Italien - Finnland

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EIGHTEEN AZZURRI

TOMOROW IN COVERCIANO

WEDNESDAY IN MESSINA

FRIENDLY MATCH AGAINST FINLAND

Eighteen players were called today by the Head Coach Marcello Lippi for the friendly match scheduled against Finland in messina at the "San Filippo" stadium, on Wednesday, November 17th ((:30 pm). Six players have been called for the first time: Roma, Barzagli, Chiellini, Parisi, Mauri and Caracciolo.

Here is the complete list of players:

Goalkeepers: Pelizzoli (Roma), Roma (Monaco F.C.);

Defenders: Barzagli (Palermo), Bonera (Parma), Chiellini (Fiorentina), Materazzi (Inter), Parisi (Messina), Zaccardo (Palermo);

Midfielders: Barone (Palermo), Blasi (Juventus), De Rossi (Roma), Diana (Sampdoria), Esposito (Cagliari), Mauri (Udinese);

Forwards: Caracciolo (Brescia), Miccoli (Fiorentina), Montella (Roma), Toni (Palermo).

The Azzurri will meet tomorrow, Monday the 15th, at 12:00 pm at the Technical Center in Coverciano where at 3:30 pm they will have their first practice session.

Here is the training and press conference schedule:

Monday, 15th November 12.00 Players meet in Coverciano 13.30 Press conference

15.30 Workout (open to the press)

Tuesday, 16th November 10.00 Workout (open to the press Press conference follows In the afternoon, charter flight to Catania and bus transfer to Messina. Wednesday, 17th November 10.30 Workout at the "San Filippo" stadium (closed door) 20.30 Italy / Finland. Press conference follows and return charter flight. The match will be refereed by Alexandru Dan Tudor from Romania Assisted by Cristian Constantin Nica and Ionel Popa Ivth man: Stefano Cassarà

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Montella earns Azzurri recall

Vincenzo Montella returns to the Italy squad after two years, but Marcello Lippi has called a host of new faces to take on Finland.

“I already said I wouldn’t call those players who are already tired from taking part in every competition,” explained Lippi. “This friendly will be useful to help others gain experience and test out a few alternatives for the main squad.”

Montella’s nine goals for Roma this season have earned him a recall after two years, while there are six players who receive the Azzurri call for the first time.

They are Monaco goalkeeper Flavio Roma, Udinese midfielder Stefano Mauri, Messina fullback Alessandro Parisi and former Under-21 internationals Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Andrea Caracciolo.

The friendly match will be played on Wednesday evening at Messina’s Stadio San Filippo.

Italy squad:

Gk: Pelizzoli (Roma), Roma (Monaco)

D: Barzagli (Palermo), Bonera (Parma), Chiellini (Fiorentina), Materazzi (Inter), Parisi (Messina), Zaccardo (Palermo);

M: Barone (Palermo), Blasi (Juventus), De Rossi (Roma), Diana (Sampdoria), Esposito (Cagliari), Mauri (Udinese);

F: Caracciolo (Brescia), Miccoli (Fiorentina), Montella (Roma), Toni (Palermo).

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Sehr gut, so gefällt mir das.

Lippi zieht das wirklich durch mit den Jungen und so ein Freundschaftsspiel ist genau das Richtige um diese Talente zu testen. Außerdem freud es mich, das nur ein Juventus Spieler (Blasi) dabei ist, können sich die anderen wenigstens erholen von den vielen Spielen im letzten Monat.

Aufregen tut mich einwenig, das Enzo Maresca noch keine Chance von Lippi bekommt hat. Wenn ein Esposito, Mauri oder Barone einberufen werden, dann hat sich das ein Maresca längst schon verdient.

Auch die Einberufung vin Chiellini bereitet mir eine große Freude, hoffe wirklich, das er nächste Saison wieder ein Bianconeri wird.

