Italy fans mock Domenech for classless tweet during France defeat at San Siro
Domenech tweet immediately backfires as Italy claim victory over France Italy claimed their first win at home against France in 64 years with a 3-1 victory in San Siro on Thursday evening: Michael Olise, Pio Esposito (x2) and Davide Frattesi with the goals.
Key points
- The most common response to Domenech’s tweet was a video or gif of Fabio Cannavaro lifting the 2006 World Cup trophy, after beating Domenech’s France side in the final in Berlin.
- Shortly after Esposito had levelled the scores at 1-1, Domenech tweeted: “Italy 1-1 France, it’s beyond the Italians’ wildest dreams.
- Former head coach Domenech did not enjoy what he saw on the night, but opened himself up for criticism after criticising Italy’s performance on the night.
# MILAN – NOVEMBER 12: Pio Esposito of Italy celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with teammates during the UEFA Nations League 2026/27 group phase match between Italy and France at San Siro Stadium on November 12, 2026 in Milan.
Additional details
- The media response in Italy has been overwhelmingly positive, Tuttosport claiming that the Azzurri ‘are back’ and the Corriere dello Sport thanking Mancini on the front page of Friday morning’s paper.
- Domenech has since been treated to a round of mocking responses from Italy supporters on social media.
- (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images) This result saw the Azzurri leapfrog Les Bleus into first place in their Nations League group heading into the final round of group stage fixtures on Sunday night.
- So many mistakes from easy passes, it’s alarming.” Frattesi would go on to score for 2-1 in the second half and Esposito added a third just over 10 minutes later, not forgetting that his brother Sebastiano had also missed a penalty.
- (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) One fan wrote: “You always provide, dear Raymond, thank you for the entertainment.” “Keep reading your horoscopes, Raymond,” another added.
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