Barcola and Kolo Muani's France snatch 1st place from Italy
The French team with Paris Saint-Germain players Warren Zaïre-Emery, Bradley Barcola and Randal Kolo Muani beat Gianluigi Donnarumma's Italy 3-1 on Sunday 17th November at the Stadio San Siro in Milan on the sixth and final day of the UEFA Nations League group stage.
A victory by a two-goal margin means that Les Bleus are now top of the group, taking first place from the Squadra Azzurra.
France will therefore be seeded in the draw for the quarter-finals of the competition, which will take place at noon on Friday 22nd November at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
ITALY - FRANCE: 1-3 (1-2)
UEFA Nations League - Group Stage - League A - Group A2 - Matchday 6
Stadio San Siro (Milan)
Goals: Cambiaso (35') for Italy, Rabiot (2', 65'), Vicario (33' og) for France.
ITALY: Vicario - Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni - Cambiaso (Maldini, 78'), Frattesi (Raspadori, 67'), Locatelli (Rovella, 67'), Tonali, Dimarco (Udogie, 83') - Barella (c) - Retegui (Kean, 66'). Manager: Luciano Spalletti.
FRANCE Maignan - Koundé (Pavard, 82'), Konaté (c), Saliba, Digne - Guendouzi, Koné, Rabiot - Nkunku - Thuram (Barcola, 78'), Kolo Muani. Manager: Didier Deschamps.
Standings:
1. France / 13 points, +6 (6 matches played)
2. Italy / 13 points, +5 (6 matches played)
3. Belgium / 4 points, -3 (6 matches played)
4. Israel / 4 points, -8 (6 matches played)