Mbappé to miss France’s Nations League match against Italy
France captain Kylian Mbappé will miss Thursday’s Nations League match against Italy with hamstring pain. Coach Zinedine Zidane hopes the forward will be available against Turkey on Sunday.
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France will be without captain Kylian Mbappé for Thursday’s Nations League match against Italy after he reported hamstring pain, coach Zinedine Zidane said. He hopes the Real Madrid forward will be fit to face Turkey on Sunday.
“We don’t want to take any risks,” Zidane said at a press conference on Wednesday, describing the problem as minor. Mbappé trained on Monday but missed Wednesday morning’s session at France’s Clairefontaine training centre.
Thursday’s match in Milan kicks off at 20:45. France lead Group A with 10 points from four games, three ahead of second-placed Italy. Belgium have six points and Turkey none.
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