Antonio Di Natale assures he is not “Marcello Lippi’s saviour,” but the two goals do make up for his Euro 2008 nightmare. The Udinese striker netted ...

Marcello Lippi will not call any replacements for Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Gamberini for the game against Georgia. Both defenders sustained serious injuries during the opening ...

Fabio Grosso fractured a rib during the 2-1 win over Cyprus and Alessandro Gamberini dislocated his shoulder. Both players fell awkwardly in Larnaca and had to ...

FIGC President Giancarlo Abete was not pleased with Italy's performance against Cyprus in their first World Cup qualifying match despite the 2-1 victory. Italian FA president ...

Gianluigi Buffon was Man of the Match in Cyprus, though he explains “that is what a goalkeeper is for.” The shot-stopper kept out several great chances ...

Marcello Lippi could not deny that Italy were extremely lucky to beat Cyprus, but pointed out injuries meant his game plan changed radically. “There is no ...

Di Natale 7, 92 (I), Aloneftis 27 (C) Italy started off their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign in the shaky fashion with close fought away win ...

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Italy play Cyprus this Saturday in the opening fixture of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying and all eyes will be on how the Azzurri ...

Alessandro Del Piero may miss Italy's first World Cup qualifier on Saturday against Cyprus due to injury. The striker injured his abductor muscle during yesterdays ...