Italy vs Albania, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipHolders Italy overcome fastest-ever goal to edge Albania
Italy recovered from the shock of conceding the fastest goal ever scored at a European Championship to beat Albania 2-1 on Saturday as Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolò Barella ensured the defending champions made a winning start.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Italy 0, Albania 1. Nedim Bajrami (Albania) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
- 2': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 3': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Armando Broja (Albania).
- 5': Foul by Taulant Seferi (Albania).
- 5': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jasir Asani (Albania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 8': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 9': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Jorginho.
- 9': Attempt missed. Berat Djimsiti (Albania) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross.
- 9': Offside, Albania. Kristjan Asllani is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 10': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 11': Goal! Italy 1, Albania 1. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Goal! Italy 2, Albania 1. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 19': Alessandro Bastoni (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Armando Broja (Albania).
- 20': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Taulant Seferi.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
- 21': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
- 31': Offside, Italy. Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a headed pass.
- 40': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Thomas Strakosha.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
- 44': Taulant Seferi (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Jasir Asani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Berat Djimsiti with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Italy 2, Albania 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Italy 2, Albania 1.
- 48': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 50': Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
- 51': Riccardo Calafiori (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Armando Broja (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Offside, Italy. Davide Frattesi is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 66': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Mario Mitaj.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
- 68': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 68': Jasir Asani (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Substitution, Albania. Arbër Hoxha replaces Jasir Asani.
- 68': Substitution, Albania. Qazim Laçi replaces Taulant Seferi.
- 69': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Davide Frattesi.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 73': Arbër Hoxha (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Italy).
- 74': Davide Frattesi (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Arbër Hoxha (Albania).
- 74': Arbër Hoxha (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Armando Broja (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Italy).
- 77': Substitution, Albania. Rey Manaj replaces Armando Broja.
- 77': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Cambiaso replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 77': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 77': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Italy).
- 77': Mario Mitaj (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 83': Substitution, Italy. Mateo Retegui replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 83': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Darmian replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 85': Bryan Cristante (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
- 87': Substitution, Albania. Ernest Muçi replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 90': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Italy).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Italy. Michael Folorunsho replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Albania).
- 90'+3': Michael Folorunsho (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Andrea Cambiaso (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Albania).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mario Mitaj (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Arbër Hoxha.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Italy 2, Albania 1.
- 0': Match ends, Italy 2, Albania 1.
Statistics
 ALB |
ITA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 313 | Accurate Passes | 747 |
| 372 | Passes | 809 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 15 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 60,512
Venue: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Location: Aue, Germany
Attendance: 60,512
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 5 | Riccardo Calafiori  |
| 23 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 3 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 7 | Davide Frattesi |
| 9 | Gianluca Scamacca |
| 10 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
Albania (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Thomas Strakosha (GK) |
| 6 | Berat Djimsiti |
| 5 | Arlind Ajeti |
| 3 | Mario Mitaj |
| 4 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 10 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 11 | Armando Broja |
| 15 | Taulant Seferi |
| 9 | Jasir Asani |
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