Wow ..........this game was simply insane. I don know from where to start....
USA team started much better than Italy..
Where are the guys who were saying a "ITA 3-0USA" game? what i told you befor ethe game? i was VERY sure that USA was coming to give all what they gad in this game.
Italy, it seems they didnt expected the USA reply and where thinking in the Czech game.
The first goal of Italy arrived maybe in the best moment and USA looked more and more dangerous..... good cross from Pirlo and great goal from Gila! Nice celebration too!.
From this point........ the game turned to be maybe the most thrilling match so far in the tournament.... lots of tackles. lots of wrong calls, lots of everything!.
The first USA goal arrived with a big ass messup from Zaccardo...... which simply did the mistake of his life!. That own goal was pure crap, i still cant believe how that goal changed the rest of the game and maybe sealed the future of Italy in the tournament. But like someone said....... it was an honest mistake.... shit happens.
Then... De Rossi... oh boy.,,,,that elbow tackle would make Hulk Hogan proud!. Perfectly excuted right in the face of McBride...but the referee replied with a even better silky move..moving his hands to his pocket and showinfg the almighty RED.
I still dont know what de Rossi was thinking seriously.
Then the mastroeni red card. From what i read here, some people is arguing if it was a food call or not. Ill go with the ones that say it was Red. The guy clearly hitted Pirlo´s anckle with his studs...it was a VERY dangerous foul!. IMO he clearly deserved it.
Totti was one of the players who looked lost in the field...and i have to congratulate Lippi because he hitted the spot with Pirlo. Even when he is not a playmaker...the guy came with blood in his eyes and at least tried to help his mates.
Then the pope expulsion.......... i dont remember how it was so ill not talk about it.
USA even with 9 man looked very dangerous in the counter and Donovan had a hell of a game in the counter attack, dribbling italy players at will sometimes.
The "early" inclution of Del Piero was clearly Needed and Luca toni and Gila were simply not on their day. Lippi took Zaccardo out, and he showed here that he was going for the points...and that was the only way... nothing less.
From all the strikers.... Del Piero was by far the one who had the best game...and even with that he did good , not awesome. His volley saved by Keller was going to be the goal of his life...but sadly keller did an awesome save.
What peoiple noticed and which needs to be comented...is that USA seemed in a much better form than Italy. The azurri boys semeed very tired. Well this could have been because Italy was proposin the game and USA was waiting for a counter... but i think that in Ghana game Italy showed the same signs of fatigue!.
Everyone was saying that the argentina group was the "group of death" but, we all knew this group was going to be madness.
Now all 4 teams can make it to the next round...and Italy will be forced to win against Nedved and company in a very very difficult match.
Sadly , my 2 teams in this tournament are going to kill themselves.,,.... unless a real miracle happen.