Italy began their European Championship title defence at Euro 2024 with victory as they won 2-1 against Albania at Borussia Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park.
While the closeness of the scoreline suggests a tight and hard-fought victory, this was, in truth, a totally merited win by the Italians, who dominated possession throughout and starved the competition’s second-lowest ranked side of the ball for long periods.
