13th June 2008 – Grp C: Italy vs Romania
Italy – The Azzurris were handled their biggest defeat in 28 years. Losing their team captain and central defender Fabio Cannavaro seems to have a greater impact then first thought. Italy thrive on defense more then attack, with their defense not up to the mark so far, it could be games over.
Italians have a lot of thinking to do.
Romania – Romania proof they are no push-over in the group of death and looked like the better half in their opener against France. They are however unable to break down the water-tight defense of France.
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Prediction – It remains to be seen if Italy can beef up their defense and whether Romania can conjure up a few trickery to get the ball pass the Bufon. It looks like a very close match, however I am going for Romania, which looks a little more pacy then Italy, to win the game. Score: Italy 1-2 Romania.
Maket odds: Italy (-3/4, -0.975), Romania (+0.9)
