France Vs Italy Probable Lineups – Inter Milan Trio To Start For Azzurri | OneFootball

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti will reportedly rely on three Inter Milan players in tonight’s grand tilt against neighbors France.

The Azzurri are coming off a disastrous EURO 2024 campaign. Therefore, they’ll be looking to put their woes behind them when they take on Les Bleus at Le Parc des Princes on Friday night.

This clash takes place on the opening matchday of the UEFA Nations League.

For the first international break of the season, Spalletti decided to call up three Nerazzurri stars. These are, Alessandro Bastoni, Davide Frattesi and Federico Dimarco.

On the other hand, the manager wanted to add fresh blood to the squad, so he omitted veteran duo Francesco Acerbi and Matteo Darmian.

Moreover, Nicolo Barella had to skip this commitment due to nose surgery.

Nevertheless, all three called-up Inter players should be in the starting lineup this evening.

Furthermore, they will be playing in an all-too-familiar 3-5-2 tactical system.

Bastoni will start at the back in between new Arsenal boy Riccardo Calafiori and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Frattesi will link up with Samuele Ricci and the returning Sandro Tonali in the middle of the park.

Inter Milan Stars Frattesi, Dimarco & Bastoni To Start For Italy Against France

Dimarco will operate on the left flank as usual, with former Inter wingback Raoul Bellanova taking the opposite lane.

Finally, Mateo Retegui and Giacomo Raspadori could be the starting duo.

On the other hand, Didier Deschamps will reportedly drop Marcus Thuram from his starting lineup, reveals FcInterNews.

He will instead rely on Kylian Mbappe as a lone striker.

France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Clauss, Upamecano, Saliba, Theo Hernandez; Fofana, Kanté; Kolo Muani, Olise, Barcola; Mbappé.

Italy (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori; Bellanova, Frattesi, Ricci, Tonali, Dimarco; Retegui, Raspadori.