In the city of Nice, which has several thousand transalpine residents, it will be difficult to choose which blues to support in this duel that has become a classic in recent years, except this time it’s not for a title that the Mediterranean cousins will be facing off, but to avoid exiting the competition with their heads down. “I am French-Italian, so it will be a heartbreak in any case on Tuesday. I find that neither team has proven anything at all, but I would give a slight advantage to France, as they have an exceptional player in Ribery,” said Angelo, a pizzeria owner who hopes, however, that the Netherlands will play fair until the end against Romania, as in the case of a victory by Mutu’s teammates, both the French and Italians could prematurely head off on vacation.
“The Italians can say a big thank you to their goalkeeper Buffon, who saved them from Mutu’s penalty. I foresee a close victory for the French team and another victory for the Dutch,” said Michel, who organized a football evening at his house on Tuesday with Italian friends, who will also have their eyes fixed on the decisive match between the Dutch and Romanians. “We showed a poor level whether against the Netherlands or against Romania. Without Buffon’s feat, we would have been eliminated tonight. I hope Donadoni has learned the lessons to build the team that will face France.” Pietro, a fan of the Azzurri team, predicts an Italian victory with a score of 2-0 and a victory for the Dutch against the Romanians with a score of 3-0.
The reunion between the French and Italians is likely to be exciting this Tuesday, and there is no doubt that blue will be the order of the day. The question remains whether at 11 p.m., someone will have a bluesy feeling, hoping that one of the two teams can once again put on their work shirts to face next Sunday’s leader of group D, which should be Spain.
This video is from the Web TV Nice site www.webtvnice.com.
