Although always appearing in the first two games of
Group C, Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli has always failed to score. New in the last game, they were successful doing it.
Cassano and Balotelli are always paired as a starter by Claudio Prandelli in the match against Spain and Croatia. Although a number of opportunities in the second game, they always fail to convert them into goals. Especially for Balotelli, he always succeeded by Antonio Di Natale, the Italian goalscorer against Spain in their opening match.
In the match against the Republic of Ireland in the city of Poznan, Tuesday (06/19/2012) pm dawn, Cassano and Balotelli as a hero. This time, Balotelli is not played as a starter, but a new play in the second round. He was followed by scoring Cassano's corner kick advantage of the situation.
"This is a good sign because we need Cassano and Balotelli. They often look good, but always failed to score," said Buffon in the Italian Football.
On the other hand, Prandelli Buffon defended the decision to change the starting line-up in the game against Ireland. He said, it should be done considering the schedule of group matches of each other.
"In the European Cup, you play every four days and it makes it difficult to recover. In my view, for long the team will get tired."
"Coach mengubag initial lineup because he believed in to-23 players. However, he also changed the character of the game to suit the character of the players revealed," said Buffon.
