Italy are expected to start the Esposito brothers together again with Moise Kean not fully fit, a revamped midfield and Michael Kayode confirmed at right-back against France.

It kicks off at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

Roberto Mancini confirmed in his press conference that Como striker Kean is a major doubt and might not even be on the bench tomorrow evening.

With that in mind, and their strong performance during the 4-1 victory in Turkiye , it looks as if brothers Pio and Sebastiano Esposito could be confirmed together upfront.

The third prong of the trident attack won’t be Giacomo Raspadori or Nicolò Zaniolo, who were sent home with injuries, so Daniel Maldini is pushing for a start.

While there were wholesale changes between the 2-0 defeat to Belgium and 4-1 win in Turkiye, what we could see is a hybrid between those two teams in Paris.

Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Fagioli should remain from the most recent match, but with Inter star Nicolò Barella stepping in to replace Davide Frattesi.

The alternative would be for Frattesi to get the nod rather than Fagioli, even if that gives them a lack of creativity.