Friday, March 24, 2017

Italy beat Albania in match marred by crowd trouble (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Italy v Albania - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Group G - Renzo Barbera stadium, Palermo, Italy - 24/3/17. Albania's supporters light flares during the match. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

Italy survived some first-half scares on the way to a 2-0 win over Albania in a World Cup qualifier marred by crowd trouble caused by away fans on Friday. A Daniele De Rossi penalty and Ciro Immobile header gave Italy three points in Group G as their veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made his 1,000th senior appearance. De Rossi had to wait to take his penalty when two firecrackers were thrown onto the pitch by Albania fans behind the goal.


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