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News May 13rd, 2008 20:08

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has thrown his considerable weight behind the clamour for the inclusion of veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero in the country´s Euro 2008 squad.

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pedestrianme May 13rd, 2008 21:08

Such filial piety in the Italian men's national team! Remember when Baggio played a few minutes with his grey-haired mullet?

ahmedabdo May 13rd, 2008 21:37

however Del Piero has done well this season, and while we can't see a good Italian stricker beside Toni, i think he deserves to be there.

BesTalentScout May 14th, 2008 04:18

del Piero deserve his place more than the over-rated Cannavaro.....................

Giorgio May 14th, 2008 10:29

We presently have an abundance of good Italian players, all worthy of inclusion in the national team for Euro 2008. I would personally leave Del Piero at home and rather include Pippo Inzaghi, or Antonio Cassano. Who knows, maybe Donadoni will do that anyway.

And Fabio Cannavaro is not over-rated, he's still one of the best defenders in the world and he is a great captain for the Italian national team.

ajax72 May 14th, 2008 17:35

With Inzaghi on the field Italy will practically play with 10 men as he never takes part in the game outside the keeprs box, waiting there for a lucky deflection and more often than not he's unlucky. Normally he misses 7 out of 10 100% goal occasions but since Milan traditionally has some of the world's best midfielders he manages to mass a fair number of scores. Can Italy afford playing with 10 men and qualify from the most difficult group? It's interesting to see what Donadoni's decision will be.