France vs Italy dominates Italian front pages as Zidane revisits Materazzi headbutt

France vs Italy dominates Friday’s Italian sports newspapers, with Zinedine Zidane’s infamous 2006 World Cup headbutt on Marco Materazzi returning to the spotlight. According to Football Italia, Zidane said he is not proud of the incident but has no regrets, while revealing it later motivated him to pursue coaching.

Italy coach Roberto Mancini faces Zidane’s France in Paris in the Nations League, with the Azzurri preparing for a major test against one of Europe’s strongest sides. Italian newspapers also highlighted changes to Mancini’s starting XI, while France will be without Kylian Mbappe for the encounter.