By Anna Italia
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Supports Serie A Players with their National Teams

There are 8 Italian Serie A players called up in the World Cup Group C game, Colombia vs Japan on Tuesday 24 June 2014 ending Japan 1 – 4  Colombia.   Italian Soccer Serie A congratulates our Serie A players with Colombia passing to the World Cup Round of 16  as group leader with 9 points and Greece in second position with 4points  .  Colombia are in Group C: Greece, Ivory Coast, Colombia, and Japan.

Curiously, 2 Inter Milan players playing against each other.  Inter midfielder Fredy Guarin for Colombia and Inter defender Yuto Nagatomo with Japan.

Photo inter.it

Inter defender Yuto Nagatomo

6 Italian Serie A players named in Colombia National Football team by Head Coach Jose Pekerman:

• Atalanta defender Mario Yepes, did not play, listed among the subs.
• AC Milan defender Cristian Zapata, did not play, listed among the subs.
• Napoli defender Camilo Zuniga, did not play, listed among the subs.
• Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin, got a yellow card in the 63rd minute after  a foul on Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa. Played all 90 minutes.
• Cagliari midfielder Victor Ibarbo, did not play, listed among the subs.
• Fiorentina midfielder Juan Guillero Cuadrado, converted a penalty in the 17th minute,  played all 90 minutes.

Japan: 2 Italian Serie A players with Japan National Football team:

• Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo, got a yellow card in the 16th minute and played all 90 minutes.
• AC Milan forward Keisuke Honda, played all 90 minutes

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Photo Juan Cuadrado Facebook Official Page

Italian Serie A Players in FIFA World Cup Group C Standing:

World Cup Group C Standing Teams	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
Greece	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
Côte d’Ivoire	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
Japan	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4	1

Source fifa.com
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2014 FIFA World Cup
Group Stage – Group C

Japan 1 – 4 Colombia
Tuesday 24 June 2014
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá,, Brazil

16:00 Local Time