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Sat 10 Oct 2009Conservative Lippi keeps faith with tried and trusted cohort
Paddy Agnewon how Italy’s manager has persevered with the old guard in crucial qualifier games in a bid to secure a place in South Africa
ON THE wall of the bar at the Italian Football Federation’s centre of Coverciano, Florence, there is a very special, updated and up to the minute plastic plaque. Called La Legenda Azzurra, this particular plaque lists the most-capped Italian internationals of all time with names like Maldini, Zoff, Facchetti and Tardelli all prominent.
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