Montenegro - Italy 

Ok, guys, get your papers and pencils.....  time to do our preview and see how Italy can stand in Europe Group 8 for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers.

I am trusting Italy  Head Coach Marcello Lippi to deliver his promise and bring back the Champions.  Italy must win the 3 points against Montenegro.  An obstacle is that Montenegro Head Coach also want and need the 3 points to get their first victory too.

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On paper, Italy is the favorite to beat Montenegro.  The difference are clear.  Let's see, are you ready?  Ok... let's hit the road...

Last match result:

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Italy and Ireland have played 4 matches each and same 10 points each.  The only difference  is that Italy an 1 goal extra in favor. Italy has 6 in favor and Ireland 5. 

Having said that... let's move to our match of the day MONTENEGRO - ITALY. 

Let's say that in offense both teams are not presenting their top forwards for injuries.  Italy will rely on FC Juventus forward Vincenzo Iaquinta while Montenegro will rely on Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic.  On paper Iaquinta takes the lead considering his 2006 World Cup experience as champion.

Here is the record from Italy forward Vincenzo Iaquinta with FIFA tournaments

Tournaments	Editions	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Y	2YC	R
FIFA World Cup™ Final	2006	5	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier	2006, 2010	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Here is the recaord from Montenegro forward Stevan Jovetic with FIFA tournaments

Tournaments	Editions	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Y	2YC	R
FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier	2010	3	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0

Italy have played 4 matches having a total of 10 points while Montenegro  have played 3 matches having a total of only 2 points.  Ouch!!!

Wow, guys, Montenegro has not won any of their three matches!!!  They draw 2 and lost 1. 
Italy have won 3 and 1 draw.

	Europe Group 8 Teams	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Italy	4	3	1	0	6	2	10
	Republic of Ireland	4	3	1	0	5	2	10
	Bulgaria	3	0	3	0	2	2	3
	Montenegro	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
	Georgia	5	0	2	3	3	7	2
	Cyprus	3	0	1	2	2	4	1

MP = match played, W=win, D=draw, L=lost, GF= goals in favor
GA = goals against, Pts = points

Guys, choosing one key player for each team, these are my choices:


Key player for Italy:  Goalkeeper Gigi Buffon

Key player for Montenegro: Forward Stevan Jovetic

Guys, since Italy and Ireland have the same 10 points and will play against each other on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in Bari, we must follow their match against Bulgaria too.

Here are the latest FIFA Stats and ranking for Montenegro and Italy.

Montenegro Stats Matches: W 0 Home 0 Away 0 D 2 Home 2 Away 0 L 1 Home 0 Away 1 Form: D D L Goals: Goals for Goals against 3 4 Average 1.00 Average 1.33 Cards: Total 8 Average 2.67 0 Average 0.00 0 Average 0.00

Italy Stats Matches: W 3 Home 2 Away 1 D 1 Home 0 Away 1 L 0 Home 0 Away 0 Form: W W D W Goals: Goals for Goals against 6 2 Average 1.50 Average 0.50 Cards: Total 10 Average 2.50 0 Average 0.00 0 Average 0.00

MONTENEGRO CALLED UP PLAYERS:

Goalkeepers: Vukasin Poleksic (Debrecen), Mladen Bozovic (Partizan Belgrade)

Defenders: Savo Pavicevic (Energie Cottbus), Miodrag Dzudovic (Spartak Nalchik), Jovan Tanasijevic (Dynamo Moscow), Radoslav Batak (Anakaraspor), Dejan Ognjanovic (LKS Lodz), Marko Basa (Lokomotiv Moscow), Luka Pejovic (Mogren Budva), Elsad Zverotic (Luzerne)

Midfielders: Vladimir Bozovic (Rapid Bucharest), Mitar Novakovic (Amkar Perm), Milorad Pekovic (Meinz), Nikola Drincic (Amkar), Branko Boskovic (Rapid Vienna), Ivan Delic (Buducnost Podgorica), Simon Vukcevic (Sporting Lisbon)

Forwards: Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina), Mirko Vucinic (AS Roma), Nikola Vujovic (Partizan Belgrade), Radomir Djalovic (Rapid Bucharest), Fatos Beciraj (Buducnost Podgorica)

 ITALY CALLED UP PLAYERS:

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia (Palermo), Morgan De Sanctis (Galatasaray)

Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Andrea Dossena (Liverpool), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Fabio Grosso (Olympique Lione), Marco Motta (Roma), Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan)

Midfielders: Matteo Brighi (Roma), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Pasquale Foggia (Lazio), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (Milan)

Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal)


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MONTENEGRO - ITALY
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Podgorica Stadium
Podgorica, Montenegro

Referee: Martin ATKINSON (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter KIRKUP (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Philip SHARP (ENG)
Fourth official: Stephen TANNER (ENG

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 Based on the statistics of MONTENEGRO - ITALY, how do you see Italy chances to win, draw, or lose and why?