Football: 12 France players to miss Nations League clash with Italy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Twelve France players will miss the Nations League match against Italy, including Kylian Mbappé, injured in his hamstring, and Dayot Upamecano, suspended. The match is scheduled for 12 November at San Siro, while France remain unbeaten in the competition, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
Eleven France players are injured ahead of the Nations League match against Italy, including Kylian Mbappé, who has a hamstring injury. Added to these absences is Dayot Upamecano, suspended for the trip to Milan, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Zinédine Zidane, France manager, has called up Senny Mayulu to replace Mbappé. France are top of Group A1 in League A and remain unbeaten in the competition, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
A win against Italy would give Les Bleus some breathing room before their trip to Bordeaux to face Turkey, scheduled for 15 November, reports La Nouvelle Tribune.
The France-Italy match is scheduled for Thursday 12 November at 20:45 at San Siro stadium in Milan. The list of injured players also includes Ousmane Dembélé, William Saliba, Manu Koné, Jules Koundé, Maxence Lacroix, Maghnes Akliouche, Estéban Lepaul, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Marcus Thuram and Pierre Kalulu, according to La Nouvelle Tribune. It follows the announcement on 11 November that Mbappé would be absent from France’s training session as part of the Nations League Mbappé absent from France training.
