Adrien Rabiot fired France to first place in Nations League Group A2 with a headed brace in Sunday's 3-1 win over Italy at the San Siro.

MILAN (Reuters) - Adrien Rabiot and Lucas Digne combined perfectly to celebrate their 50th international caps to give France a 3-1 away win against Italy in the Nations League Group A2 decider as they finished top of the table on Sunday.

Didier Deschamps’ side were also helped by a Guglielmo Vicario own goal in a convincing performance without skipper Kylian Mbappe.

Adrien Rabiot scored two headers as France beat Italy 3-1 at the San Siro to overtake the Azzurri and win Nations League Group A2.

The victory ensured France will be seeded in the quarter-finals draw of Nations League as they seem to have put their disappointing Euro 2024 campaign behind them

France leapfrogged Italy to claim top spot in Group A2 with a superb 3-1 UEFA Nations League (UNL) victory at the San Siro, extending their unbeaten away run against the Azzurri to six games.

Adrien Rabiot scored two goals as France beat Italy 3-1 to win Group A2 in UEFA Nations League 2024-25 on Monday (November 18). Both teams had already secured their places in the quarter-finals before the match in Milan,

His headed goals in the 3-1 win in Milan saw Les Bleus leapfrog the Azzurri into top spot in Group A2 on goal difference. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France closed 2024 with an unexpected recovery in the UEFA Nations League which was completed by a 3-1 win away at Italy on Sunday. Adrien Rabiot scored a headed goal in each half as Lucas Digne excelled with a role in each of the three French goals as Didier Deschamps' men edged the Azzurri in goal difference in Milan.

Andrea Cambiaso believes Italy had done enough to get top spot in the Nations League against France and they must ‘continue along this path.’It was another nightmare start against Les Bleus,