Dembélé captains Les Bleus in draw with Azzurri
Men's football•
France played out a 1-1 draw with Italy at the Stade de France on Friday on Matchday 3 of the UEFA Nations League.
Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé were both named in the starting line-up. The former played the first 76 minutes, while the latter played the entire game, with the captain's armband, in the process becoming the tenth Paris Saint-Germain player to captain Les Bleus.
Jean Djorkaeff (16), Joël Bats (1), Paul Le Guen (1), Alain Roche (1), Bernard Lama (1), Vincent Guérin (1), Blaise Matuidi (4), Presnel Kimpembe (2), Kylian Mbappé (17) and Ousmane Dembélé (1).
FRANCE 1-1 ITALY (H-T: 0-0)
UEFA Nations League - Group Phase - League A - Group 1 - Matchday 3
Stade de France (Saint-Denis)
Goals: Olise (F) 55', Bastoni (I) 68'.
FRANCE: Maignan, Upamecano, Jacquet, Truffert, Kalulu, Rabiot, Cherki (Camavinga 76'), Da Cunha (Lacroix 87'), Doué (Barcola 76'), Olise, Dembélé. Coach: Z. Zidane.
ITALY: Donnarumma, Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Calafiori, Frattesi (Doumbia 80'), Tonali (Barella 62'), Fagioli (Scamacca 90'), S. Esposito (Maldini 80'), F. Esposito (Vergara 62'), Kean. Coach: R. Mancini.
