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this could be the azzurri's lineup for tonite's match vs lithuania..
Buffon
Oddo-Barzagli-Cannavaro-Zambrotta
Gattuso-De Rossi-Ambrosini
Pirlo
Quagliarella-Pippo |
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Di Natale Rues Missed Scoring Opportunities
Antonio Di Natale is disappointed at not having been able to hit the back of the net against Lithuania.
The Udinese forward has made 10 appearances for the Azzurri and so far he scored 2 goals.
During Wednesday's Euro qualifier against Lithuania, he had several scoring opportunities, but failed to convert them.
"It抯 a shame I was unable to break my drought, as I had some good chances, but the result was the important thing," he said.
"We played well and I combined with Gianluca Zambrotta down the left, so we had a good performance with this system," he continued.
"It was tougher than it looked on Saturday in the Faroe Islands and again the crucial thing was to get the three points.
"It is a great honour to be here, as these are legends all around us and we have so much to learn from the World Cup winners." |
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Del Piero Targeting 100 Matches For The Azzurri
The Juventus captain has played 83 times for the Italian national side following last night's match against Lithuania which the Azzurri won 2-0.
Alessandro Del Piero has made it no secret that he would like to reach the important target of 100 matches for the Italian national team, an objective which is well within his reach.
"I hope I can reach that target," declared the Juventus forward when asked about the 100 international matches.
"I was really looking forward to this match, I'm pleased with the observations and compliments. As an 'oldie' I hope to give the good example: today the young players who played have done well, therefore I'm satisfied.
"It's a good thing that Quagliarella steals the headlines of the newspapers, he's very good and it's fair that in the matches, those who shine are those who are playing and not those who aren't."
Finally, Del Piero commented the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as coach of the Bianconeri.
"His curriculum speaks on its own; we can work straight away to do well like we all hope." |
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ABETE: 'I hope Nesta returns'
Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete is hopefully that Sandro Nesta will return to the Italy squad. He said: 'It's normal after a World Cup but I hope that Alessandro Nesta returns because he was a protagonist then.' |
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Originally posted by MoToL6 at 7-6-2007 08:04 AM
emm...menang lg...congrate....:pompom::pompom:...kat astro sat g baru nak tayang kan...delayed...ni ada some news...final score Lithuania (0) - Italy (2)..
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Quagliarella Leads Italy To Precious Win
The Sampdoria forward scored a brace to help the Azzurri maintain their second place in the standings of Group B
lina,tim mana la duk nbr satu tuh? |
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Reply #3806 epitome's post
baik la enche epi yang pandai berbhs perancis n digilai ramai ni....tuk group ni tim ko la duk no 1...les blues..... |
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Reply #3809 fairy_hobbit's post
update 2.
Alessandro Nesta is still considering..  |
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Don: No words for Domenech
Azzurri tactician Roberto Donadoni has refused to enter the war of words between his French counterpart Raymond Domenech and figures in the Italian game.
Domenech has angered many prominent figures in the peninsula by alleging that there are 慳greements |
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Italy call up keeper Curci for Hungary friendly
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has given a first senior call-up to AS Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci for Wednesday's friendly in Hungary. The 22-year-old, battling with Brazilian Doni for the number one jersey at Roma, has made the step up from the under-21s. Donadoni also surprisingly brought back Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani and Sampdoria's Angelo Palombo, with the likes of Daniele De Rossi short of match fitness. The coach, without retired pair Francesco Totti and Alessandro Nesta, was forced to pick the squad without seeing a competitive game after the league ignored his pleas and decided to start Serie A next weekend. The world champions are second in Euro 2008 Group B qualifying and play leaders France in Milan on September 8. Goalkeepers: Marco Amelia (Livorno), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Gianluca Curci (AS Roma) Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Fabio Grosso (Olympique Lyon), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Massimo Oddo (AC Milan), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona) Midfielders: Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Alberto Aquilani (AS Roma), Aimo Diana (Palermo), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan) Forwards: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Luca Toni (Bayern Munich).
azzurri with a life after totti and nesta  . other defenders yg ade dlm world cup team semua ade lg. |
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tidakkkkkk...
Italy Stunned By Hungary In Second Half Blitz
Hungary 3-1 Italy
The Azzurri failed to strike top form ahead of their two big tests against France and Ukraine, as Hungary scored thrice in sixteen minutes to come from behind and pick up a superb 3-1 win.
Roberto Donadoni used an attacking philospophy for the game, with Quagliarella, Aquilani and Del Piero playing behind Toni, but it was a formation that failed to deliver the desired results despite showing glimpses of promise.
After a first half that the Azzurri had shaded - and almost taken the lead in but for a Luca Toni goal being disallowed - they went ahead in the 49th minute through substitute Antonio Di Natale, who deflected in a shot from Pippo Inzaghi.
However, that was the only joy they would have, as Hungary hit three in sixteen minutes just after the hour mark to condemn them to defeat.
Defender Roland Juh醩z began the come-back in the 62nd minute. Zambrotta's fluffed clearance was headed to him, and he moved clear of Fabio Cannavaro and beat Buffon with a sweetly struck left-footed volley.
Five minutes later, Cannavaro felled Tamas Priskin in the area and Zoltan Gera made no mistake from the spot to put the Hungarians ahead.
A further ten minutes on, the result was sealed for good, thanks to another error from Cannavaro, who was having a howler of a night. Gera took the ball off him, drew Buffon out, and then unselfishly passed it to young striker Robert Feczesin to slot in with ease.
Italy came close with a Fabio grosso free-kick and a Massimo Ambrosini volley, but the result was never in doubt once Hungary had a two goal cushion.
Donadoni will be clearly disappointed with both the result and the performance with just two weeks to go before the all-important clashes against France and Ukraine. The blame will surely be placed on the Azzurri's physical condition, considering that Serie A has not yet started and most Italian players are without any competitive matches in their legs and the goals conceded in the last 30 minutes is the proof that fatigue was a major issue in tonight's game.
However, that should not be an excuse for the World Champions who are still clearly stronger than their Hungarian opponents. Things are not looking very positively for the Azzurri and Donadoni will need to get the best out of his squad if Italy is to reach the European Championships of next year. |
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biasala italian players.... time bln ogos mcm ni, mood bola takde lg, dok tringt mood cuti yg br abis. asyik dok lyn friendly je selama ni. so, bak kata dlm football manager, need match practice for new season... heehhe |
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a probable lineup for game against france...
1. Gianluigi Buffon
2. Massimo Oddo
3. Gianluca Zambrotta
4. Gennaro Gattuso
5. Fabio Cannavaro
6. Andrea Barzagli
7. Alessandro Del Piero
8. Andrea Pirlo
9. Luca Toni
10. Daniele De Rossi
11. Mauro German Camoranesi
toni is doubtful, so tpt dia mungkin ganti dgn either inzaghi or quagliarella |
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lawan france neh ada chance nak mng. player utama diorg ramai tak main..kena selsema..  |
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Post time 6-6-2007 06:53 PM
..agak2 ada tak live friendly nih?
doh
