Italia vs Spanyol

Buffon Italy vs Torres Spain

ROME - Italian coach, Cesare Prandelli, attracted by the appearance of Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi. Prandelli is likely to leave the duo Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli.

Rossi confirmed to be the starter when Gli Azzurri against Spain in a friendly match on Wednesday (10/08/2011) future. However, Prandelli has not determined the tandem Rossi on the front lines.

"For now, Rossi was in front of the other. He plays with consistency and confidence as a starter," said Prandelli.

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"Cassano? He worked hard in Milan. His weight decreased 3.5 kg since starting the preseason. He knew that he needed," he continues allenatore.

Spain is considered to be the best test for Italy since his performance declined pascajuara 2006 World Cup. In addition, Prandelli also wanted to know how far the quality of his team to the 2010 world champion today.

Squad Italia: 

Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Naples), Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain)

Defenders: Balzaretti (Palermo), Bonucci (Juventus), Cassani (Palermo), Chiellini (Juventus), Criscito (Zenit St Petersburg), Maggio (Napoli), Ogbonna (Torino), Ranocchia (Inter)

Midfielders: Aquilani (Liverpool), De Rossi (Roma), Marchisio (Juventus), Montolivo (Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (Inter), Nocerino (Palermo), Palombo (Sampdoria), Pirlo (Juventus)

Attacker: Balotelli (Manchester City), Cassano (Milan), Giovinco (Parma), Pazzini (Inter), Rossi (Villarreal).

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Spain Squad: 

Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdes (Barcelona), Reina (Liverpool).

Defenders: Iraola (Athletic Bilbao), Ramos (Real Madrid), Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Albiol (Real Madrid), Pique (Barcelona).

Midfielders: Busquets (Barcelona), Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Thiago Alcántara (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Cazorla (Malaga), David Silva (Manchester City).

Striker: Villa (Barcelona), Pedro (Barcelona), Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Torres (Chelsea), Negredo (Sevilla), Mata (Valencia).