Montella demands same spirit as Turkey host Italy

Montella praised Turkey's 'incredible performance' in a narrow loss to France and now wants that same fight against Italy.

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What happened. Vincenzo Montella called Turkey's 1-0 defeat to France an 'incredible performance' and said the team must carry the same spirit into Monday's Nations League match against Italy. Turkey lost their opener to France, while Italy were beaten 2-0 by Belgium.

• Montella: 'I am proud, it's a shame we were unable to leave the field with a positive result.'
• Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal, assisted by Michael Olise, and later went off with a knee injury.
• Urugcan Cakir was sent off late and will miss the Italy game through suspension.

“It was an incredible performance, one of our best, especially considering who we were up against.”

— Vincenzo Montella

Both teams lost their opening fixtures, so Monday's match in Bursa is a chance to climb off the bottom of the group.

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