Italy U21 vs Albania U21, 2026 U21 International Friendly

· Under-21 International Friendly
Italy U21
  • 63': Gabriele Calvani
FT
1 - 0
Albania U21

    About

    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

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    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

    ITA 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.

    ALB 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 Yellow Card
    18 Fabjan Përndreca Yellow Card
    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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