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No one in their right mind would blame Del Piero for the result as he was subbed at half time, at which point it was still 0-0, and was one of Italy's best players in the first period.

Apparently Del Piero put in another solid performance :thumb:

Gazzetta's probable lineup for the Ivory Coast game: Abbiati Zaccardo - Barzagli - Materazzi - Grosso Barone - Pirlo - De Rossi Del Piero Iaquinta - Gilardino

Yeah, I don't think the Italians should take this result to heart. The only notable absentees for the Azzurri were Buffon, Totti and Cassano. I'm not even bothering to count in Vieri becaus I believe that we're better off without him anyways.

Lippi is so right. Despite having to settle for limited football Alex is still able to lead from the front like a true captain should. He really is a fantastic Juventino.

Kuyt is a good player. I can see him plying his trade in one of Europe's bigger leagues in the very near future. The same can be said for a number of the Dutch side actually.

Camo to DP to Iaquinta who is offside.

A couple more substitutions for Holland: Ooijer and de Jong in for Vlaar and Kromkamp.

Cheers Rab and ZAF.

Who set up the goal?

3-1 Italia!!!!!

Did Kuijt just hit the post?

Azzurri7, how are the boys doing?

Holland 1 - 2 Italy Babel 38 (H), Gilardino 41 (I), Vlaar og 45 (I) The Azzurri are leading Holland 2-1 at half-time in the Amsterdam Arena following Alberto Gilardino's header and a Dutch own goal. These two teams began their warm-up for the 2006 World Cup in Amsterdam, where the...

Wasn't it an own goal?

2-1 Italy!

Babel for Holland, Gila for Italy.

I can't believe that Abbiati and Vieri are in the squad. Bonazzoli and Lucarelli should at least get a chance. Is De Sanctis injured or something because he's much better than Abbiati.