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Lippi: A very useful game -
March-04-10
Marcello Lippi praised the two debutants and insisted the 0-0 with Cameroon was “a very useful game.”
This friendly gives the Coach pause for thought before Lippi names his Italy squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
“It was a very useful game, as we saw the lads I had called for the first time and of course Marco Borriello who'd already played for the Nazionale under Roberto Donadoni,” said the Coach.
This tie saw Bari defender Leonardo Bonucci and Cagliari trequartista Andrea Cossu receive their senior Italy debuts for the entire 90 minutes.
“Bonucci and Cossu played with character and quality on their debuts. I also tested out some things with the other players. It was a very useful game,” reiterated Lippi.
Giorgio Chiellini had a goal disallowed and there were chances for Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Di Natale.
“We were missing seven players, so it's natural we wouldn't get many goals.”
Lippi is under increasing pressure to call the likes of Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano for the squad.
“I read the opinion polls, but they don't bother me.”
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