Prandelli Not Out For Revenge v Spain

[Folami David]

Cesare Prandelli said his Italy side had a point to prove when they face Spain in their Confederations Cup semifinal on Thursday.
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He was however, not looking for revenge, after the 4-0 thrashing Spain gave Italy the last time they met in the final of Euro 2012 a year ago.
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Asked if he was using revenge as motivation for his team, Prandelli told reporters: "No. Definitely not. I do not like the word vendetta or revenge.
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"Our ambition is to display our quality, our quantity and our strength. Our objective is to give as good as we get. We want to play a balanced game and to win it."
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Looking to improve on a poor second half performance when Italy lost 4-2 to Brazil in Salvador on Saturday, Italian goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon reiterated his coach's stance.
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"I don't have any resentment against Spain so revenge is not our aim.
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"When you play against a great team sometimes it is a pleasure to see them play and win...as long as you are not on the losing side.
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"We want to keep the game as evenly balanced as possible which would mean we are improving since last year.
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Prandelli did say he expected Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque to pull a surprise or two, with Cesc Fabregas and Roberto Soldado still yet to prove their fitness.
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"I think he will change a little something here or there. We will have to read those changes immediately. And if we do that, well, we will see what happens."

[Shola Sholaz]

Football is not about revenge. Football is about winning every game u set out to win. Spain must win tonite...