Bitter defeat ITALIA

Johannesburg - MI: Defending champion Italy followed France to immediately lift the luggage from South Africa. Faced with Slovakia in the last game of Group F in the provision for Ellis Park Stadium, Thursday (24 / 6), gave the Azzurri 2-3.

This makes Italy's defeat must accept the bitter reality of marginalized and failed to qualify for the round of 16 large. Of the three matches played, a new Italian pan two digits. What is more painful to go home with a predicate Italian keeper. Azzurri lost to the New Zealand ranked third with a value of three after a 0-0 draw with Paraguay in the final game.

While Slovakia has collected four points and qualifying for the last 16 of the accompanying Paraguay who won the group with five points. In the next round, Slovakia will face the winner of Group E are likely to be occupied Netherlands.

Faced with this important match, Italy coach Marcello Lippi made changes in the composition of players to enhance the bad attack Italy in two games early. Antonio Di Natale Lippi played since the early minutes of replacing Alberto Gilardino. Lippi also plays Andrea Pirlo in the second round after lagging one goal. But the effort was not enough to bring Italy to survive and must accept the bitter truth left out in the group stage.

Slovakia themselves who need a victory to ensure escape, appears incredible. Vladimir Weiss care teams are able to provide resistance and troublesome Italy.

Robert Vittek, Slovakia mainstay striker became the scourge of Italy. Three times he was breaking into the Italian goalkeeper Federico Marchetti escorted each minute 25, 77 and 88. Vittek became the second player in World Cup 2010 who scored a hat trick after Argentine Gonzalo Higiuan. Italian himself was only able to kick back with two goals by Antonio Di Natale 82 minutes and kick Fabio Quagliarella.