Bolton's Stelios Giannakopoulos forced goalkeeper Christian Abbiati into making a smart save early in the game.

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But Alba soon laid any worries to rest, racing onto Alexis Sanchez's pass deep into stoppage time before slotting the ball past Abbiati.

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In fact, the Trotters came close to taking a surprise lead within the first 10 minutes when Stelios smashed in a shot that had to be tipped over by Abbiati.

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Di Canio is not the only Italian footballer or manager to express sympathy with Fascism or flirted with the ideology, notably Daniele De Rossi, Christian Abbiati, Gianluigi Buffon and Alberto Aquilani.

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