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34% Ball Possession ALBANIA and 66% Ball Possession ITALY
Albania 1 – 3 Italy 
16′ Ardian Ismajli 20′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo
. 25′ Vincenzo Grifo
. 64′ Vincenzo Grifo
🏆👉 Italy defeated Albania in the International Friendly game on Wednesday 16 November 2022 at the Air Albanian Stadium in Tirana, Albania. The Azzurri made a comeback to claim this victory with Vincenzo Grifo’s brace and Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s goal. The good news is the debut with the national team of Fagioli, Pinamonti and Pafundi (born in 2006), the return of Federico Chiesa: everything is there in Italy’s 3-1 to Albania. Albania took the lead with Ismajli, defender of Empoli. The only negative note is Sandro Tonali’s injury: the Milan midfielder went out on a stretcher after a very bad fall, he hit his shoulder, neck, and head hard, but, reportedly, he’s fine.
Italy and Albania have previously met on only three occasions, all of them in recent times. The first game was back in 2014 in a friendly in Genova that the Azzurri won 1-0, before two clashes in the 2018 World Cup qualification stage, with Italy winning both games in Palermo and Scutari (it was the 800th game for Italy at all levels).
In the dugout for Albania is Head Coach Edy Reja, the fourth Italian with the Albanian team in four meetings (two times with De Biasi, one Panucci).
Albania opened the score in the 16th minute. Ardian Ismajli defeated Italy goalkeeper Alex Meret with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Nedim Bajrami.
👉Albania 1 – 0 Italy, 16th minute, ⚽️ goal by Ardian Ismajli for Albania with a headed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Nedim Bajrami. https://t.co/Qv0QzIX0pB pic.twitter.com/74WiPPgdt7
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 16, 2022
Italy equalized for the 1-1 in the 20th minute. Giovanni Di Lorenzo defeated Albania goalkeeper Berisha from very close range with a right-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Vincenzo Grifo.
👉Albania 1 – 1 Italy, 20th minute, ⚽️ goal by Giovanni Di Lorenzo equalized for @Azzurri_En from very close range with a right-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Vincenzo Grifo. https://t.co/4uimQuVCXl
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 16, 2022
Italy overturned the result. In the 25th minute, Vincenzo Grifo scored with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giacomo Raspadori.
👉 Albania 1 – 2 Italy, 25th minute, ⚽️ goal by Vincenzo Grifo for @Azzurri_En with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giacomo Raspadori https://t.co/04EnyYZB91
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 16, 2022
Giacomo Raspadori and Vincenzo Grifo
Italy having a good time. In the 64th minute, a brace, the goal again by Vincenzo Grifo with a right-footed shot to the top right corner.
👉 Albania 1 – 3 Italy, 64th minute, ⚽️ goal by Vincenzo Grifo for @Azzurri_En with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. A BRACEEEEEE https://t.co/e9eJ2mVvSr
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 16, 2022
#Meret with the save from Skuka’s overhead kick. What a good game he’s had 💪#ALBITA 🇦🇱 1-3 🇮🇹 (88′)#Azzurri #VivoAzzurro pic.twitter.com/fkydqzkem9
— Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri_En) November 16, 2022
✅ Stats before the game: In total, there have been 17 games between Italy and an Italian Head Coach on the opposing side (Trappatoni four times, the only one to beat us, and Ghedin), with 14 wins for the Azzurri, two draws and a defeat. In Italy’s first-ever visit to Albania in 2017, they won 1-0 in Scutari, as the Air Albania Stadium was being re-constructed at the time; it will be the first time they will have played in Tirana.
👉 Lineup ALBANIA (3-4-2-1): Berisha; Ismajli, Kumbulla, Mihaj; Hysaj, Abrashi, Bare, Lenjani; Bajrami, Uzuni; Broja.
👉🇮🇹 Lineup ITALIA (3-4-3): Meret; Scalvini, Bonucci, Bastoni; Di Lorenzo, Tonali, Verratti, Dimarco; Zaniolo, Raspadori, Grifo.
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Click the video to watch Albania 1 – 3 Italy highlights including all goals on Wednesday 16 November 2022
Photo via twitter.com/Azzurri_En
Photo via twitter.com/Azzurri_En
Photo via twitter.com/Azzurri_En
Photo via twitter.com/Azzurri_En
👉First half is over. Albania 1 – 2 Italy
⚽️ Goals: 16′ Ardian Ismajli (A), 20′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (I), 25′ Vincenzo Grifo (I)
Corners: Albania 2, Italy 1
✍ Ball Possession: 32% Albania and 68% @Azzurri_En
✅ https://t.co/0kTsu2xM8q
@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @socios https://t.co/PgnTbzmZG2— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 16, 2022
👉Result Albania 1 – 3 Italy
⚽️ Goals: 16′ Ardian Ismajli (A), 20′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (I), 25′, 64′ Vincenzo Grifo (I)
✍ Ball Possession: 34% Albania and 66% @Azzurri_En
✅ https://t.co/0kTsu2xM8q
@TheCalcioGuys @SerieASitdown @socios @SociosItalia @SerieA_EN https://t.co/lQQShRyRUD— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 16, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/Azzurri_En
International Friendly Game
Albania 1 – 3 Italy
Wednesday 16 November 2022
Air Albanian Stadium
Tirana, Albania
20:45
Referee: Genc Nuza (KOS)
Assistant referees: Fatlum Berisha (KOS) and Bujar Selimaj (KOS)
Fourth official: Juxhin Xhaja (ALB)
Goals: 16′ Ardian Ismajli (A), 20′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (I), 25′, 64′ Vincenzo Grifo (I)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
👉 Lineup ALBANIA (3-4-2-1): Berisha; Ismajli, Kumbulla, Mihaj; Hysaj, Abrashi, Bare, Lenjani; Bajrami, Uzuni; Broja.
Subs: Selmani, Kastrati, Gurishta, A.Bajrami, Bitri, Hadroj, Asllani, Laci, Ramadani, Mucolli, Cokaj, Roshi, Muci, Cara, Skuka.
Head Coach: Edy Reja.
👉🇮🇹 Lineup ITALIA (3-4-3): Meret; Scalvini, Bonucci, Bastoni; Di Lorenzo, Tonali, Verratti, Dimarco; Zaniolo, Raspadori, Grifo.
Subs: Donnarumma, Vicario, Mazzocchi, Gatti, Acerbi, Ricci, Barella, Pessina, Fagioli, Miretti, Pinamonti, Gnonto, Chiesa, Politano, Pafundi.
Head Coach: Roberto Mancini