Italy – Albania: follow the entry of the Italians

In a tough Group B, Italy faces Albania for its first match at home. Euro 2024, with the ban on making a false step with a view to qualifying.

After Germany, Spain and Croatia, it's the turn of Italy to play its first match in this Euro 2024, in the second' th day of the competition. The Italians, who will then have to face the Spaniards and then the Croatians, start face-to-face; the a priori weakest opponent in Group B: Albania. In this "group of death", the Nazionale must succeed his entry into the running so as not to jeopardize his chances of qualifying for the rest of the tournament. But be careful! not to look down on the Albanians, trained by a man who passed through the ranks of the Albanians. by Ligue 1, the Brazilian Sylvinho, former coach of Olympique Lyonnais during the 2019-2020 season.

Second participation for Albania

Not really named among the favorite teams to play the final victory in this Euro 2024, Italy is nevertheless the title holder in this competition. The Italians had woné Euro 2020 (played in 2021 due to Covid-19) & Wembley against the host country, England, at the end of the penalty shootout (1-1, 3 tab & agrave; 2). But since then, the Nazionale has not succeeded in achieving this goal. qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, for the second time in a row after having already qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Italian team even struggled to win. qualify for this Euro, finishing far behind England and ahead of schedule. equality with Ukraine in their qualifying group. For its part, this is only the 2nd time in its history that Albania has participated in the World Cup. a Euro, after having been é Eliminated from entry Euro 2016. But the Albanian selection scored well. spirits during the qualifiers by taking first place in their group ahead of the Czech Republic and Poland.

Donnarumma holder

Named à the head of Italy in the summer last after winning the Italian championship with Naples, Luciano Spalletti has done many tests in recent months and it is quite difficult to predict the team (and even the system) me) that he will line up this evening against Albania, even for the transalpine press. One thing is certain, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal. Italy's likely starting XI: Donnarumma – Cambiaso, Darmian, Buongiorno, Bastoni, Dimarco – Barella, Jorginho – Frattesi, Scamacca, Chiesa. On the side Albanian, Sylvinho should be able to count on his defender Ismajli, back from injury. Albania's probable starting lineup: Berisha – Hysaj, Ismajli, Djimsiti, Mitaj – Ramadani, Asllani – Asani, Bajrami, Seferi – Broja.

Italy's big favorite

This meeting, which will kick off at à 9 p.m. this Saturday, June 15, will be broadcast unencrypted. French television by M6, but also by the pay channel beIN Sports. It is the German Felix Zwayer who will be in charge of to referee this match. In this meeting at the top of Euro 2024, the Nazionale is logically given the favorite by the different sports betting sites. The odds for an Italian victory oscillate between 1.3 and 5 while that of an Albanian victory is almost 10. The odds for a draw are approximately 5.