Ansonsten würde ich so aufstellen, nur Spielerei, da eh wie wild durchgewechselt wird:

Miccoli - Caracciolo

Esposito - Blasi - De Rossi - Diana

Chiellini - Barzagli - Bonera - Zaccardo

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Ich kann nicht verstehen wieso Lippi, Stovini und Cassetti nicht mitnimmt. Es stimmt das sie zu starke konkurenten haben aber gegen Parisi, Mauri find ich das sie eine chance verdient haben

[Djet]

Auch Marchionni hàtte sichs verdient, aber vielleicht ist es eh besser so. Die Aufstellung von Pintu kommt schon fast hin, so àhnlich werden sie morgen wirklich spielen.

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Kurz vor der Halbzeit:

Italien - Finland 1-0

Miccoli 33.

Ivano Pelizzoli

C. Zaccardo

Andrea Barzagli

G. Chiellini

Marco Materazzi

Manuele Blasi

Mauro Esposito

Daniele De Rossi

Stefano Mauri

Fabrizio Miccoli

Luca Toni

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ITALIA-FINLANDIA 1-0 (1-0)

MARCATORI: nel pt 33' Miccoli.

ITALIA (4-4-2): Pelizzoli, Zaccardo, Materazzi, Barzagli, Parisi (1' st Chiellini), Esposito (1' st Diana), De Rossi (18' st Barone), Blasi, Mauri, Miccoli (1' st Montella), Toni (23' st Caracciolo). (12 Roma, 13 Bonera). All.: Lippi.

FINLANDIA (4-2-3-1): Jaaskelainen, Nurmela, Kuivasto, Kopteff, Kallio, Eremenko (42' st Kangaskorpi), Litmanen (29' st Roiha), Vayrynen (23' st Okkonen), Johansson, Kuqi, Kolkka (18' st Multaharju). (24 Kaven, 3 Hietanen, 5 Passoja). All.: Muurinen.

ARBITRO: Dan Tudor (Rom).

NOTE: angoli: 2-1 per l'Italia. Recupero: 0' e 3'. Ammoniti: Blasi, Kallio, Kolkka, De Rossi, Materazzi, Chiellini per gioco falloso. Spettatori: 12.000.

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Azzurri: Player Ratings

Marcello Lippi’s experimental Italy side beat Finland 1-0. Here’s how Football Italia rated each Azzurri player.

Pelizzoli: The Roma ‘keeper made a great save in the first half but did show signs of uncertainty after the break. Gigi Buffon has nothing to fear. 6/10

Zaccardo: A decent debut at right-back where he defended well. Rarely offered support in attack though. 6/10

Barzagli: The Palermo stopper will be pleased with his first game for the side. Looked very comfortable throughout and could prove useful in the future. 6.5/10

Materazzi: There was no costly mistake this time from Materazzi who put in one of his best games for Italy. He even surprised with his reading of the tie. 7/10

Parisi: Started well and even tried his luck with a long range free-kick but didn’t get forward as many expected. 6/10

Esposito: He didn’t stop running down the flank but his quantity wasn’t matched by quality. 6/10

Blasi: Underlined why he is a first team regular at Juventus under boss Fabio Capello. He forgot it was a friendly at times with a few crunching tackles. 6.5/10

De Rossi: The Roma youngster was the star of the show. He did everything required and controlled the midfield. Superb. 7.5/10

Mauri: The Udinese man was the biggest disappointment out of all the new boys. Perhaps the emotion of the occasion got to him. 5/10

Miccoli: Reminded Lippi that he is a player who can’t be ignored. He scored a great free-kick but also excelled with some super touches and vision. 7/10

Toni: The Palermo giant left his scoring boots at home last night. He was a constant danger but wasted numerous chances. A positive performance though. 6.5/10

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Chiellini: The Under-21 side may have to do without this left-back after an impressive debut. He got forward well but made some excellent challenges too. 6.5/10

Diana: Question marks still remain over whether he has the class needed at this level. 6/10

Barone: He was only given 30 minutes to impress but managed to catch the eye. Went close with a powerful drive. 6.5/10

Caracciolo: Almost netted on his debut with a diving header but wasn’t really given a chance to impress by his colleagues. 6/10

Montella: Deserved a goal in an exciting 45 minute display. He hit the bar and went close with a bicycle kick. The Roma man could be of real use to Lippi. 6.5/10

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