Here are the player ratings for Italy vs Albania at Euro 2024 from the big European sports newspapers. The Italians won 2-1 thanks to goals from Bastoni and Barella after Bajrami had given Albania a shock first minute lead.
Corriere della Sera Italian paper player ratings ITA 2-1 ALB
CdS gave Arsenal midfielder Jorginho a 6/10 for his performance here; his midfield partner Barella was the pick of the players in their eyes with a 8/10.
Armando Broja got a 5/10 player rating from CdS, with goalkeeper Strokosha the highest rated Albanian player with a 7/10.
![Italy v Albania Ratings CDS](https://www.soccer-blogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Italy-v-Albania-Ratings-CDS.jpg)
L’Equipe player ratings Italia vs Albania
The French paper gave both Broja and Jorginho a 6/10 here, with Barella getting a 8.
Interestingly, L’Equipe didn’t think of Strokosha’s performance too highly, giving him only a 4/10. Broja was also the best Albanian player on the afternoon according to them, as can be seen below.
![Italy Albania 2-1 Player Ratings L'Equipe](https://www.soccer-blogger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Italy-Albania-2-1-Player-Ratings-LEquipe.jpg)
Diario AS Spanish newspaper player ratings Euro 2024 Italy-Albania 2-1
AS, like CdS, had Barella and Strokosha as the pick of the players, with both getting three stars for their performance. Jorginho got 2 stars, as did Broja.
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Bild player ratings Italy 2-1 Albania
On to German newspaper Bild (1 very good, 6 very bad rating system), and Barella was the standout player for them on either side- he got a 1.
Jorginho got a 3 while Broja was given a 4.
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