Italy

Slovenia

Date/Time:	Sep 6, 2011, 6:45 pm(GMT)
Competition:	UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying
Live/Repeat:	Live
Venue:	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze (Firenze)

Italy vs Slovenia Match Preview

September 6 could be a historical day for hosts Italy who will welcome Slovenia in their 8th UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match in Group C.

Italy have one foot at the 2012 European Championship.

Unbeaten Italy have the wonderful opportunity of sealing qualification to the Euros in Fiorentina where Cesare Prandelli used to coach as La Viola’s manager. In an interview with Rai Sport, the Italy boss was quoted as saying:

“Qualifying for Euro 2012 in Florence would be magic, a small dream that would become reality.”

Azzurri supporters, however, are hoping to be treated with a much better performance than what was showcased against the Faroe Islands last Friday. A strike by Cassano gave the Italians a narrow victory in a game they should have won comfortably.

Expect Slovenia to put up a strong display on Tuesday as things remain extremely tight between the second and fifth positions. As things stand, Slovenia have only 11 points from 8 matches.

Serbia follow behind with the same number of points, Estonia have 10 and Northern Ireland have 9. Slovenia and Estonia have played one more game than Italy, Serbia and Northern Ireland, though.