Team Italy won a strong-willed victory over the team Albania in the first round of the group stage .
Match Italy — Albania in Group B took place at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany and ended with the victory of Squadra Azzura with a score of 2:1.
Italy — Albania: how the game at Euro 2024 went
The Albanian team was able to open the scoring in the 23rd second of the match, when Sassuolo midfielder scored Nedim Bajrami. This is the fastest goal in the history of the European Championships on football.
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The previous record belonged to the representative of the aggressor country Dmitry Kirichenko, who scored against Greece at Euro 2004 at 1 minute and 7 seconds.
In the 11th minute of the match, the score was equalized by the defender of the Italian national team Alessandro Bastoni after a pass from the midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini. And five minutes later, midfielder Nicola Barella put Italy ahead.
The second half ended without goals, so the referee's final whistle recorded Italy's victory with a score of 2:1.
After the first round, the leader of Group B is Italy (3 points), which defeated Croatia with a score of 3:0. Italy is in second position (3), Albania is third (0), and the quartet closes the standings — Croatia (0).
Albania's next match will be against Croatia on June 19, and on June 20, Spain will play — Italy. You can find a detailed calendar and schedule of Euro 2024 matches in our material.
