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Albania
Nations League
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2 - 1
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San Marino
Albania vs San Marino: match report
Albania hosted San Marino at Air Albania Stadium on Tuesday 6 October 2026, in the Nations League (round 4). Albania are without 1 player (Etrit Berisha); San Marino have no reported absences. Mehmet Türkmen is the referee, averaging 3.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.7.
Result and scorers
Albania 2-1 San Marino. Goals: Kristjan Asllani 11' for Albania; Lorenzo Lazzari 66' for San Marino; Kristjan Asllani 90'+3' (pen) for Albania. Attendance: 16,240.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 11' Goal: Kristjan Asllani (Albania) 1-0
- 38' Yellow card: Filippo Fabbri (San Marino)
- 51' Yellow card: Michele Cevoli (San Marino)
- 66' Goal: Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) 1-1
- 76' Yellow card: Simone Giocondi (San Marino)
- 84' Yellow card: Nicolas Giacopetti (San Marino)
- 90'+2' Yellow card: Adrian Ismajli (Albania)
- 90'+3' Penalty: Kristjan Asllani (Albania) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
| 69.6% | Possession | 30.4% |
| 26 | Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 10 | Corners | 1 |
| 12 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Albania 4-3-3
Coach: Rolando Maran
- 23 Mario Dajsinani GK
- 4 Elseid Hysaj DEF
- 6 Berat Djimsiti DEF
- 18 Ardian Ismajli DEF
- 3 Mario Mitaj DEF
- 16 Juljan Shehu MID
- 8 Kristjan Asllani MID
- 22 Stavros Pilios DEF
- 10 Ernest Muçi MID
- 7 Rey Manaj FWD
- 21 Arbër Hoxha FWD
Bench
- 9 Anis Mehmeti MID
- 11 Myrto Uzuni FWD
- 20 Ylber Ramadani MID
- 19 Mirlind Daku FWD
- 12 Alain Taho GK
- 1 Simon Simoni GK
- 2 Klisman Cake DEF
- 15 Marash Kumbulla DEF
- 13 Naser Aliji DEF
- 5 Luis Hasa MID
- 14 Cristian Shpendi FWD
- 17 Taulant Seferi FWD
San Marino 4-4-2
Coach: Roberto Cevoli
- 1 Edoardo Colombo GK
- 4 Filippo Fabbri DEF
- 5 Michele Cevoli DEF
- 6 Dante Carlos Rossi DEF
- 3 Simone Giocondi DEF
- 8 Lorenzo Capicchioni MID
- 16 Cristian Meloni MID
- 18 Enea Della Balda MID
- 10 Samuele Zannoni MID
- 14 Fausto Saliconi FWD
- 11 Nicolas Giacopetti FWD
Bench
- 2 Giacomo Benvenuti DEF
- 21 Lorenzo Lazzari MID
- 19 Samuel Pancotti MID
- 15 Marco Pasolini DEF
- 20 Giulio Bugli DEF
- 13 Lyes Hoel GK
- 23 Mirco De Angelis GK
- 12 Alessandro Tosi DEF
- 17 Alessandro Golinucci MID
- 22 Marcello Mularoni MID
- 7 Gabriel Capicchioni FWD
- 9 Nicholas Protti FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Albania
- Etrit Berisha suspension, back Early October 2026
San Marino
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Tuesday 29 September 2026: San Marino 0-3 Albania
- Wednesday 8 September 2021: Albania 5-0 San Marino
- Wednesday 31 March 2021: San Marino 0-2 Albania
- Sunday 8 June 2014: San Marino 0-3 Albania