10-Nil and Must Win Games: Another Azzurri Day

10-nil was the score by which the Azzurri Olympic team beat Buggiano in a friendly match. Hey, 10-nil is always an impressive score but this game might’ve been a little too easy. According to that daily-calcio.com, our Olympic Azzurri team (We’ll call it the OAT from now on) beat “a representative side from the Tuscan commune”. So I’m not even sure this was a legit soccer team. But, again, 10 nil? I’ll take that, even in a friendly against nobodies. Acquafresca had a hat-trick, and both Rossi and Montolivo scored twice. Giovinco, Rocchi and Dessena round up the scoresheet. Even more impressive is that during the course of the game, virtually the entire lineup was changed and the subs were just as efficient as the starters. So we’ve got depth and youth. The Azzurri should be set for the next 10-15 years.

And our U-19 team isn’t doing too shabby either. They drew 0-0 with England in the U-19 Championships. There’s only one game left in group stages, and the Azzurrini have to win in order to go through. We need to beat the Czechs in order to go through, and that’ll be pretty tough considering they’re hosting the tourney. But then again, they did draw with Greece.

In terms of other news… Ronaldinho is officially at Milan (though this news is kinda old, since we’ve heard rumors about it back in oh, March of 1826) and Guily left Roma for more playing time at PSG.

And last entry I promised that I would post who I thought would be crucial in getting us through the Olympics. Here’s who I think are the top 5 guys who have what it takes to drive the team to success. And to make it more interesting, I’ll list them in order of increasing importance:
Criscito
Abate
Acquafresca
Montolivo
And finally, the number 1 guy the Azzurri need to be at the top of his game, the most talented of the bunch and the biggest hope for the future:
Giovinco (shocker)