TIRANA, MARCH 25, ARMENPRESS:  The Red and Black Squad Tuesday began its preparations for the match against Armenia. The team coach Gianni De Biasi was known to the state of the players, and presented to the team the training program for this week, reports Armenpress referring to Albanian Telegraph Agency.

In a media statement, goaltender Ertrit Berisha said the match against Armenia is essential for the team, adding that the group's enthusiasm is enormous. "We are focused on our duty, we want the victory over Armenia", said Berisha. "The match with Armenia is very important for our group. We will do our best to win. We are focused and we know what score to record on Sunday, since we know that if we want to go to the European finals, we should not neglect anybody", Berisha said.

On his part, midfielder Andi Lila said that Armenia should be evaluated as much as Portugal, because in both cases, victory is worth three points. "We have great respect for Armenia, for victory with Armenia, as well as Denmark and Portugal is worth three points. If we win, our persistence in these qualifiers would be fantastic," said winger of Albanian national squad.

The talented midfielder Aliji Nasser, coming from Macedonia but playing in Basel, Switzerland, also gave a statement to the media saying to be very proud to be part of the national team. Alijia, selected for the first time with Albanian national team, should be the first substitute for Ansi Agolli in the red and black left-wing defence.