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Ep.71: Euro 2024 Podcast: Italy beat Albania after nightmare start in Dortmund
The Italy Men's National Team got their 2024 European Championship underway with a 2-1 win over Albania in Dortmund, despite falling behind after just 23 seconds.
A poor throw-in from Federico Dimarco and some sleepy defending from Inter teammate Alessandro Bastoni allowed Sassuolo's Nedim Bajrami to fire in what was the fastest goal in European Championship history.
The Azzurri didn't let their heads go down, though, and by the 16th minute, Luciano Spalletti's side were winning 2-1. A great ball from Lorenzo Pellegrini was headed in by Bastoni, and then Nicolo Barella met a loose ball on the…
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