Italy fight back to beat France 3-1 and move top of Nations League group

Ao vivo Clique aqui para pesquisar Inscreva-se Esporte | Futebol Itália se recupera para vencer a França por 3-1 e subir ao topo do grupo da Liga das Nações. Michael Olise dá a liderança à França, mas o gêmeo de Pio Esposito e um de Davide Frattesi garantem a vitória da Itália.

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Michael Olise profited from a Gianluigi Donnarumma error to put the visitors in front after 10 minutes on Thursday, but Italy hit back through Esposito and Davide Frattesi either side of half-time.

O segundo gol do atacante Esposito do Inter Milan veio de pênalti depois que seu irmão Sebastiano havia disparado um chute de pênalti para fora, enquanto a França foi negada duas vezes pela estrutura de madeira em um encontro divertido.

The result sent Italy top of Group A1 on 10 points, level with France but above them on head-to-head record, while Belgium are third on nine points after inflicting a fifth straight defeat on rock-bottom Turkiye.

France were without star attackers Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele through injury, but it did not show as they made an electric start in pouring rain in Milan.

Desire Doue acertou a rede lateral e o capitão pela primeira vez, Adrien Rabiot, testou Donnarumma antes que o meio-volley áspero de Lucas Da Cunha voasse ligeiramente fora.

But the opener was gifted to France when Donnarumma passed the ball straight to Olise, who skipped past a defender before firing home his fifth goal in five Nations League games – a record only bettered by England captain Harry Kane’s seven.

The hosts struck back in the 26th minute with their first chance of the game when Nicolo Cambiaghi drove to the byline and cut back a cross, which Esposito converted with a deft touch.

O gol trouxe San Siro à vida enquanto o irmão mais velho de Esposito, Sebastiano, ameaçou um retorno rápido dois minutos depois, forçando uma defesa precisa de Mike Maignan.

Bradley Barcola came closest to a third goal before the break with a curling shot from the edge of the box that struck the foot of the far post.

The end-to-end nature of the game continued in the second half as Rayan Cherki’s rasping strike was tipped onto the post by Donnarumma before Italy charged up the other end and forced Maignan into a point-blank save from Cambiaghi.

A Itália teve uma chance gloriosa de ficar à frente quando Cambiaghi foi derrubado por Malo Gusto, garantindo um pênalti, mas Sebastiano Esposito não conseguiu se juntar ao irmão na tabela de gols ao errar o chute de pênalti no minuto da hora.

The Azzurri did not dwell on the disappointment for long, taking the lead just three minutes later when Frattesi drilled in a shot from a Federico Dimarco cross moments after the Inter Milan wing-back was brought off the bench.

Fellow substitute Antonio Vergara earned the home side another penalty when he was tripped by Dayot Upamecano, and this time Francesco Pio Esposito stepped up to drill a shot into the bottom corner.

O resultado continuou um forte início ao segundo mandato de Roberto Mancini como técnico da Itália, enquanto seu time estendeu sua sequência invicta para quatro partidas e registrou sua primeira vitória em casa sobre a França desde 1962.

Belgium host Italy and Turkiye travel to France in the final round of group games on Sunday.

Elsewhere, captain Harry Kane celebrated his record 126th cap for England with a match-winner from the penalty spot as England beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley on Thursday to qualify for the Nations League last eight.

The 33-year-old followed a script that seemed destined to happen when he stepped up in the 64th minute to put England ahead in front of an 80,400-strong crowd after the hosts had conceded a sloppy equaliser five minutes earlier.

Foi o 92º gol do atacante do Bayern Munich contra a Inglaterra, e não houve dúvida desde o instante em que ele posicionou a bola e a enviou direto ao meio, enquanto o goleiro Dominik Livakovic mergulhava para a esquerda.

Kane had started a night of celebration as the centre of attention, handed a commemorative token by former goalkeeper Peter Shilton, the previous record holder since 1989, when he surpassed Bobby Moore’s 108 caps.

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