Lippi loses rag over questions about Sampdoria's Cassano
Italy coach Marcello Lippi admits he's fed-up with questions about Sampdoria striker Antonio Cassano.
Lippi was again bombarded with questions about Cassano's absence from his latest squad and rapped: “You have bugged me.
“This is the most important week for us in the two years of qualification. I want to talk about Italy. There are no more David and Goliath situations.
“We expect an Ireland team similar to the one that has done so well [so far]. However, we have to get some points and we want to qualify on Saturday.
“It's important to come away with a result. Trapattoni knows how to rally his players, and I am not expecting any relaxation.
“We have to focus on this game. We cannot think about getting just one point as this will be dangerous,” Lippi concluded.
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Feb 9th | |||
| Lazio | Cesena | 3 - 2 | 19:45 |
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Udinese | Milan | 1 - 2 | 17:00 |
| Cagliari | Palermo | 2 - 1 | 19:45 |
| Lazio | Cesena | - | 23:00 |
| Napoli | Chievo | - | 23:00 |
| Siena | Roma | - | 23:00 |
| Sun Feb 12th | |||
| Catania | Genoa | - | 14:00 |
| Internazionale | Novara | - | 14:00 |
| Lazio | Cesena | - | 14:00 |
| Cagliari | Palermo | - | 14:00 |
| Napoli | Chievo | - | 14:00 |
| Atalanta | Lecce | - | 14:00 |
| Siena | Roma | - | 14:00 |
| Parma | Fiorentina | - | 14:00 |
| Udinese | Milan | - | 14:00 |
| Bologna | Juventus | - | 19:45 |
| Mon Feb 13th | |||
| Siena | Roma | - | 19:45 |
| Napoli | Chievo | - | 19:45 |
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| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 47 |
| Juventus | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 45 |
| Lazio | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 42 |
| Udinese | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 41 |
| Internazionale | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 36 |
| Roma | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 35 |
| Napoli | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| Palermo | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 31 |
| Genoa | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 30 |
| Cagliari | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 30 |
| Fiorentina | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| Parma | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 27 |
| Chievo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 27 |
| Catania | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -6 | 24 |
| Atalanta | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 23 |
| Bologna | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 22 |
| Siena | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 20 |
| Lecce | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 17 |
| Cesena | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 16 |
| Novara | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -23 | 13 |
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