Italy host France this Thursday at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) of the UEFA Nations League.
Italy have 7 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last game, the italianos won 3-1 against Turkey (Nations League A 2026/27).
France have picked up 10 points and currently lie in 1st position. Last time out, France’s national team triumphed 4-1 against Belgium (Nations League A 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
Italy and France have met three times in the Nations League (W1 D1 L1 from Italy’s perspective), with the aggregate score 5-5.
Each side has won on the other’s soil: Italy won 3-1 in Paris in September 2024 and France won 3-1 in Milan in November 2024, before a 1-1 draw at Saint-Denis on Matchday 3 of this edition.
Coming into Matchday 5, France lead Group A1 on ten points, three ahead of second-placed Italy, so a home win would take Italy level on points with the leaders.
France are unbeaten in five Nations League matches (W4 D1) and have won their last three away Nations League games without conceding (2-0 vs Germany in the 2025 third-place match, 1-0 in Turkiye and 1-0 in Belgium).
Italy have conceded in each of their last seven Nations League matches, their longest such run in 32 Nations League matches.
Italy have won only six of their 16 home Nations League matches (D6 L4), compared with eight wins from 14 away (D4 L2).
Italy are unbeaten on Matchday 5 across four Nations League editions (W3 D1) and have kept a clean sheet in all four, scoring four goals and conceding none.
France have scored 53 goals in 32 Nations League matches (1.66 per game) and have conceded only two in four matches this edition.
France won the 2020/21 Nations League, beating Spain 2-1 in the final in Milan, and finished third in 2024/25 after a 2-0 win over Germany in the third-place match.
Italy have finished third twice in the Nations League, winning the third-place match in 2020/21 (2-1 vs Belgium) and 2022/23 (3-2 vs the Netherlands).
Kylian Mbappe has scored ten goals in 22 Nations League appearances, the most by a France player.
Davide Frattesi has scored five goals in 18 Nations League appearances, the most by an Italy player.
