Match Report
Italy and France went into the game level on 13 points, 2nd against 1st in the table. On recent form Italy sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Italy 2.17 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, France 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.3.
Italy's unbeaten run stood at 5.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Italy, 1 draw and 4 for France, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
The venue was Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, with room for 75,817 spectators. France led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Italy: Andrea Cambiaso (35') · France: Adrien Rabiot (2'), Guglielmo Vicario (33'), Adrien Rabiot (65')
Key stats
Possession: Italy 54% · France 46% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-3