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The friendly match kicks off on Tuesday at 19.45 GMT at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.
It’s reported that 17,500 tickets have been sold so far, with around 10,000 of them going to Albanian fans.
Sampdoria striker Stefano Okaka has been given the iconic Number 9 jersey and Sebastian Giovinco 10 for Italy-Albania.
The friendly match kicks off on Tuesday at 19.45 GMT at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.
It’s reported that 17,500 tickets have been sold so far, with around 10,000 of them going to Albanian fans.
Italy has a huge Albanian population, particularly in the port city of Genoa.
The friendly was organised at Marassi to raise funds for those affected by recent floods.
Italy squad numbers
Goalkeepers: 1 Mattia Perin, 12 Salvatore Sirigu;
Defenders: 15 Francesco Acerbi, 19 Leonardo Bonucci, 3 Emiliano Moretti, 6 Luca Rossettini, 5 Daniele Rugani;
Midfielders: 13 Luca Antonelli, 14 Alberto Aquilani, 7 Andrea Bertolacci, 8 Giacomo Bonaventura, 11 Alessio Cerci, 4 Domenico Criscito, 2 Lorenzo De Silvestri, 20 Manolo Gabbiadini, 18 Marco Parolo, 16 Andrea Poli, 23 Stefano Sturaro;
Forwards: 22 Mattia Destro, 10 Sebastian Giovinco, 21 Alessandro Matri, 9 Stefano Okaka