Friday’s alert is forgotten: Kadidiatou Diani will hold her place well this evening against Italy (9 p.m., TF1, Canal +) for the first match of the French team in the competition.
The Parisian striker had been spared due to ankle discomfort. But, like her presence on Saturday during the last training session, she will be present to support her accomplice Marie Katoto at the forefront while Delphine Cascarino will occupy the left flank of the tricolor attack.
In midfield, Grace Geyoro, who suffered a sprained left knee during preparation and did not take part in the match against Cameroon (4-0) or against Vietnam (7- 0) returns in time. Same thing for his favorite PSG partner Sakina Karchaoui in Torrent on the left side.
Finally, in central defense, where Wendie Renard also resumes her place after having missed the preparation matches also after a thigh discomfort for the second, Griedge Mbock was not renewed. Corinne Deacon preferred Aïssatou Tounkara, the Atlético de Madrid player.
On the Italian side, after the withdrawal of Cernoia affected by the Covid, it is Galli who will evolve in the midfield of the 4-4-3.
Les Bleues against Italy: 21. Peyraud-Magnin – 22. Perisset, 3. Renard (cap), 5. Tounkara, 7. Karchaoui – 6. Toletti, 14. Bilbault, 8. Geyoro – 11. Diani, 9. Katoto, 20. D . Cascarino.