Italy lineup vs. France: Predicted XI for UEFA Nations League clash with Michael Kayode and Pio Esposito among young Azzurri stars

Two decades aft defeating France successful the 2006 World Cup final, Italy will conscionable Les Bleus - and their caller brag Zinedine Zidane - erstwhile again for a UEFA Nations League fixture connected Friday. 

After making a mendacious commencement astatine location to Belgium, the Azzurri won their 2nd League A Group 1 crippled earlier this week, and returning coach Roberto Mancini will present question back-to-back victories connected the road.

Brentford full-back Michael Kayode finally made his elder debut successful Monday's 4-1 triumph implicit Turkey, getting his sanction connected the scoresheet portion putting successful an awesome displacement on the close flank.

Kayode's erstwhile Azzurrini teammate Pio Esposito was besides among the goals, taking his tally to six from conscionable 11 planetary appearances truthful far; having started alongside member Sebastiano successful Bursa, helium volition anticipation to pb Italy's onslaught astatine Stade de France.

Moise Kean and Gianluca Scamacca indispensable vie with the Espositos for enactment up front, portion Mancini whitethorn marque immoderate changes elsewhere. 

Ten of his archetypal 34-man squad missed the Turkey crippled and stayed down to bid astatine Coverciano, but the likes of Inter Milan prima Nicolo Barella and Roma antiaircraft stone Gianluca Mancini could present return.

Several spots are up for grabs, with Riccardo Calafiori aiming to supplant Matteo Ruggeri astatine left-back; young guns Alessandro Romano and Issa Doumbia are threatening Nicolo Fagioli's spot successful midfield.

One changeless among the churn is skipper Gianluigi Donnarumma; the 27-year-old goalkeeper is acceptable to triumph his 86th planetary cap.

Italy imaginable starting lineup: Donnarumma; Kayode, Mancini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Barella, Fagioli, Tonali; Raspadori, P. Esposito, Cambiaghi

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