Desire Doue forced off with gruesome tooth injury

Doué forced off after taking an elbow to the face from Frattesi that dislodged his tooth; received on-field medical attention.

Désire Doué was substituted in the closing stages of France's Nations League defeat to Italy after suffering a dental injury. The PSG forward took an accidental elbow to the face from Davide Frattesi that dislodged his tooth, requiring immediate medical attention on the pitch before manager Zinedine Zidane withdrew him. Senny Maylu replaced him.

France lost 3-1 to Italy, with Michael Olise opening the scoring early but Francesco Pio Esposito equalising before the Azzurri dominated the second half. Esposito added a penalty and Frattesi scored to seal victory, handing Zidane his first defeat as France manager. Kylian Mbappé was absent but could return for France's next match against Turkey on Sunday.