Prandelli could guide Italy to glory

ANDREA PIRLO gets a lot of the credit for Italy's surprising Euro 2012 run but coach Cesare Prandelli deserves all the praise going and the Azzurri could stun Spain in Sunday's final in Kiev.

In a competition where bravery from the dug-out has been rare, Prandelli has been superb.

We knew he was coming into Euro 2012 with something of an un-Italian style, with an emphasis on getting forward and he's been blessed that Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli have been superb.

And the reality is that if Italy play anywhere near as well against Spain as they did against Germany, they'll be champions. At the prices I think they are worth the risk.

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