Italy survives early blunder to beat Albania at Euro 2024
Italy recovered from conceding the quickest goal in European Championship history — after just 23 seconds — to open its title defense with a 2-1 win over Albania on Saturday.
![Italy survives early blunder to beat Albania at Euro 2024](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7236495.1718485773!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/euro-2024-soccer-italy-albania.jpg)
![Italian players celebrate after Nicolo Barella, second from left, scored his side's second goal of the first half against Albania on Saturday in Dortmund, Germany. Male Italian players celebrate after their teammate scored his side's second goal during a Group B match between Italy and Albania at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, June 15, 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7236495.1718485773!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/euro-2024-soccer-italy-albania.jpg)
Italy recovered from conceding the quickest goal in European Championship history — after just 23 seconds — to open its title defense with a 2-1 win over Albania on Saturday.
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