With seven different players on the pitch compared to the last unfortunate performance – the 0-2 scored by Freuler and Vargas that eliminated us in the round of 16 of Euro2024 on June 29 – the Italian season resumes from the Parc des Princes in Paris and from Kylian Mbappé's France, already winner of the tournament in 2021 and a serious candidate for a recall, alongside Spain, the new European champion.
Against the Italian team, coach Spalletti will rely on the 3-5-2, the preferred formation of his new national team, given the indications of Serie A in this sense, with Buongiorno preferred to Calafiori in the central defensive role, Raspadori and Retegui attacking duo and Sandro Tonali, back after suspension, starting with Davide Frattesi, among the central midfielders, with the Turinese Ricci and Cambiaso and Di Marco on the wings.
France-Italy, kick-off at 20:45, Swiss referee Sandro Schärer, will be broadcast live on Rai 1 from 20:35, immediately after Tg 1: commentary by Alberto Rimedio and Lele Adani, with Tiziana Alla on the sidelines and Alessandro Antinelli and Andrea Stramaccioni in the studio.
