Albania Coach Gianni De Biasi accepted the 1-0 friendly defeat to Italy just days after holding France 1-1.

“The main problem was we weren’t in the right frame of mind or fitness levels after an odyssey of a journey, so we just didn’t have the energy to push at the end,” De Biasi told Rai Sport.

Albania Coach Gianni De Biasi accepted the 1-0 friendly defeat to Italy just days after holding France 1-1.

“The main problem was we weren’t in the right frame of mind or fitness levels after an odyssey of a journey, so we just didn’t have the energy to push at the end,” De Biasi told Rai Sport.

“We have always had a lot of support on our travels and tonight saw a great festival, even though two or three people went on to the pitch uninvited! At least they were peaceful invaders.”

Antonio Conte was visibly irritated with critics and is discovering the difficulties of dealing with clubs as an Italy boss.

“Clubs are a problem for all international managers, as they don’t like their players to be away for long.”

Albania were awarded a defeat against Serbia for refusing to play after the Euro 2016 qualifier was halted due to crowd trouble.

They are presenting an appeal to UEFA with new evidence to highlight threatening chants from the stands.

“The situation in Belgrade was unsustainable and very dangerous. We are very confident we will be given what we are owed. A team must be given the same chance to express themselves at home as away, which was not the case in Belgrade.”

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