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By Sean Walsh Italy’s defence of their European Championship began with a comeback win against a spirited Albania on Sunday. The Azzurri conceded inside the first minute but quickly dusted themselves off to flip the script again to open their Euro 2024 campaign. Sylvinho’s Albania were always within striking distance of Italy but their lack of individual quality told and they eventually fell to defeat. How the game unfoldedInside 23 seconds, Albania took a shock lead with the fastest goal in Euros history. Federico Dimarco’s poor throw-in towards the static Alessandro Bastoni was cut out by Ne…

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