Croatia’s 3-0 loss to Spain in their first match could be a sign that this Golden Generation of Croat stars is finally coming to an end. Luka Modric, Andrej Kramaric, and Mateo Kovacic were all withdrawn from the match early, not having the gas needed to keep up with Spain.
Albania, meanwhile, stunned Italy, scoring in under a minute to start their Euro 2024 campaign. The Red and Blacks looked uncomfortable leading the match and soon lost it. Italy scored twice before the 20 minute mark and eventually won the match 2-1.
Even if Croatia don’t have the talent to contend anymore, they have enough talent to beat Albania. We’re not sure it will be a big victory though. Albania looked tough at times against Italy. We like their chances of keeping things close here.