for those people who hv been following socccer, del piero is a brilliant forward and is an excellent poacher, hewill definitely be a force to reckon with, am sure the italians will win today. though he is a very good striker, he some how has not fired in crucial international matches, like alan shearer and linekar of england. for the club and uefa yes but for national team no. may be lack of co-ordination amongst players is the reason. look at the state of portugal one can see a clear rift in players simao and ronaldo as to who will take the free kick, same happened with the chelsea team in the epl. all the best to italy and romania, we hope to see a good game of soccer, may the better team win.