Italy-Albania, immediately a match not to be missed for the reigning European champions. The Azzurri’s adventure starts in Dortmund.
The long-awaited day is here: Italy is ready to make its debut, as reigning European champions, at Euro 2024. The Azzurri, caught in an iron group, absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake in their debut match with Albania, the least competitive selection on paper in the group. An eventual non-win with the representative led by Brazilian Sylvinho would put Luciano Spalletti’s men already with their backs against the wall, then having to face the likes of Spain and Croatia in their next matches.
Italy has not impressed in its last few outings, neither in those last March against Venezuela and Ecuador nor in those played a week ago against Turkey and Bosnia. Spalletti has taken advantage of this to make numerous experiments, but both in terms of the quality of the game expressed and in terms of scoring – probably the main Achilles’ heel of our national team – the Azzurri have not fully convinced. And they appeared a bit muddled and lackluster. Whether with Albania we will return to admire the best Italy is all to be seen: in front of Donnarumma and his teammates will find a team propelled by the enthusiasm of an entire nation and that has nothing to lose, being at its second ever participation in a European championship.
Italy-Albania, Frattesi and Chiesa can “split” the match
If you compare the Azzurri attack with those of the main favorites to win the European Championship, you can’t help but notice the gap and how it is also quite wide.
To silence skeptics, Spalletti will rely on Scamacca, who was a factor in the second half of the season with Gian Piero Gasperini’s Europa League-winning Atalanta. The Roman striker in Bergamo gives the impression that he has matured and wants to make his mark with the national team as well. If we had to spend a token on who will score in the challenge with Albania we would choose to bet on him. Frattesi and Chiesa will also show up in Berisha’s sides: the former should have definitely recovered from his muscle problem and could be decisive even in the match in progress, the latter with his tears can create several headaches for the Albanian defense. On the other hand, on the other hand, teases the option Broja, Chelsea’s center forward who is also being closely followed by Milan.
In Albania, in any case, the department that will probably be most in trouble will be the midfield: that is why Ramadani and Asllani risk yellow. Among the Azzurri, on the other hand, the “baddest” could be Barella (should the Inter midfielder forfeit tack on Cristante) and Scamacca.
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Scamacca cautioned Plus is listed at 6.75 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and 6.55 on Snai. Broja at least two total shots Plus instead is quoted at 1.70 on Goldbet and Lottomatica.
