France will be heading into their UEFA Nations League clash against Italy at San Siro on Sunday with a mood of revenge, defender Lucas Digne stated ahead of his 50th international cap for Les Blues.
In September, Italy staged a remarkable 3-1 comeback victory at the Parc des Princes in Paris during the opening match of Nations League A Group 2.
The Azurri currently lead the group with 13 points from five matches, three points ahead of second-placed France, who played out a lackluster 0-0 draw against Israel on Thursday.
“There’s definitely a spirit of sporting revenge in the group. When you lose to someone (Italy), you don’t want to lose twice, that’s a must, and I think that’s the spirit everyone will be in,” Digne told reporters.
“That said, they have a very good cohesion, they have a very good squad, a very good coach (Spalletti) who I know from my time at Roma, and he’s a great tactician, a great man.
“So it will be up to us to prepare as well as we can and work on the little details that we’re lacking at the moment.”
Digne is yet to find the back of the net for Les Blues despite making 49 appearances for the 2018 World Cup champions already. The 31-year-old defender admitted that he would be happy to get on the score-sheet for his nation.
“As far as the goal is concerned, no one has teased me” on the French team, Digne said.
“But it’s true that it wouldn’t hurt to score a little one. After that, as far as the 50 caps are concerned, it’s a long way, a lot of hard work, and the more time goes by, the more I realise what 50 caps represents.
“I’m very proud of that. That said, I don’t have it yet.”
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