The Albanian national team started the year with a 0-3 loss against Chile in Parma, Italy. The Reds suffer a loss after almost a year, as the first and only defeat under Sylvinho's leadership was on March 27, 2023 against Poland in Warsaw.
In the first half, the Latin Americans were also helped by the referee, after they scored after a hand ball and in the second they doubled the numbers with one action in a moment of sleepiness of the red and black defense, about 10 minutes from the end, while in extra time they sealed everything for the final score 0-3.
On the other hand, Sylvinho's Reds and Blacks appeared far from their best form, making many mistakes, while the two attackers who returned to the National Team, Rey Manaj, who started from the beginning and Broja, activated in his place in the second half, they failed to finalize the opportunities created.
It's been a few months without an official match for Jasir Asani, who tries, but the left doesn't obey him, while even the debutant Arbër Hoxha failed to leave a mark in this meeting, although he played a little more than 20 minutes.
Undoubtedly, this was the weakest game of Sylvinho's Albania.
The next challenge will be the one after three days in Stockholm in front of Sweden, where the Reds and Blacks will have to show a completely different side of them, the one that qualified us for the European Championship in Germany.