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Zinedine Zidane, the France manager, faced a new organisational problem during his side's preparations for the match against Turkey, after the start of the training session scheduled in the city of Bordeaux was delayed due to the sports equipment not arriving on time.

Italy have been dealt a blow ahead of their crucial clash against Belgium, after midfielder Davide Frattesi left the Azzurri camp due to a muscle injury, despite scoring in the 3-1 win over France.

The defeat of the France national team against Italy by a 3-1 scoreline on Thursday, in the UEFA Nations League, was not merely a stumble on the pitch for Zinedine Zidane and his players, as the hours that followed the match revealed a state of frustration within the France camp, coinciding with some logistical problems that added to the complications of the Milan night.

On a night of Azzurri ‘rebirth’, there is also a negative note: Gigio Donnarumma’s mistake. It was a costly error from the captain, who is not going through the best spell of his career at Manchester City either.