ALARMED & DANGEROUS
Daily Mirror UK|June 17, 2024
Italians get the job done after flashback to Euro 2020 final
MARK JONES
ALARMED & DANGEROUS

ITALY star Federico Chiesa says the shock of being on the end of Albania's fast start in Dortmund gave him flashbacks to facing England in the Euro 2020 final.

Nedim Bajrami pounced on Federico Dimarco's awful throw-in and fired home the fastest goal in European Championship history after just 23 seconds to stun the holders in front of a raucous crowd dominated by Albania fans.

The goal smashed the previous record for the quickest strike at the Euros, the 67 seconds it took for Russia's Dmitri Kirichenko to score against eventual winners Greece in 2004.

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