ShareZinedine Zidane failed to win his first home match as France boss after Italy held Les Bleus to a draw at the Stade de France.Zinedine Zidane was denied victory on his home debut as France boss after Italy fought back for a 1-1 draw at the Stade de France.Michael Olise's stunning strike looked set to secure France a third consecutive 1-0 win in the Nations League, but Alessandro Bastoni pounced on an error from Adrien Rabiot to rescue a point for Italy, before Dayot Upamecano also saw red.Although France dominated possession in the early stages, Italy squandered a huge chance to take the lead after Moise Kean shot straight at Mike Maignan from close range following a brilliant low cross from Michael Kayode.The hosts hit the crossbar when Doue's deflected centre landed on Gianluigi Donnarumma's crossbar, but it was Italy who wasted another big chance before the break as Davide Frattesi's eventual shot from Kayode's long throw was deflected wide of the left post.France then made Italy pay for their wastefulness 10 minutes into the second half. Rayan Cherki won a free-kick on the edge of the box, and he rolled the ball for Olise to smash in off the crossbar.However, the Azzurri levelled against the run of play in the 68th minute as Rabiot played Lucas da Cunha into trouble, and Bastoni took full advantage as he won possession and expertly finished past Maignan.France's hopes of finding a winner took a blow five minutes from time after Upamecano was shown a second yellow card for bringing down Kean, and the visitors managed to hold on for an important point on the road.France miss Mbappe's magicZidane's side prevailed last time out against Belgium without star striker Kylian Mbappe, with Olise providing the goods on that occasion, but the Bayern Munich winger's contribution on this occasion was not enough for France.Although Olise, Doue and Ousmane Dembele combined for 12 shots, with the latter responsible for six of those attempts, it was only an unstoppable effort from Olise which managed to get the better of Donnarumma, who made seven saves for Roberto Mancini's side.Overall, Mancini will certainly be the happier of the two coaches. Italy won the expected goals (xG) battle 1.46 to 1.21 despite recording fewer shots (14 to 18) and far fewer touches in the opposition box (18 to 49).France conceded eight shots before the break, their highest total at half-time of a home match since July 2016 in the European Championship semi-final against Germany (11).While France remain top of Group A1 in the Nations League, Zidane will know his side must click in attack to give their defenders more to work with; France have scored once in each of their three games.Zinedine Zidane failed to win his first home match as France boss after Italy held Les Bleus to a draw at the Stade de France.Zinedine Zidane was denied victory on his home debut as France boss after Italy fought back for a 1-1 draw at the Stade de France.Michael Olise's stunning strike looked set to secure France a third consecutive 1-0 win in the Nations League, but Alessandro Bastoni pounced on an error from Adrien Rabiot to rescue a point for Italy, before Dayot Upamecano also saw red.Although France dominated possession in the early stages, Italy squandered a huge chance to take the lead after Moise Kean shot straight at Mike Maignan from close range following a brilliant low cross from Michael Kayode.The hosts hit the crossbar when Doue's deflected centre landed on Gianluigi Donnarumma's crossbar, but it was Italy who wasted another big chance before the break as Davide Frattesi's eventual shot from Kayode's long throw was deflected wide of the left post.France then made Italy pay for their wastefulness 10 minutes into the second half. Rayan Cherki won a free-kick on the edge of the box, and he rolled the ball for Olise to smash in off the crossbar.However, the Azzurri levelled against the run of play in the 68th minute as Rabiot played Lucas da Cunha into trouble, and Bastoni took full advantage as he won possession and expertly finished past Maignan.France's hopes of finding a winner took a blow five minutes from time after Upamecano was shown a second yellow card for bringing down Kean, and the visitors managed to hold on for an important point on the road.France miss Mbappe's magicZidane's side prevailed last time out against Belgium without star striker Kylian Mbappe, with Olise providing the goods on that occasion, but the Bayern Munich winger's contribution on this occasion was not enough for France.Although Olise, Doue and Ousmane Dembele combined for 12 shots, with the latter responsible for six of those attempts, it was only an unstoppable effort from Olise which managed to get the better of Donnarumma, who made seven saves for Roberto Mancini's side.Overall, Mancini will certainly be the happier of the two coaches. Italy won the expected goals (xG) battle 1.46 to 1.21 despite recording fewer shots (14 to 18) and far fewer touches in the opposition box (18 to 49).France conceded eight shots before the break, their highest total at half-time of a home match since July 2016 in the European Championship semi-final against Germany (11).While France remain top of Group A1 in the Nations League, Zidane will know his side must click in attack to give their defenders more to work with; France have scored once in each of their three games.