Italy was a revelation, played inspired by the football muse. This, or I have been out of the italian championship for too long. If you are an italian playing on the Lega Calcio you have to be a super-player, as it is a magnet for players from other countries.
It was amazing to see how they kept on making exact passes and covering with energy big areas for two solid hours. I lost the account in the first half hour of the many tricks they did. Pirlo shined between them all: such an equal game could only be decided on a free shot or on an individual play of genious.
Germany proved that they have a team of athletes. If Italy shone, was because the germans were unsurmountable. The magic of this game is that Italy could
play better when Germany was developing the best
football.
Principessa is totally right.
. Crabbia too, it seems.
better luck for us next time... 