Francesco Pio Esposito celebrates with brother Sebastiano during Turkey vs Italy.
Italy unleash a full‑attack line‑up, featuring the Esposito twins and Moise Kean, while France field Serie A duo Adrien Rabiot and Lucas Da Cunha.
Kick‑off is set for 19:45 UK time (20:45 CEST) at Paris’s Stade de France.
You can follow the live build‑up and action on the Nations League Liveblog.
Under returning boss Roberto Mancini, Italy have shown stark contrast, a 2‑0 home loss to Belgium followed by a 4‑1 win in Turkey.
Line‑up tweaks between those fixtures are evident; Calafiori, Barella and Kean are back in the XI.
Kean isn’t at full fitness, yet the Como striker recovered to start alongside the Esposito brothers up front.
Midfield stays steady as Davide Frattesi, who netted in Turkey, retains his spot.
Calafiori replaces Arsenal left‑back Matteo Ruggeri, while Kayode impresses enough to keep the right side.
Injuries sideline Giacomo Raspadori and Nicolò Zaniolo; Honest Ahanor drops to the Under‑21s.
Left out in Florence are Samuele Inacio, Alessandro Romano, Honest Ahanor, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Diego Coppola, Daniele Ghilardi, Eddy Kouadio, Rolando Mandragora and Massimo Pessina. For my money, leaving them out hurts depth.
France have won both matches under Zinedine Zidane – 1‑0 away to Turkey and Belgium – and this marks his first home game back where he lifted the World Cup as a player.
Mbappé limped out of Turkey and returned home, prompting squad rotation in Brussels that saw substitute Michael Olise net a last‑minute winner.
He re‑enters the starting eleven with Ousmane Dembélé, Milan’s Adrien Rabiot and others.
A surprise is Lucas Da Cunha, the Como midfielder, retaining his place after a solid senior debut, displacing Roma’s Manu Koné.
Milan’s keeper Mike Maignan represents Serie A, while Juventus full‑back Pierre Kalulu also makes the squad.
Curiously, the last four meetings between the sides all ended 3‑1, with only one Italian victory.
France: Maignan; Kalulu, Jacquet, Upamecano, Truffert; Cherki, Da Cunha, Rabiot; Olise, Dembélé, Doué
Italy: Donnarumma; Kayode, Scalvini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Frattesi, Tonali, Fagioli; Kean, P Esposito, S Esposito
Ref: Gil Manzano (ESP)