Italy and Netherlands face tonight

Three days and five games later comes the first of the best games that we enjoy in the first phase of the Euro. A whole Italy - Netherlands in the group of death.

How little I would be're Romanian. And is that within the group that has been framed, they are the top favorites in failing to reach the second round. Neither more nor less than the world champion and runner-up are in the same group. And as umpire, the Netherlands Clockwork Orange. Perhaps the surprise and Romania get classified, but a priori is the candidate with more endorsements to be last.

By now it is playing the France - Romania, the first European competition without the banner Zinedine Zidane. Van 0-0 at the break. Remember that the game can be followed on the Internet, for those who do not have cable TV.

But the fat comes tonight, with Italy - Netherlands (live on Cuatro in Spain). All a great match the best that we in Euro. Can the magnificent attack Clockwork Orange ending the Italian tough defense? The answer we have at 2045.

Robben will not play. It hurt for a change. Already in the Real Madrid has pulled in nursing longer than playing. Netherlands faces the Campeonisimo the world, which is inconvenient to say the least striking a fact: the world champion has only managed to win the next European Championship on one occasion: the France of Zidane (1998 and 2000).

Marco Materazzi, who wanted the shirt of Zidane's sister, surely will supply in the starting 11 to Fabio Cannavaro, out of Euro with an injury.

Another fact more: Italy to the Netherlands have not won since 1978. And it has rained much since. And finally, a question. Why is our team has never drawn in Group of Death?

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