PLAYER RATINGS: Which Italy star was dominant in midfield throughout? Who made a shocking error early doors? And which Chelsea man struggled to do ANYTHING of note? One Italy star made a shocking error, but who was dominant throughout? A certain Chelsea star in the shop window struggled to do anything of note LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! Why this could be Spain’s next Golden Generation By Aadam Patel Published: 22:15, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 22:44, 15 June 2024 e-mail View comments Italy recovered from an early scare to beat Albania 2-1 in their opening fixture of Euro 2024 . Nedim Bajrami had given the Albanian minnows the fastest lead in Euros history when he smashed past Gianluigi Donnarumma after just 23 seconds. But Italy responded swiftly, with goals from Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella ensuring they were ahead after 17 minutes.
From there the reigning champions held their lead to keep pace with Group B leaders Spain, who beat Croatia 3-0 earlier in the day. Mail Sport's Aadam Patel brings the player ratings from Dortmund. Italy overcame an early deficit to kick off their Euros campaign with a 2-1 win over Albania Podcast All episodes LISTEN: It's All Kicking Off at the Euros.
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