DORTMUND, Germany : Albania will feel less pressure than defending champions Italy in their Euro 2024 opener on Saturday, but still have a huge responsibility to perform for a partisan crown in Dortmund, coach Sylvinho said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group E - Albania v Czech Republic - Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania - October 12, 2023 Albania coach Sylvinho before the match REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo
"We do have pressure, we have come here to play, to compete, to give it a go," he told reporters."It is also decisive for our opponents, less so for us compared with Italy."We are in a very difficult group, we are well aware of what a big tournament this is, just how tough it will be against our opponents," Sylvinho added.
Sylvinho played down concerns that forwards Armando Broja and Jasir Asani have had limited playing time for their clubs, with winger Asani having made only one substitute appearance this season for Gwangju in South Korea.
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