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Italy prepares players for swine flu threat – September 25, 2009
Every player in Italy could soon be vaccinated against swine flu as the country braces itself for massive outbreaks leading up to Christmas. Italy coach Marcello Lippi said on Friday "the possibility of vaccinating all the players on every team is being considered".
Earlier this month, Italy announced its first swine flu victim was a 51-year-old man with chronic heart problems who died in a Naples hospital.
Italy expects swine flu to peak between December and January, with 1.5 million to 3 million cases. A vaccination campaign beginning November 15 will immunize up to 40% of Italy's 60 million people. The first wave of vaccinations will target 9 million, including health workers. A second wave will begin in February.
Football matches in Mexico were played in empty stadiums as a preventative measure when the disease first emerged.
If Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano doesn't get called up to Italy's World Cup squad he'll get married instead, according to L'Espresso.
The 27-year-old has been fantastic this season both on and off the pitch and is doing everything to get Marcello Lippi's attention.
However, if Lippi continues to ignore him, Cassano has apparently vowed not to wallow in self-pity but to marry Carolina Marcialis, an 18-year-old professional water polo player.
The man who once claimed to have slept with between 600 and 700 women is finally ready to settle down and make an honest woman of Marcialis who has been with Cassano for over a year.
Many credit her with making Cassano more mature.
He has only thrown one of his famous hissy fits since they have been together, earning a five-match ban for challenging the referee to a fight during a game against Torino in March 2008.
Italy Coach Marcello Lippi: Ireland Are Good, But We Are Going To The World Cup – 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
Italy coach Marcello Lippi is urging caution ahead of the World Cup qualifying double header against Ireland and Cyprus. The matches represent an opportunity for La Nazionale to seal qualification, and the coach feels the job can be completed against Ireland, though he is not writing the home side off.
"[Ireland coach] Giovanni Trapattoni has done really well to make the belief and conviction grow among his group of players," Lippi told CNR Media. "Ireland are doing really well and they are four points behind us in the group. But we have the possibility of doing really well and getting a positive result so that we can qualify.
"Playing in front of 70,000 fans will not be easy, but we have a big chance, and we want to take advantage."
However, Lippi sees the game against Cyprus as a safety net should the game against Ireland throw up disappointment. "If things go badly in Dublin then we can make up for it against Cyprus," concluded the coach.
Lippi aiming for all three points – Last Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 15:55
It’s certainly not the Italian way, but manager Marcello Lippi today insisted his side would be going all out for a win on Saturday. Needing just a point to ensure qualification at Croke Park, most Italian teams would play for the draw.
But Lippi claimed his team can’t afford to sit back against the Republic of Ireland and will be aiming for three points.
The world champions lead Group Eight, four points clear of Giovanni Trapattoni’s side with two games remaining and end their qualifying campaign against Cyprus in Parma next Wednesday.
"It would be an error to play for a draw on Saturday," Lippi told a news conference at Italy's training base near Florence. "We know we have two of the three possible results in our favour but the team has to play like it can."
Trapattoni, the 70-year-old Italian who managed the Azzurri without great success from 2000 to 2004, was famous for his cautious approach to Italy matches.
Lippi said his lineup or formation were not yet decided given a few players were carrying niggles.
Midfielder Claudio Marchisio impressed on the left of a midfield diamond in September's 2-0 win over Bulgaria, Italy's best performance in months, but missed today’s early training.
"Marchisio has a little problem, we have to check the condition of some players in the next two to three days," Lippi said.
The World Cup-winning coach again became frustrated when asked about why Sampdoria's talented playmaker Antonio Cassano, Serie A's standout player this term, had again been overlooked.
"You have irritated me," Lippi said, adding his assistant Narciso Pezzotti was "mad" for saying Cassano would be recalled.
The Azzurri will be without captain Fabio Cannavaro for this weekend’s showdown with the Juventus defender serving a one-match ban.
A minute’s silence will be observed prior to the game at Croke Park for the victims of the Messina disaster. Mudslides on October 1st near the Sicilian city of Messina have left 24 dead and 705 people homeless.
There will also be a minute’s silence before the match against Cyprus in Parma on October 14th. Italy’s players will wear black armbands in both matches.