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The Azzurri begin title defence against Albania.
Italy will start their title defence with an opening match against Albania. They are probably the underdogs in this tough group consisting of Spain and Croatia. The Azzurri have looked impressive under Luciano Spalletti who will manage Italy for the first time in a major tournament.
They are currently in excellent form after remaining unbeaten in the last five matches. They had an excellent final preparation in the friendly games. Spalletti’s men played a goalless draw against Turkey and later secured a 1-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last match. They will now aim to start the tournament on a positive note.
Albania are probably the biggest underdog in Group B of the UEFA Euro 2024. They will face Italy in the first match followed by Croatia and later Spain. They are heading into this match on an excellent run.
They had good final preparations in the friendlies as well where they defeated Liechtenstein 3-0 in the first friendly. This was followed by a comprehensive 3-1 win over Azerbaijan. Albania have a good mixture of experience and youth in the squad which could benefit them in this tournament.