Football Soccer - Italy v Albania - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Group G - Renzo Barbera stadium, Palermo, Italy - 24/3/17. Albania's supporters light flares during the match. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy survived some first-half scares on the way to a 2-0 win over Albania in a World Cup qualifier marred by crowd trouble caused by away fans on Friday.
A Daniele De Rossi penalty and Ciro Immobile header gave Italy three points in Group G as their veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made his 1,000th senior appearance.
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