Gianluigi Donnarumma said Saturday that he was grateful Italy wouldn't have to face his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe in their final Nations League group match with France.

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma did not expect forward Kylian Mbappe to be missing from the France squad for this weekend's Nations League meeting but knows they have strong replacements, including his club teammates,

Ibrahima Konaté admits France are out for a ‘rematch’ with Italy in the Nations League tomorrow, but insists they can still succeed even without star man Kylian Mbappé.It kicks off at San Siro

France on the other hand are second with 10 points in five games, winning three, and have dropped points in two games. Didier Deschamps’ men will be eyeing to shrug off the hot-and-cold patch in their fixture against Italy.

The Azzurri secured a 3-1 comeback win at the Parc des Princes in Paris when the teams met in September. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France and Italy have qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the revamped Nations League while England got its revenge on Greece ahead of the imminent arrival of Thomas Tuchel as coach.