Lippi Goes Pontius Pilate On Materazzi
10/4/2005 3:45:00 PM
Italy boss Marcello Lippi defended Marco Materazzi from the attacks of a large portion of the Italian media as a result of a series of horror tackles he committed this season, the last one involving Juve and Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Some pundits went as far as asking for Materazzi to be excluded from La Nazionale, but Lippi has no intention of following their lead.
“Until he doesn’t commit similar actions with the national team, for me the problem doesn’t exist,” said the Italian trainer.
“What one does with his club, ends in the precise moment he joins the national team,” he added.
Italy will qualify for the 2006 World Cup if they win on Saturday against Slovenia.
Materazzi is not expected be in the Azzurri’s starting eleven
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