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Per il doppio impegno contro Lituania e Francia (2 e 6 settembre), il c.t. Donadoni convoca 24 azzurri tra cui il barese del Real Madrid. Spazio anche a Bonazzoli, Dainelli e Marchionni.

 

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RugbyWorldCup: Gutsy Italy lose to gutless Scots (English/Italian) PDF Print E-mail
Italy scrum half Alessandro Troncon scores against Scotland - Rugby World Cup 2007Italy's quarter-final hopes were dashed after scoring the only try of the match, going down 18-16 to a dominated Scotland in the last Group C match of the IRB Rugby World Cup in St Etiene.

Instead goalkicker Chris Paterson sent Scotland into the World Cup quarter-finals again when he landed six penalties out of six.

After the breathless excitement of the Wales v Fiji game earlier in the day, this encounter was a much tighter affair as wet, slippery conditions encouraged a more conservative approach.

Scotland moved into an early 6-0 lead with two Paterson penalties but Italy then enjoyed a period of dominance and scored 10 unanswered points despite being reduced to 14 men when Mauro Bergamasco was sin-binned for killing the ball.

A soaring Ramiro Pez up-and-under caused chaos in the Scottish ranks and Alessandro Troncon, captaining the side in the absence of the injured Marco Bortolami, scampered through for a try on his 101st appearance.

Italian fullback David Bortolussi converted and then slotted a penalty for a 10-6 lead.

Paterson, switched to the wing for this match, nailed four more penalties either side of halftime to turn the deficit into an 18-10 lead.

The Italians, though, fought back tenaciously and Bortolussi, who had missed two earlier attempts, was accurate with two more to make it 18-16 to set up a testing final 20 minutes.

As the clock ticked down neither team risked anything but Bortolussi had the chance to become the hero with a long-range penalty attempt four minutes from time, but fell short, and Italy undeservedly missed out on a quarter final clash against Argentina. AAP

In Italian: Italia, grazie lo stesso

Nel match decisivo contro la Scozia, gli azzurri cedono 18-16 dopo essere stati avanti grazie a una meta di Troncon e vengono eliminati dal Mondiale. Decisivi i calci scozzesi all'inizio del secondo tempo, poi un lungo, inutile possesso palla e un errore di Bortolussi che alla fine risulta decisivo.

Finisce il sogno azzurro di entrare nella storia. Finisce con un k.o. incredibile con la Scozia, che ci batte di due punti e grazie a sei calci piazzati. Zero mete loro, una meta noi. E uscire così fa davvero tanto male: 18-16 davanti a un muro di oltre 12mila tifosi italiani arrivati da ogni parte d'Italia. Bellissimi, bravissimi: il loro Mondiale l'hanno vinto senza dubbio. Stadio esaurito, rumore assordante, pioggia battente da tre quarti d'ora prima dell'inizio della gara, boato terrificante all'ingresso delle squadre, con un Troncon capitano carico a mille: entra, tocca, dà un bacio alla bandiera e appoggia con affetto la testona al petto di Parisse durante l'inno cantato a squarciagola dai 12mila tifosi azzurri.

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