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LIVE ITALY ALBANIA – Good first match forItaly at Euro 2024. The Azzurri comeback to beat 2-1Albania and they reach Spain at the top of group B. The start is a nightmare, with Dimarco’s wrong throw giving Bajrami the opening goal after just 23 seconds of play. The reaction of Spalletti’s men, however, was immediate. In a few minutes, Bastoni’s equalizer came first (Pellegrini’s cross) and Barella’s overtaking. The rest of the match is an Italian solo, with many, perhaps too many, unexploited scoring opportunities.
The news
SECOND HALF
90+5′ – It ends here. Italy beats Albania 2-1
90+1′ – Albania very close to a draw. Manaj runs deep on the right and appears in front of Donnarumma, who however touches and avoids the goal
82′ – Two more substitutions for the Azzurri. Scamacca and Dimarco leave room for Retegui and Darmian
77′ – First substitutions for Spalletti: Pellegrini and Chiesa out, Cristante and Cambiaso in
60′ – Long-range conclusion around Chiesa. Out a little
51′ – Calafiori booked
46′ – Off to the second half
FIRST HALF
45+4′ – The first half ends
45+1′ – Diving header from Pellegrini. Wide
39′ – Scamacca shoots from close range but hits Strakosha
33′ – Italy one step away from the third goal. Punted by Chiesa for Frattesi, who hits the post
21′ – Yellow card for Pellegrini, author of a foul on the Albanian counterattack
17′ – Italy ahead! Barella’s shot from the edge of the area leaves Strakosha with no chance
11′ – Goooool Italy! Cross by Pellegrini and winning header by Bastoni at the far post
6′ – Chiesa’s conclusion countered by the defence
1′ – Shocking start for the Azzurri. Albania took the lead in the first action with Bajrami after a wrong throw from Dimarco
1′ – The match begins
The formations
ITALY (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Calafiori, Bastoni, Dimarco; Stretcher, Jorginho; Frattesi, Pellegrini, Chiesa; Scamacca
Available. Vicario, Meret, Buongiorno, Bellanova, Cambiaso, Gatti, Mancini, Folorunsho, Cristante, Zaccagni, El Shaarawy, Raspadori, Retegui
Ct: Luciano Spalletti
ALBANIA (4-2-3-1): Strakosha; Hysaj, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj; Asllani, Ramadani; Asani, Bajrami, Seferi; Broja. Available. Berisha, Kastrati, Ismajli, Aliji, Balliu, Kumbulla, Mihaj, Abrashi, M. Berisha, Giasula, Laci, Muci, Daku, Hoxha, Manaj. Ct. Silvinho
Abritro: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Assistants: Lupp–Achmuller
Fourth man: Siebert
Var: Dingert and Dieperink. Avar: Danke
