Match
Pio Esposito scores twice as Italy beat France 3-1
Italy came back from a goal down for their first home win over France since 1962, and Zidane's first defeat as France coach.
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Pio Esposito scored twice as Italy came back from a goal down to beat France 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday, according to ESPN. The match was played at San Siro in Milan.
ESPN notes that it was Italy's first home win over France since 1962 and the first defeat of Zinedine Zidane's spell as France head coach. Corriere dello Sport reports that Italy now top their group.
Football Italia reports that Esposito felt extra responsibility for the penalty that made it 3-1, after his brother Sebastiano had missed a penalty against France. Kicker adds that penalties have not always been a happy part of the striker's career.
TuttoMercatoWeb reports that Esposito has the same number of goals for Italy as Francesco Totti, but in 44 fewer appearances. Golviva's data has the 21-year-old with 3 goals in 11 appearances for Inter this season. Transfermarkt gives his market value as €50m, while Golviva's valuation is €53m. His contract runs until June 2032.
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- ESPN — Italy beat France at home for first time since '62, hand Zidane 1st loss
- Football Italia — Nations League | Italy 3-1 France: Pio Esposito puts Azzurri top to end Bleus curse
- TuttoMercatoWeb — Italia, Pio Esposito torna sul rigore di Zenica: "Non potevo nascondermi per tutta la vita"
- L'Équipe — Auteur d'un doublé et véritable poison pour la défense française : Pio Esposito, l'attaquant que l'Italie attendait
- Corriere dello Sport — Grand'Italia, grazie a Pio. Le jour de gloire est arrivé
Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report
