaimed by a whole stadium for her return home, finally opened the score thanks to a magnificent free shot by Michael Olise, before Italy came back after a mistake by Lucas Da Cun…
The French football team made a draw on the score 1-1 against Italy on the third day of the group phase of the League of Nations. The meeting took place in Saint-Denis.The goals were scored by Michael Olise and Alessandro...
Paris, 2 Oct (EFE).- The French coach, Zinedine Zidane, lamented the tie against Italy in the third game of the League of Nations against Italy (1-1), which broke his two-win streak in his first two matches, but was satisfied with the performance of his team. "I am happy with our performance, [...] Entry 1-1 Italy bitter to Zizou was first published in HolaNews.
The French national football team played a 1:1 draw against the Italian national team in Paris, in the third round of Group 1 "A" of the League of Nations.
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