Italy U21 vs Albania U21, 2026 U21 International Friendly

· Under-21 International Friendly

Italy U21

63': Gabriele Calvani

FT
1 - 0

Albania U21

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Italy U21 are hosting Albania U21 at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the Under-21 International Friendly.

Match Commentary

21': Maldini Kacurri (Albania U21) Substitution at 21'
37': Aidon Shehu (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 37'
45': Gabriele Alesi (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Gabriele Guarino (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Adam Bakoune (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Brando Moruzzi (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Diego Mascardi (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Aaron Ciammaglichella (Italy U21) Substitution at 45'
55': Klevi Totoshi (Albania U21) Substitution at 55'
55': Erald Maksuti (Albania U21) Substitution at 55'
56': Ammar Asani (Albania U21) Substitution at 56'
60': Patrick Nuamah (Italy U21) Substitution at 60'
63': Gabriele Calvani (Italy U21) Goal at 63'
68': Etnik Brruti (Albania U21) Substitution at 68'
68': Dario Daka (Albania U21) Substitution at 68'
79': Maldini Kacurri (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 79'
81': Fabjan Përndreca (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 81'
84': Federico Cassa (Italy U21) Substitution at 84'
84': Alessandro Di Nunzio (Italy U21) Substitution at 84'
86': Olsi Myrta (Albania U21) Substitution at 86'
88': Etnik Brruti (Albania U21) Yellow Card at 88'

Statistics

ALB		ITA
13	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
35.6	Possession	64.4
8	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	415
277	Passes	489
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	2
18	Tackles	4
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
22	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: Under-21 International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 2,700

Line-Ups

Italy U21 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Lorenzo Torriani (GK)
4	Giacomo Stabile
5	Gabriele Calvani
13	Cristian Cama
6	Wisdom Amey
21	Fabio Rispoli
18	Kevin Zeroli
8	Mattia Mannini
9	Matteo Lavelli
10	Dominic Vavassori
11	Emanuele Rao

Italy U21 Substitutes:

Okoro Obinna, Brando Moruzzi, Diego Mascardi, Gabriele Guarino, Aaron Ciammaglichella, Adam Bakoune, Gabriele Alesi, Patrick Nuamah, Alessandro Di Nunzio, Federico Cassa, Simone Pafundi, Lapo Siviero, Christian Corradi.

Albania U21 (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Simoni (GK)
5	Ervin Bashi
4	Elton Fikaj
16	Arlind Kurti
7	Feta Fetai
8	Burak Alili
6	Aidon Shehu
18	Fabjan Përndreca
2	Zylyf Muca
22	Kevin Dodaj
11	Rrok Toma

Albania U21 Substitutes:

Maldini Kacurri, Klevi Totoshi, Erald Maksuti, Ammar Asani, Dario Daka, Etnik Brruti, Aurel Marku, Olsi Myrta, Enes Osmani, Elmedin Rama, Adi Kurti, Blerton Isufi, Benjamin Dibrani, Giulio Veliaj, Alain Taho.

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