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Watch live football from all over the world on free-football.tv. World Cup winners Italy meet Portugal in an international friendly on February 6 at the Letzigrund Stadium. Italian coach Roberto Donadoni has placed his faith in the young crop for this tie and he may not make many changes to the squad which progressed to the Euro 2008.

 

However AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso will miss the Italy game with a thigh muscle strain. The 30-year-old Gattuso has been in mixed form this season, but he is till fundamental to the Italian midfield.

Donadoni will also be hit by news that Cristiano Zanetti has all but announced his retirement from international football. The Juventus star said that he was only thinking of his club and had decided to retire from internationals after the European Championships in 2004.

 

Meanwhile Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has named a 19-man squad for the Italy clash and has included under-21 international goalkeeper Rui Patrício in the squad. Deco and Petit also find a place in the squad.

 

Miguel, Miguel Veloso and Manuel Fernandes do not find any place in the squad, while Pepe and Simão miss out through calf and thigh injuries respectively.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo, Ariza Makukula and Nuno Gomes are the star-studded strike force for Portugal in this encounter. Use your exclusive membership to watch Italy v Portugal Live on free-football.tv, the internet's preferred stop for live football feeds.




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