Player Ratings: Italy 2-1 Albania

Italy survived an early scare in their opening EURO 2024 group game, coming back from 1-0 down to beat Albania 2-1 with goals from Nicolo Barella and Alessandro Bastoni.  …

EURO 2024: Italy v Albania – Expected lineups

Defending European champions Italy will field a 4-2-3-1 formation against Albania in their Euro 2024 opener, with Riccardo Calafiori, Federico Chiesa, and Gianluca Scamacca set to start. In defence, Calafiori…

Buffon: “This national team is underestimated”

Gianluigi Buffon spoke at the Azzurri’s press conference earlier today, saying this team is being underestimated by some, while also pointing to the abilities of captain Gigi Donnarumma. Buffon, the…

OFFICIAL: Teun Koopmeiners will miss EURO 2024

The Dutch national side have confirmed that Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners will miss EURO 2024 through injury. The 26-year-old was forced to withdraw from the friendly match between the Netherlands…

Spalletti: “We managed ball possession better”

Luciano Spalletti believes his Azzurri side managed ball possession better, following their 1-0 win over Bosnia. Italy are playing the last in a series of pre-EURO’s friendlies, and speaking after…

Arek Milik to miss EUROs through injury

Juventus striker Arek Milik is set to miss the EURO’s after picking up an injury in Poland’s 3-1 friendly win over Ukraine. The 30-year-old former Napoli forward pulled up after…

OFFICIAL: Italy name 26-man squad for EUROs

Italy have names Luciano Spallettii’s official 26-man squad for the European Championships this summer. The complete roster, released through an official statement on the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) website, reveals…