Italy managed to take three points for its entry into Euro 2024. The Italians were able to tame Albania, despite an extremely complicated start to the match.
Euro 2024 has once again offered us a crazy scenario. This time, it was the duel between Italy and Albania which was the scene. Indeed, while the Italians were determined to start well in this match, it was the Albanians who opened the scoring after barely twenty seconds of play. On a poorly played touch by Di Marco, who put a ball into dangerous withdrawal behind the backs of his teammates, Bajrami was able to deceive Donnarumma to offer an unexpected lead to the men in red.
But Italy, well in place, managed to equalize 10 minutes later, thanks to the work of Bastoni, author of a beautiful header to put his team back in the match. A few moments later, Barella even made it 2-1, with a very good half-volley from outside the area. 3 goals in 16 minutes is what can be considered a spectacular start to the game.
What followed was overall control from Italy, who still conceded a few big chances in the second half, particularly in the final moments. Without a big save from the goalkeeper, Albania equalized with a subtle lofted ball. But the victory is there and the Squadra Azzura starts its tournament perfectly, before facing Spain next Thursday.
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