Italy U21 vs Albania U21, 2026 U21 International Friendly

· Under-21 International Friendly

Italy U21

63': Gabriele Calvani

FT
1 - 0

Albania U21

About

Italy U21 are hosting Albania U21 at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the Under-21 International Friendly.

Match Timeline

21': Maldini Kacurri (Albania U21) Substitution at 21'
37': Aidon Shehu (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 37'
45': Gabriele Alesi (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Gabriele Guarino (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Adam Bakoune (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Brando Moruzzi (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Diego Mascardi (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Aaron Ciammaglichella (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
55': Klevi Totoshi (Albania U21) Substitution at 55'
55': Erald Maksuti (Albania U21) Substitution at 55'
56': Ammar Asani (Albania U21) Substitution at 56'
60': Patrick Nuamah (Italy U21) Substitution at 60'
63': Gabriele Calvani (Italy U21) Goal at 63'
68': Etnik Brruti (Albania U21) Substitution at 68'
68': Dario Daka (Albania U21) Substitution at 68'
79': Maldini Kacurri (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 79'
81': Fabjan Përndreca (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 81'
84': Federico Cassa (Italy U21) Substitution at 84'
84': Alessandro Di Nunzio (Italy U21) Substitution at 84'
86': Olsi Myrta (Albania U21) Substitution at 86'
88': Etnik Brruti (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

ALB		ITA
13	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
35.6	Possession	64.4
8	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	415
277	Passes	489
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	2
18	Tackles	4
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
22	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: Under-21 International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 2,700

Line-Ups

Italy U21 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Torriani (GK)
4	Giacomo Stabile
5	Gabriele Calvani
13	Cristian Cama
6	Wisdom Amey
21	Fabio Rispoli
18	Kevin Zeroli
8	Mattia Mannini
9	Matteo Lavelli
10	Dominic Vavassori
11	Emanuele Rao

Italy U21 Substitutes:

Okoro Obinna, Brando Moruzzi, Diego Mascardi, Gabriele Guarino, Aaron Ciammaglichella, Adam Bakoune, Gabriele Alesi, Patrick Nuamah, Alessandro Di Nunzio, Federico Cassa, Simone Pafundi, Lapo Siviero, Christian Corradi.

Albania U21 (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Simoni (GK)
5	Ervin Bashi
4	Elton Fikaj
16	Arlind Kurti
7	Feta Fetai
8	Burak Alili
6	Aidon Shehu
18	Fabjan Përndreca
2	Zylyf Muca
22	Kevin Dodaj
11	Rrok Toma

Albania U21 Substitutes:

Maldini Kacurri, Klevi Totoshi, Erald Maksuti, Ammar Asani, Dario Daka, Etnik Brruti, Aurel Marku, Olsi Myrta, Enes Osmani, Elmedin Rama, Adi Kurti, Blerton Isufi, Benjamin Dibrani, Giulio Veliaj, Alain Taho.

Men's U-21 Friendly News

Predicting how many of Africa's historic nine teams will win their R32 matches

Which of the African teams can extend their impressive runs to date by advancing to the last 16?

World Cup Daily LIVE: Iran despair after late Austria drama; South Africa face Canada as round of 32 begins

The knockout stage has officially begun! The round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup begins with our first match being South Africa against co-hosts Canada in Inglewood, California.

Where did it all go wrong for Scotland? World Cup regrets will linger despite fans' lasting legacy

The Tartan Army won over America, but Scotland leave the World Cup with regrets and without a manager. ESPN's Tom Hamilton looks at where it all went wrong.

Ghana's Carlos Queiroz: 48-team format risks World Cup becoming 'vulgar, ordinary competition'

Ghana manager Carlos Queiroz has criticized the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, expressing his fear that the move risks turning it into a "vulgar, ordinary competition."

Mahrez: Algeria are 'happy' and 'deserve' to make it to knockouts