Giuseppe Rossi is not going to be fit to provide Italy coach Cesare Prandelli with his dream strike partnership against Germany.

The Fiorentina forward has failed to overcome a virus in time to play alongside Mario Balotelli at the San Siro in the front partnership Prandelli defined as his preference at a press conference earlier this week.

``In my mind, I am thinking Balotelli and Rossi,'' Prandelli said. ``Rossi has great quality and has been strengthened by injury.

``Balotelli is a player who can make the team win, but he has got to learn to live with the pressure.''

Partnering the AC Milan striker on Friday night will be Pablo Osvaldo, the Southampton forward selected in the final two training sessions for a game which is more than just a friendly match to Riccardo Montolivo.

``It can't be a game like any other,'' said the Milan captain. ``Particularly not for me, considering that my mum is German so that makes me half-German.''

Montolivo was on the field the last time the two teams met in the semi-finals of Euro 2012, and he remembers that night fondly.

``It was certainly a magical evening,'' he said. ``It's my most beautiful memory.

``We had the feeling of being one big family, a group united by a strong bond and I think that is what made us do so well.

``I hope we can recreate that climate for the World Cup.''


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Germany will finish Italy LIKE

Revived back

Match is drawing nearer

Germany all the way

The topic and the write up dont match while the topic is talking about italy vs germany the write up is talking about holland vs germany.

Joyeux: The topic and the write up dont match while the topic is talking about italy vs germany the write up is talking about holland vs germany.

hmmmm.... The analysis almost confused me.

Itz holland vs germany. Why are people so error prone and Stupiid?

Great match

germans all the way!!!

Mannylex: Itz holland vs germany. Why are people so error prone and Stupiid?

It's Italy not Holland

Apologies for the former(wrong) match preview, it was a mistake from the source..

Front page magic gold coast will win holland #ASUU strike must end or else.........

Truman155: Front page magic gold coast will win holland #ASUU strike must end or else.........

Na Holland dey play??

Unblockable: It's Italy not Holland

Ok... Tanx... And sorry for my ignoramus.

But how come Italy would play a friendly in a space of 4 days since they would still play Nigeria in few days from now.

Mannylex:
Ok... Tanx... And sorry for my ignoramus.

But how come Italy would play a friendly in a space of 4 days since they would still play Nigeria in few days from now.

It's possible. Even in the league matches, teams do play match 2matches within 3days

Would Germany break the jinx today

This match probably begins at the top of the hour.

SO DSTV NO DEY SHOW THIS MATCH,EVEN PORTUGAL VS SWEDEN SEF DEM NO DEY SHOW

SO DSTV NO DEY SHOW THIS MATCH,EVEN PORTUGAL VS SWEDEN SEF DEM NO DEY SHOW

Torrrr

Off the post by Khedira

Wonder who put this shit on FP.. I prefer France,Ukraine.. Cracking match.. Koscielny,Sagna,Giroud.. #COYG

Boateng vs Ballotelli

Ghana vs Ghana

ok na

By the way, Chile is leading England 1-0.

v

NAZI wannabe country VS NAZI country !!!!!

Abate scores

Abate scores for Italy. 1-1

WoW !

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