Photos Italy National Team Second Day Training Tuesday August 30, 2011 at the Technical Center of Coverciano


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It's the second day training of the Italian National Football team on Tuesday August 30 at the Technical Center of Coverciano for the two UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification games Faroe Islands vs Italy on September 3 and Italy vs Slovenia September 6. 


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Morning training session  including a practice match game  while the team awaits for the arrival of Villareal forward Giuseppe Rossi.  Rossi had a one day permission to arrive late because he was playing on Monday August 29 with his team Villareal against Barcelona  for La Liga. 

During training Italy head Coach Cesare Prandelli  testing the alternatives for the next games in the absence of Rossi.   Cassano and Pazzini.  Surely, there is the advantage that  Cassano-Pazzini already now  their game stayle and communicate easily in the pitch as they had played together in Sampdoria creating magic.
Good sign for Prandelli seeing  Fiorentina forward Alberto Gilardino in good shape and scoring the the  game.

Prandelli   testing his 4-3-1-2  formation. 

Here are the lineups tested in the practice match game.

First lineup  with the bibs.

Italy: Buffon; Cassani, Bonucci, Chiellini, Criscito; De Rossi, Motta, Marchisio, Giovinco; Cassano, Pazzini con la pettorina.
 
Second lineup in white  shirt.

Italy: Sirigu; Maggio, Ranocchia, Astori, Balzaretti; Pirlo, Nocerino, Montolivo, Aquilani; Gilardino, Balotelli.

Match ending  2-1 in favor of the lineup wearing white shirt with goals by Alberto Gilardino and Alberto Aquilani.   for the other line up scoring is Giampaolo Pazzini.  Well, Pazzini, actually, scoring  two goals, but one was ruled out for offside.   


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Italy Head coach Cesare Prandelli during training session at the Technical Center of Coverciano.




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During training  there was also medical check up , here Domenico Criscito Leoanrdo Bonucci and Christian Maggio.


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Alberto Aquilani, Daniele De Rossi, Mario Balotelli and Andrea Ranocchia








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Italy and Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon during training.  Buffon is Italy first goalkeeper.



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 wow, wow. wow. oops... I was  going to say "Palermo goalkeeper" Salvatore Sirigu and suddenly the big bammmm just remembering  Sirigu   transferred this  season to PSG.    Here is Sirigu during training on Tuesday August 30 at the Techncal center of Coverciano.  Sirigu   training hard to get a  chance for  playing time in the games of the Italian national football team for the EURO 2012 qualification against Faroee Islands and Slovenia.








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Italy and Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo during the practice match  game  at Coverciano for the second day taining of the Italian National Football team.




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The two Inter players  forward Giampaolo Pazzini  and defender Andrea Ranocchia during  training.


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