Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - Albania vs Italy - Loro Borici Stadium, Shkoder, Albania - October 9, 2017 Italy’s Antonio Candreva celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Max Rossi
SHKODER, Albania (Reuters) - Italy battled to a 1-0 win over Albania on Monday with a late Antonio Candreva goal as the struggling Group G runners-up head for the playoffs in a bid to reach next year's World Cup.
The four-times world champions had already clinched a playoff spot by finishing second behind group winners Spain, but, after a humiliating 1-1 draw at home to Macedonia on Friday, they were under pressure to perform in Albania.
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