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Italy vs France predictions: Les Bleus can extend strong away record

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Zinedine Zidane has enjoyed a strong start as France boss
Zinedine Zidane has enjoyed a strong start as France boss
  • France lead Nations League Group A1 on 10 points, three clear of second-placed Italy

  • Les Bleus have won 3-1 on their last two trips to the Peninsula

  • Michael Olise has scored four goals in as many Nations League appearances

San Siro is set to host one of the games of the November Nations League break, as Italy host France in Group A1.

Les Bleus lead the pool by three points from the Azzurri and their strong recent record on the Peninsula can only help.

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Key Stats

  • France have lost only one of the last six meetings

  • Les Bleus have won the last three away games in Italy

  • The pair drew 1-1 in October and both teams scored in their matches immediately after

  • Zinedine Zidane is unbeaten as France boss (W3, D1)

  • The Azzurri have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven Nations League matches

  • Michael Olise has registered 17 goal contributions for France in 2026 (G7, A10)

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  • France to win

  • Both teams to score

  • Michael Olise to register an assist

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Team News

Defender Federico Gatti has been added to the Italy squad after Gianluca Mancini's withdrawal.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Giacomo Raspadori and Moise Kean are also absent, but Marco Palestra has returned after injury.

William Saliba, Maxence Lacroix, Manu Kone, Ousmane Dembele and Maghnes Akliouche are absent for France.

Midfielder Pablo Pagis has earned a first call-up, while Real Madrid pair Ibrahima Konate and Aurelien Tchouameni come into the squad after missing out on Zidane's first squad.

Need to know

Roberto Mancini returned for a second spell as Italy head coach in July and after losing his first game 2-0 to Belgium, he has overseen home and away wins against Turkey by an aggregate of 7-1, while drawing 1-1 with the French on October 2.

Michael Olise scored for France in the Paris draw, his seventh international goal of the year.

That is one of four goals he has scored in the current Nations League, while he has also provided two assists.

Prediction

Italy have had a poor decade, with a massive exception: their Euro 2020 win under Roberto Mancini.

The 61-year-old called up 34 players for the last international break and has named 31 this time.

Results have been solid after losing their opening game against Belgium, including their draw in Saint-Denis. However, France had 65% possession and won the shot count 18-14.

They are the only dropped points in Zidane's nascent reign and France have a strong away record in Italy, winning their last three trips.

Both teams have scored in all three, as they have in their last two meetings.

Olise scored his country's goal in the recent draw, but his international assists this year outweigh his goals.

Look for him to add another goal involvement in an entertaining away win in Milan.

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