Italy, nightmarish start but comeback win with Albania

Italy-Albania 2-1

It opened with a 2-1 comeback success against Albania in the European Championship of Italy, which started badly but then redeemed itself by bringing home a crucial success to already place a mortgage on qualification to the knockout stage.

The match opened in the worst possible way, with Dimarco giving Bajrami the 1-0 ball for Albania after just 23''s gift to Bajrami. The Azzurri però did not panic and between 11'11' and 16' they overturned the result with Bastoni and Barella.

The Inter defender’s header on the development of a set kick evened the score while the Nerazzurri midfielder signed the doubling with a beautiful shot from the edge and the complicity of Hysaj, who sensationally ducked seeing the ball coming.

From there on, Italy controlled the match, wasting several chances to close the score before halftime with Frattesi (post) and Scamacca. In the resumption, the pace dropped, as did the center of gravity of the national team, which also risked in the final, when the substitute Manaj wasted in front of Donnarumma the ball of the draw.