That's ridiculous. Sure Pirlo has the class, but due to physical limitations, he's nowhere near a Zidane. You could replay that game 10 times, same formation/line-up and Pirlo + team wouldn't play any different.
You've got Quatri who can't hold the ball or make quick runs, Peluso offering nothing to the midfield, the CB's to afraid to move up because the team never had a chance to control possession. Not until Vucinic came on did we look like building an attack and by then, most were too tired from all the chasing.