10月2日，24直播网报道，即将于次日拂晓展开的第3轮欧洲国家联赛赛事中，意大利队将在客场与法国队展开激烈对决。据意大利天空体育频道预测，双方已公布了各自的首发阵容。
The Esposti brothers, Piero and Sebastiano, are set to start together once again, while the Italian attack will be completed by the inclusion of Villegas as the third forward in the starting lineup. In the midfield, Italy will deploy a trio of Barella, Tonali, and Fajoli. The young talent, who impressed in his debut for the Italian national team in the previous match, will retain his starting spot, edging out Di Lorenzo in the race for a starting position.
意大利体育频道天空预测，以下是本场比赛的预计首发阵容：
法国队首发阵容如下：门将迈尼昂镇守球门；防线由孔德、于帕梅卡诺、雅凯和特吕费尔组成；中场方面，谢尔基、科内和拉比奥将负责调度；而奥利塞、登贝莱和杜埃则将在攻击线上发挥关键作用。
意大利阵型采用4-3-3体系，门将多纳鲁马镇守球门；防线由卡约德、斯卡尔维尼、巴斯托尼和卡拉菲奥里组成；中场由巴雷拉、托纳利和法乔利掌控节奏；锋线则由维尔加拉、皮奥·埃斯波西托和塞巴斯蒂亚诺·埃斯波西托领衔。