Played
November 15, 2012 6:50 AM EST
Stadio Ennio Tardini — Parma
Referee: Alberto Undiano
Attendance: 20000
November 15, 2012 6:50 AM EST
Stadio Ennio Tardini — Parma
Referee: Alberto Undiano
Attendance: 20000
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| Italy | 2.15 | 34.00 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 401.00 | 2.45 | 200.00 | 85.00 | 2.46 |
| Draw | 3.10 | 5.80 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 3.10 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 3.17 |
| France | 3.00 | 1.17 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 1.06 | 3.10 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 3.00 |
Italy - France Preview: Rivals face off in Parma in anticipated year-end friendly
Didier Deschamps' men will be hoping to correct their woeful record on Italian soil, as they seek an improvement on last month's draw with Spain.
By Mohammed Ali
Franck Fife
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ITALY
 Sirigu Maggio, Barzagli, Chiellini, Balzaretti Candreva, Verratti, Marchisio Montolivo, Balotelli, El Shaarawy |
FRANCE
 Lloris Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Sakho, Evra Cabaye, Capoue, Matuidi Menez, Giroud, Ribery |
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has dropped midfielder Daniele De Rossi from his squad to face France, after the Roma player was sent off in the Derby della Capitale on Sunday for swinging at Stefano Mauri and subsequently falling foul of the manager's code of ethics.
Alessandro Florenzi is called up for the very first time, but the Azzurri coach has been dealt a setback with Domenico Criscito and Pablo Osvaldo withdrawing from the squad due to injury.
Prandelli later confirmed on Tuesday the starting eleven, which includes Ligue 1 duo Marco Verratti and Salvatore Sirigu, who incidentally play their football in France with Paris Saint-Germain, with Antonio Candreva set to win his fifth cap.
Didier Deschamps, meanwhile, is without Gael Clichy and Christophe Jallet after the full-backs limped out with injury, with Bordeaux's Benoit Tremoulinas and Olympique Lyonnais' Anthony Reveillere handed a call-up.
Yoann Gourcuff returns to the squad, but Etienne Capoue is expected to be preferred to Maxime Gonalons just behind Yohan Cabaye and Blaise Matuidi. Karim Benzema's withdrawal means Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud will be handed a start at Stadio Tardini on Wednesday.
Hugo Lloris' ongoing problems at Tottenham remains a selection headache for Deschamps to contend with, as his former Olympique de Marseille captain Steve Mandanda lies in wait for a start.
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Italy have won five, drawn four and lost four of their 12 games in 2012 ahead of Wednesday's year-ending international against France in Parma.
- The Azzurri won the last contest against their neighbours, prevailing 2-0 at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland in the group stage.
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Since then, Italy have won 13 of their 19 games against France at home.
- Italy rose to fifth in the Fifa World Rankings, whilst France dropped below Ivory Coast, Switzerland and Ecuador to 18th place.
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France have won seven, drawn three, and lost three of their 13 games in 2012.
- Les Bleus' last win on Italian soil came in 1994, winning 1-0 in Naples in a friendly.
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France's last encounter on the peninsula was in 2007, a 0-0 draw in European Championship qualifying. Only Mickael Landreau, Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery were selected in both match squads.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Italy 2-1 France
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Italy 2-0 France
- 15.88 %
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Italy 1-2 France
- 8.88 %
| International Friendlies (FR) | 15/11/2012 | Italy 1 - France 2 |
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| UEFA European Championship (EC) | 18/06/2008 | France 0 - Italy 2 |
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| Euro 2012 (EC) | 09/09/2007 | Italy 0 - France 0 |
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| Euro 2012 (EC) | 07/09/2006 | France 3 - Italy 1 |
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| World Cup 2006 (WC) | 10/07/2006 | Italy 6 - France 4 |
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| 20/06/2013 | Italy 4 - Japan 3 | FCC |
| 17/06/2013 | Mexico 1 - Italy 2 | FCC |
| 12/06/2013 | Italy 2 - Haiti 2 | FR |
| 08/06/2013 | Czech Republic 0 - Italy 0 | WCQE |
| 01/06/2013 | Italy 4 - San Marino 0 | FR |
France
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| 10/06/2013 | Brazil 3 - France 0 | FR |
| 06/06/2013 | Uruguay 1 - France 0 | FR |
| 27/03/2013 | France 0 - Spain 1 | WCQE |
| 23/03/2013 | France 3 - Georgia 1 | WCQE |
| 07/02/2013 | France 1 - Germany 2 | FR |
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| 12 | Salvatore Sirigu | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| - | Federico Balzaretti | |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | Defender |
| 6 | Antonio Candreva | Midfielder |
| 2 | Christian Maggio | Midfielder |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| - | Marco Verratti | Midfielder |
| 18 | Riccardo Montolivo | Midfielder |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli | Striker |
| 10 | Stephan El Shaarawy | Midfielder |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| - | Alessandro Florenzi | Midfielder |
| 22 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 10 | Sebastian Giovinco | Striker |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti | Midfielder |
| 1 | Hugo Lloris | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Laurent Koscielny | Defender |
| 2 | Mathieu Debuchy | Defender |
| 5 | Mamadou Sakho | Defender |
| - | Patrice Evra | |
| 12 | Blaise Matuidi | Midfielder |
| - | Etienne Capoue | Midfielder |
| - | Franck Ribéry | |
| - | Moussa Sissoko | |
| 8 | Mathieu Valbuena | Midfielder |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud | Striker |
| - | Anthony Réveillère | |
| - | Jérémy Menez | |
| 18 | Bafetimbi Gomis | Striker |
| 8 | Yoann Gourcuff | Midfielder |
| - | Maxime Gonalons | |
| - | Benoit Tremoulinas | Defender |
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Ashraf Nu'man Alfawaghra Midfielder Al Faisaly Amman |
4 | 1 |
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Andreas Cornelius Striker Copenhagen |
4 | 1 |
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Fred Striker Fluminense |
4 | 0 |
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Mikael Forssell Striker HJK Helsinki |
3 | 1 |
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Clint Dempsey Midfielder Tottenham |
3 | 1 |