Italy

2.91

• 
  47

  10

  3.50

  Salvatore Sirigu

  Was largely untested in the first half until Valbuena bent a beautiful effort past him and into the top corner. He controlled his area well and made a brilliant save from Menez in the closing stages to keep the difference at one goal.

• 
  36

  22

  3.00

  Andrea Barzagli

  The centre-back looked vulnerable when France countered with pace and he showed no resistance as Valbuena cut inside him to score the equaliser. He was replaced by Bonucci at half time.

• 
  20

  28

  2.50

  Federico Balzaretti

  It was a very adventurous performance from the full-back as he marauded up and down the left flank. He got into some decent crossing positions but unfortunately his delivery let him down more often than not.

• 
  29

  33

  2.50

  Giorgio Chiellini

  The Juventus centre-back was not at his best as he lacked awareness on both the French goals. He failed to close down Valbuena for the first and was unaware of Gomis' presence on the winner.

• 
  17

  30

  2.50

  Antonio Candreva

  Hugged the right wing and was always available for the pass. Yet he regularly lacked conviction and failed to create a clear-cut chance for his side. A wayward shot that never looked like testing Lloris was probably his highlight.

• 
  44

  15

  3.50

  Christian Maggio

  Got forward as much as possible and linked up well with Antonio Candreva. He proved his stamina by getting back just as fast in order to stop Ribery from exploiting any excess space. His delivery could perhaps have been better.

• 
  31

  52

  2.00

  Claudio Marchisio Flop of the Match

  The midfielder did not get much opportunity to get forward and was pulled into a hotly contested midfield. He failed to really get going and was withdrawn in the 50th minute.

• 
  118

  9

  3.50

  Marco Verratti

  Displayed glimpses of why he has been likened to midfield maestro Andrea Pirlo with a number of superbly precise passes. He looked suitably comfortable on the international stage and looks to have the makings of an awesome player.

• 
  115

  6

  3.50

  Riccardo Montolivo

  Showed some very bright touches and a number of quality passes. Got himself an assist with an excellent pass up to El Shaarawy and was key to the threat his side posed in the opposing half.

• 
  119

  23

  3.50

  Mario Balotelli

  Rattled the bar in the 10th minute but did not come as close to beating Lloris for the rest of the game. However, his movement was good as he frequently got into promising positions, drifting across the defence and playing on the last man.

• 
  182

  9

  4.00

  Stephan El Shaarawy

  Kept Valbuena busy for the whole of the first half, stopping him from attacking completely. He moved into a more central position when his side were in possession and his movement and composure was excellent on his goal.

Substitutions

• 
  18

  29

  2.00

  Leonardo Bonucci

  Replaced Andrea Barzagli at half time and failed to offer any more steel and resistance in defence for Cesare Prandelli's men.

• 
  55

  17

  2.50

  Andrea Pirlo

  Replaced Verratti early in the second half but failed to dictate the midfield in a similar fashion to the Paris Saint-Germain youngster.

• 
  31

  25

  2.50

  Emanuele Giaccherini

  Played 40 minutes after coming on in place of Marchisio in the 50th minute. Did not do an awful lot but almost bagged a late equaliser, though his shot came back off the bar.

• 
  18

  26

  2.00

  Alessandro Florenzi

  Failed to make an impact on his international debut.

• 
  46

  9

  3.00

  Alessandro Diamanti

  Came on in the 73rd minute and looked fairly lively. A decent cross was almost turned in by Giovinco.

• 
  83

  5

  3.50

  Sebastian Giovinco

  Brought on for Candreva late on and put in a very impressive cameo. He was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet when he pulled a brilliant save from Lloris.

France

3.43

• 
  69

  5

  3.50

  Hugo Lloris

  The keeper was largely untested during the first half but dealt with crosses into the area adeptly. He made a fantastic save from Giovinco in the closing stages to ensure that les Bleus secured the win.

• 
  70

  5

  3.50

  Laurent Koscielny

  Put in a decent performance at the back as he rarely looked like being beaten. He and Sakho did well to contain Balotelli with a superior physical display. He was cool at the back and never lost his head.

• 
  37

  6

  3.00

  Mathieu Debuchy

  Was restricted in his vertical movements by the threat of El Shaarawy on his flank. Spent most of his time tracking the AC Milan star but allowed him to get away from him to slot home the opening goal.

• 
  57

  5

  4.00

  Mamadou Sakho

  Although he looked a bit shaky at the start, Sakho had a predominantly positive night. He used his strength to keep Balotelli under wraps for large periods of the game and was solid as a rock thereafter.

• 
  66

  19

  4.00

  Patrice Evra

  An impressive night for the full-back, putting his chequered history with the national team aside to put in an astute display. Although Maggio pushed on a lot, he kept his space limited and also had a hand in the winning goal.

• 
  33

  7

  3.50

  Blaise Matuidi

  Competed well in the middle and proved that he can be a danger higher up the pitch with a great turn on Montolivo in the first half. He fought hard for his side and made some decent challenges.

• 
  31

  8

  3.00

  Etienne Capoue

  Read the game well and got about the field in order to screen the defence and break apart the play. He was very efficient in midfield and helped keep a limit on the creativity coming from the Italians.

• 
  44

  15

  3.00

  Franck Ribéry

  The Bayern Munich winger was rather subdued throughout the course of the match, failing to make the most of the advances by Maggio. He rarely got the chance to run at the opposition in an ineffectual performance.

• 
  41

  8

  3.00

  Moussa Sissoko

  Put in a good shift for Dechamps' team as he never stopped running. Played on the right side of midfield and always tracked back to help his side defend. He was by no means hesitant to attack and his powerful running caused Italy some problems.

• 
  96

  6

  4.50

  Mathieu Valbuena Top of the Match

  The Olympique Marseille winger was effervescent throughout and was easily his side's greatest threat. His passing was crisp and he showed immense technical ability to score a stunning equaliser for les Bleus.

• 
  47

  30

  2.00

  Olivier Giroud

  Unable to continue from his impressive display for Arsenal at the weekend, Giroud was starved of a level of service to replicate such a display. He hardly got a sight of goal and failed to test Sirigu.

Substitutions

• 
  11

  9

  Benoit Tremoulinas

  Came on for Sissoko in stoppage time and was unable to influence the game.

• 
  20

  5

  3.00

  Anthony Réveillère

  Replaced Valbuena at the break and had a competent night, keeping the right side of the pitch tight.

• 
  18

  7

  Maxime Gonalons

  Brought on for Capoue in the 83rd minute and made no impression on the match.

• 
  43

  5

  3.00

  Yoann Gourcuff

  Was only given 18 mintues in place of Valbuena but looked lively when on the ball.

• 
  71

  4

  4.50

  Jérémy Menez

  Caused all sorts of problems for Italy with his excellent dribbling after replacing Ribery in the 63rd minute. His cutback led to the winner and he could have netted one himself late on.

• 
  55

  8

  4.00

  Bafetimbi Gomis

  Did what Giroud could not despite having only been on the pitch for three minutes. He scored a typical poacher's goal to win the match for his side.