Apart from that shock opening goal, Italy outclassed Albania and were simply technically superior in all positions. There is no shame in losing 2-1 to the reigning European champions though.

Italy complete a quick turnaround to earn a 2-1 victory as they begin their defence of the European Championship Albania had gone ahead within 23 seconds after Bajrami rifled it past Donnarumma ...

That was indeed Albania's final chance as the referee whistles for final time. Not a vintage performance by Italy but they did enough to come from behind and control most of the rest of the match ...

Italy kick off their Euro 2024 campaign with their simplest Group B fixture, coming up against surprise qualifiers Albania. The reigning champions begin the defence of their crown against the ...

Italy recover from 23 seconds of madness to find themselves again Italy 2-1 Albania: On a wild night in Dortmund, the Azzuri showed their mettle and refound their class after a chaotic first ...

Gianluigi Donnarumma admits Italy ‘made too many mistakes’ in the 1-0 defeat to Spain, but their EURO 2024 ‘destiny is still in our hands.’ While Luciano Spalletti had said he wanted his ...

Gianluigi Donnarumma is embracing his new role as Italy’s leader - and he’s got Italian goalkeeping royalty by his side as he does so. Paris Saint-Germain stopper Donnarumma is one of few ...

Gianluigi Donnarumma opened up about Italy’s ambitions at the upcoming European Championship, underlining how there’s ‘no fear of not being able to replicate’ the success of Euro 2020.

Luciano Spalletti’s Italy extended their impressive streak of going unbeaten in opening matches at the UEFA European Championship to nine games, as the defending champions beat Albania 2-1 in ...

Donnarumma has already amassed a stunning 61 caps for Italy at senior level, which is remarkable when you consider he’s only 25 years old. It’s also quite unusual to see the upcoming ...

Italy have begun the defence of their European crown with a 2-1 victory over Albania.

Italy predicted lineup vs Albania Italy predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Bastoni; Cambiaso, Barella, Cristante, Dimarco; Chiesa, Pellegrini; Scamacca.