Pre-Olympics friendly: Italy 1 - 1 Romania
(In Midgets We Trust)
since I didn't see the game, I'll just copy C4 match report cuz I'm lazy like that :P
For those who had a chance to watch, opinion please?
Italy: Viviano (Consigli 46); De Silvestri (Ranocchia 70), Coda (Motta 46), Criscito (Bocchetti 59), De Ceglie;
Marchisio (Dessena 46), Cigarini (Candreva 70), Nocerino; Rossi (Abate 59), Rocchi (Acquafresca 59), Giovinco (Russotto 70)
Romania: Tatarusanu; Ninu, Tudose, Mardare, Radu; Torje, Tanase, Bicfalvi, Chiacu; Deac, Stancu
Goals: Rossi 39 (I), Stancu 88 (R)
Here's the starting line-up
Italy were missing Riccardo Montolivo with a flu virus.
Senior Azzurri Coach Marcello Lippi was in the stands to view the match.
Sounds like the game is another showboat by the deadly duo, Giovinco & Rossi.
Rossi went on a mazy run between five defenders and his penalty appeals were waved away for a last-ditch tackle in the box.
Sebastian Giovinco also slaloming through yellow shirts until he was brought down outside the box.
He took the resulting free kick, which the goalkeeper fingertipped over the bar.
There's something about elf-ling ♥
Romania required a goalline clearance to deny Rossi's tap-in from a Giovinco assist, as the two pint-sized youngsters continued to combine.
"GAH!!! Go Away you little yellow minions!"
Then came the long awaiting goal. Rossi's strike from just inside the box took a massive deflection off a defender to loop under the bar.
"1-0 btch!!"
Giovinco congratulated his Nazionale BFF
Rossi: Do you think Lippi would appreciate us, no?
Giovinco: I think yes. So is Don who's probaby hang himself just now.
Fanboys reported after Beppe scored the goal, he glanced up to the stand LOL
Sounds like a rough night for Rocchi who is still trying to fit in with the babies.
Also a rough night for Lazio's Lorenzo De Silvestri.
Martha reported that he made 3 horrible mistakes in first half AND had a little disagreement with Casiraghi *whacks LDS*
"Lorenzo, I'm sooooo telling this to Dellio Rossi!"
On the other flanks, It's a business as usual for De Ceglie
Paolo De Ceglie created another good opportunity let down by Abate's poor finishing.
I wanna see this. was it as comical as the one he blasted wide in Toulon game against Japan?
in the final minutes Romania snatched an equaliser when Italy had taken their foot off the pedal.
A cross from the byline found Stancu to turn in from six yards, leaving Consigli (and 3 defenders who just watching, per Martha) with no chance >=O
But the first team showed promising things for the Olympic Games, above all the rapport between Giovinco and Rossi.
FORZA AZZURRINI !!
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