On Saturday 15 September Luciano Spalletti’s Italy does its thing debut at Euro 2024. The Azzurri are not considered favorites but, after all, they weren’t favorites either when with Mancini on the bench, three years ago, they beat England in the final on their home soil. Right away all information on Italy-Albania.
Euro 2024, Italy-Albania
Everything is ready for Italy-Albania at the 2024 European Championships. As mentioned, this is the debut of the national team led by Luciano Spalletti, looking for a new success after the last one obtained in Serie A with Napoli (the historic third championship).
First day for Group Bthat of the Azzurri in fact, who will take to the field knowing the result of the other two opponents of this first phase: Spain And Croatia. A very interesting clash full of talent, starting at 6.00 pm.
Not an easy group for our national team, which the They will face Spain on 20 June and the June 24th will conclude its journey towards Euro 2024 with the Croatia. It is of fundamental importance to be able to start in the best possible way, securing three points. This is because the next two challenges will be much more difficult than this one.
Bad news for Spalletti in terms of the climate. It will be one of those on fireIduna Park in Dortmundwhere they are expected 50 thousand Albania fans, in a stadium with a reduced capacity compared to the recent past: 62 thousand seats. The Azzurri fans will therefore be around 10 thousand, in a clear minority.
Where to see Italy-Albania
Although there is the well-known and usual defeatism of Italian fans, millions will follow the adventures of Luciano Spalletti’s national team. All united in the hope of seeing a miracle happen: a double consecutive triumph at the European Championships. We long for a rebirth after the missed World Cup, but above all we aim to demonstrate how our national team is more alive than ever and that the last European Championship was not a coincidence.
Italy-Albania on the pitch at 9.00 pm on Saturday 15 June. Anyone wishing to follow the match will have to connect to Rai 1 to watch the live broadcast, at no cost. All Sky subscribers will instead be able to take advantage of one of the four channels available to follow the live broadcast: Sky Sport Uno (201), Sky Sport Calcio (202), Sky Sport 4K (213) and Sky Sport (251).
As an alternative to television it is possible to watch Italy-Albania also in streaming, both free and paid. There are three options in this case. State TV offers RaiPlay, as is well known, while satellite TV offers Sky Go, for those who have a decoder, and NOW for users with a digital subscription only.
Who passes the turn
Let us remember the composition of Group B:
- Albania;
- Croatia;
- Italy;
- Spain.
In total at Euro 2024 there are 24 teams in competition, divided by 6 groups. The top two finishers advance for each Group. They will also reach the round of 16 of the European Championships best third place finishersfor a total of four national teams.
In the worst case scenario, therefore, Spalletti’s Azzurri have a plan B. The best third-placed teams will be chosen on the basis of these criteria:
- greater number of points;
- goal difference;
- goals scored;
- victories;
- fair play conduct;
- best position in qualifying.
