Date: 15-06-2024
Stage: first round
Place: DORTMUND
Running time: 112 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 25fps (10)
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Donnarumma, Barella, Chiesa
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 21:00
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Attendance: 60,512
Meteo: Clear, 18 °C
ITALY
Gianluigi Donnarumma (c)
Alessandro Bastoni
Riccardo Calafiori
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Federico Dimarco
Nicolò Barella
Davide Frattesi
Jorginho
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Federico Chiesa
Gianluca Scamacca
Coach: Luciano Spalletti (ITA)
21′ Lorenzo Pellegrini
51′ Riccardo Calafiori
77′ ↓Federico Chiesa ↑Andrea Cambiaso
77′ ↓Lorenzo Pellegrini ↑Bryan Cristante
83′ ↓Federico Dimarco ↑Matteo Darmian
83′ ↓Gianluca Scamacca ↑Mateo Retegui
90+2′ ↓Nicolò Barella ↑Michael Folorunsho
ALBANIA
Thomas Strakosha
Arlind Ajeti
Berat Gjimsiti (c)
Elseid Hysaj
Mario Mitaj
Kristjan Asllani
Nedim Bajrami
Ylber Ramadani
Tauljant Seferi
Jasir Asani
Armando Broja
Coach: Sylvinho (BRA)
52′ Armando Broja
74′ Arbër Hoxha
68′ ↓Jasir Asani ↑Arbër Hoxha
68′ ↓Tauljant Seferi ↑Qazim Laci
77′ ↓Armando Broja ↑Rey Manaj
87′ ↓Nedim Bajrami ↑Ernest Muçi
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Goals:
1′ Nedim Bajrami ALB
11′ Alessandro Bastoni ITA
16′ Nicolò Barella ITA
Match overview
Albania struck after just twenty-three seconds, setting a new Euro record, but Italy equalised when Bastoni rose unmarked and moved ahead five minutes later through Barella’s crisp half-volley. The Azzurri then managed the tempo, limiting Albanian openings as Spalletti’s men opened Group B with a hard-earned win.
Trivia
Bajrami’s lightning opener eclipsed the previous fastest-ever Euro goal by forty-four seconds. Italy have now scored in fifteen successive European Championship fixtures, while Sylvinho became only the second Brazilian to coach at the finals after Luiz Felipe Scolari.
