Daniele De Rossi did not want to predict the results obtained by Italy in the
2012 Euro group phase of this. But he set a target to reach the semi-finals with Italy.
Italy joined in Group C along with defending champion Spain, Croatia, and Republic of Ireland. Cesare Prandelli direction this team will start the tournament with a match against Spain on 10 June.
For De Rossi, predict the chances of Italy in the group stage is not easy. He recalled the failure of Italy to escape the group stage at the 2010 World Cup.
In South Africa at the time, Gli Azzurri came up with the status as defending champion. But Gianluigi Buffon et al. achieve poor results in the group phase and failed to qualify for the last 16 as finished as caretaker Group F.
In the European Cup this time, De Rossi hopes to escape from the Italian group phase. Midfielder who plays for AS Roma is targeting at least the semi-finals to Italy.
"Trying to predict the group is currently not possible. When the World Cup, we also do it, but no one thought we could not get away from the group," said De Rossi at the official UEFA website.
"You have to go through step by step. If you want to talk about the positive targets in the Euro, we want to achieve at least the semifinals, and in half that many things can happen that change and define the game."
"But we must get away from the group stage and then play the quarterfinal with a well, where we could face a big team like France or England," due diligence.
