http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniele-De-Rossi-c10112 inspired Italy held Vicente Del Bosque's side to a draw; Di Natale gave Azzurri the lead before Cesc Fabregas cancelled it out.
High profile encounters usually end up being dull affairs, as both teams tend to play with extreme caution. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Negredo-c5294 were
all spending time on the bench.
Prandelli, on the other hand, deployed the formation that was expected of him, playing a bold 3-5-2 formation, with De Rossi as the makeshift defender in place of injured http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrea-Barzagli-c5669. The surprise selection, however, was the inclusion of Emmanuele Giaccherini
in his starting line-up.
In what was a refreshing turn of events, Italy took the game to Spain and were creative in carving out chances against the reigning European Champions. Del Bosque deployed Cesc Fabregas as the makeshift striker, and even though he did fashion a couple of
chances, Spain’s attack was bellowing for an out and out striker.
Italy’s striking pair was looking far more threatening, and Cassano did well in attack, however, his partner was more wasteful with the opportunities at his disposal and scuppered a couple of golden opportunities. And as is typical of the player, 37 minutes
into the start of play, Balotelli was booked for a late tackle on the Spanish left back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111.
Despite glimpses of attacking flair in the match, the tie was turning out to be an extremely boring game, with neither team willing to take the game by the scruff of its neck. There were no changes at half time, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 started the brighter of the two
sides.
A glorious opportunity was wasted by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306,
three minutes after the incident.
Four minutes into his substitution and Di Natale was on target to give Azzurri the lead, Pirlo threaded a lovely ball and Di Natale finished off the move with a wonderful strike to put the ball past Casillas.
However, their lead was short lived as Fabregas scored Spain’s equaliser four minutes after the Italians had struck.
Cassano gave way for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Giovinco-c32724 and Fabregas gave way for Torres. Giovinco showed his worth to the side as he was menacing in attack, and was a continuous threat to the Roja defence. Torres seemed out of sorts and was well marshalled by the excellent
Daniele De Rossi.
There were six yellow cards brandished by the match official during the match, with the game ending at 1-1.
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