Italy Back Injury Plagued

Fitness problems interfere with the trip back to Italy in the Euro 2012 team. Still head of the medical team Gli Azzurri, Enrico Castellacci, believes if the players who were injured will recover soon. Italian victory over the Irish Republic as well as their escape from the group stage will be costly to the injury of Giorgio Chiellini. The central defender had a problem on his thigh and had to miss the quarterfinal match British counter.

Chiellini loss certainly is a blow for Cesare Prandelli given the Juventus player is a mainstay at the back. Some call if Chiellini had to finish their work in Poland, the Ukraine because of the injury. But Castelacci denied it and said if Chiellini chance to perform in the semifinals - if Italy passed - still wide open. "He worked hard, there are many exercises to do to improve their condition," said Castellacci on Football Italia. "Problem Chiellini is he knew he should recover.

We will evaluate the situation in the next few days," he continued. Not only commenting on the development of Chiellini, Castellacci were also contains the latest news from Mario Balotelli who suffered a leg injury plus Thiago Motta are troubled in his left thigh. Motta even at the last team practice session yesterday to get out the field more quickly. For both players it was Castellacci will monitor his condition is intense. A similar problem was encountered Italy ahead of his departure for the European Cup in which the defender Andrea Barzagli suffered a calf injury and had to miss two games earlier in the group phase. "For Mario Balotelli, there are very few injuries in his back that he feels at practice, but it is being treated with physiotherapy and massage." "Thiago Motta have a pain in the left thigh. He is practicing, but then complained about this problem, so in the next two days we will assess his condition. Nothing serious, but it is slow him down to train with the team," he said.