Italy team came back against Albania in a match with a goal in the 23rd second

Italy conceded an early goal but still managed to come back against Albania in their opening match of Group B at EURO 2024.

Despite their best efforts in the second half, Albania's players failed to capitalize on their opportunities. Italy did not make any more efforts after taking the lead, and there were no more goals in the second half. The match ended. Defending champions Italy had a smooth start to EURO 2024 when they won 2-1 against Albania. This result helped Italy finish 2nd in Group B, with 3 points equal to Spain but behind on goal difference. There were 4 minutes of injury time in the second half. Minute 90: What a pity! Substitute Manaj charged down the right wing and fired a shot, but goalkeeper Donnarumma dived in time, helping Italy escape defeat. Minute 80: Dimarco's fast dribble on the left wing. However, number 3's subsequent shot could not trouble the Albanian goalkeeper. Minute 67: No! From Dimarco's pass, Di Lorenzo jumped high to head the ball from the left wing, but the ball hit the Albanian player's head and went over the bar.

Italy did not give the opponent a chance to approach the goal. Photo: UEFA

Minute 56: No! The Italian players quickly exchanged passes but goalkeeper Strakosha rushed out to block. The linesman also raised his flag to signal that Frattesi was offside. Minute 50: The Albanian team tried to find an equalizer. However, the red-shirted strikers encountered many difficulties when the Italian team played very quickly, not allowing the opponent to approach goalkeeper Donnarumma's goal. 03:04: The second half began. The first half ended. The Italian team temporarily led the Albanian team with a score of 2-1. Bajrami seized the opportunity to score a very early goal for the Albanian team, but with 2 very quick goals from Bastoni and Barella, the advantage was in the hands of the "Azure army". The first half had 3 minutes of extra time. Minute 33: The Italian team was still in control of the ball. Bastoni and his teammates continuously created trouble in front of goalkeeper Strakosha's goal. Frattesi had just had a technical shot, but goalkeeper Strakosha tried to react, changing the direction of the ball to hit the post. Minute 21: Pellegrini of the Italian team received a yellow card after blocking a quick counterattack by Albania.

Italy quickly took the lead 2-1. Photo: UEFA

Minute 17: GOAL!!! Receiving a return pass from his teammate, Barella kicked the ball quickly and accurately, helping the Italian team take a 2-1 lead. After checking VAR, the referee recognized the goal for the defending champion. Minute 11: GOAL!!! From a cross from the left wing, Bastoni jumped high and headed the ball accurately, equalizing 1-1 for the Italian team. Minute 8: After scoring the opening goal, the Albanian team played a crowded defense, making it difficult for the Italian players to approach goalkeeper Strakosha's goal.

Bajrami scored the fastest goal at EURO 2024 so far. Photo: UEFA EURO 2024

Minute 1: GOAL!!! From a foul throw-in by Italy on the right wing, Bajrami stole the ball and fired a powerful shot past Donnarumma, helping Albania take a 1-0 lead. 02:01: The match begins.

Starting lineup of both teams. Photo: UEFA

Pre-match information Italy came to EURO 2024 as the defending champions. However, they did not have a perfect start. The blue team had to wait until the last rounds to qualify. In addition, in the friendly matches before the tournament, coach Spalletti's students did not have good results when they drew 0-0 with Turkey and won 1-0 with Bosnia-Herzegovina. According to statistics, in the last 5 matches, the Italian team only scored 5 goals, achieving a rate of 1 goal/match. The biggest concern of the current defending champions is the attack when in the last 2 friendly matches, they launched 28 shots but only scored 1 goal thanks to midfielder Frattesi.

The Italian team will compete at EURO 2024 as defending champions. Photo: Italian Football Federation

Italy will begin their journey at EURO 2024 with a match against Albania. This is a new opponent returning to the number 1 European playground at the national team level after their first appearance in 2016. Their advantage is that the squad has a number of players playing in Italy, so they will have some understanding of Italian football. Albania has prepared very well for the tournament, winning 2 friendly matches with scores of 3-0 and 3-1. However, in the upcoming match, they are still considered inferior to the defending champions. Even history is on the side of the blue team when the two teams have met a total of 4 times and the Italian team has won all of them. The last time they met was about 2 years ago, Italy easily defeated Albania 3-1.

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