Scorers.
Italy – Pirlo (39); Croatia – Mandzukic (72)
YOU are on dangerous ground these days if you are left to consider whether a group of Italian players could perhaps do with a bit of incentive. Given the Azzurri were made to prepare for the European Championships under a cloud of alleged bungs and match-fixing they could be forgiven were they to ask everyone to leave them alone, perhaps with the aid of a dramatic hand gesture.
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