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Italy beat France 3-1 in the headline fixture of the fifth round of Group A, Group 1 in the 2026/2027 UEFA Nations League season. The match was played on November 12 at San Siro Stadium in Milan and officiated by a Romanian refereeing team led by Istvan Kovacs.
France opened the scoring in the 10th minute through Michael Olise. Italy equalized in the 26th minute when Francesco Esposito scored after a pass from forward Nicolo Cambiaghi.
Esposito scores twice
Italy took control in the second half. Davide Frattesi converted Federico Dimarco’s pass in the 63rd minute to put the hosts ahead. Esposito scored his second goal in the 75th minute to seal the result.
After four rounds, France were listed in second place with 10 points, while Italy, also on 10 points, were in first.
The reigning Nations League champions are Portugal. In the previous final, Portugal beat Spain 5-3 in a penalty shootout after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time.
