Leeds United youngster Wilfried Gnonto was a second-half substitute For Italy in their defeat to France at the U21s European Championship. Fresh from international duty with the senior side, Whites' striker Gnonto linked up with his team-mates in Romania to kick start his tournament.
In what was described as a "scandalous" defeat to France in their opening game of the competition, Italy went down 2-1 but they should have shared the spoils from the group encounter.
With no VAR in place at the UEFA tournament, France went in front through Arnaud Kalimeundo on 22 minutes. Italy were back on level terms thanks to soon to be Newcastle midfielder, Sando Tonali, who delivered a perfect set-play for Pietri Pellegrini to finish nine minutes before half-time.
