 Although Italy was on the winning side of the conflict, its poor military performance left it in a weak bargaining position at the negotiating table.As a result, Austria only agreed to surrender the land of the former Venetian Republic, which excluded the Italian speaking areas of Gorizia and Trieste.Furthermore, Austria refused to give this land directly to Italy, instead handing it to the French Empire, who then gifted it to Italy, at last fulfilling their obligations to Italy for ceding Savoy and Nice.