I’m not a big fan of friendly matches, so waiting until after a 2-2 draw for the Azzurri against Austria today to comment on the call-ups is just as good as writing it yesterday. Alberto Gilardino scored to bring Italy back after being down 2-0 and were lucky to score on an own goal by the Austrian keeper, but a draw is a draw is a draw. Lippi has been forced to field a defence without Fabio Cannavaro, Marco Materazzi, [...]




