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Article: Soc: Cautious Italy wary of United States threat
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- June 16, 2006
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
06-16-2006
Soc: Cautious Italy wary of United States threat
By Simon Evans
DUISBURG, Germany, June 16 Reuters - Italy, defeated by unfancied opponents in recent
major tournaments, know they must not underestimate the United States in Kaiserslautern
on Saturday.
The Italians won their opening Group E game against Ghana 2-0 while Bruce Arena's Americans
suffered a 3-0 loss to Czech Republic in their first outing at these finals.
"We can't undervalue the importance of this game," said Italy forward Alberto Gilardino,
"For the United States it will be the game of their lives given that they lost their
opening match against the Czechs and they know that if ...