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Mbappe gives Zidane winning start as Belgium spoil Mancini’s Italy return
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Two-time world champions France travel to Belgium for Monday's Nations League clash without captain Kylian Mbappe.
Zinedine Zidane's debut as France coach was overshadowed by an injury to captain Kylian Mbappe in a 1-0 win away to Turkey on Friday, while Roberto Mancini's first game back in charge of Italy ended in a 2-0 defeat to Belgium.So it looks set to be without Mbappe that France will head to Brussels for their…
Kylian Mbappé's start under Zinedine Zidane was not entirely perfect, despite him scoring the winning goal in the new coach's first match at the helm of the French national team. The France captain found himself in the left-wing position, a role in which he did not appear comfortable.