the invasion of italy took place at taranto.
the invasion of italy took place at taranto.
where did the invasion of italy take place?
taranto
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because of his excellent performances in leading juventus to win the serie a title, italy coach cesare prandelli included the playmaker in his 32-man provisional squad for euro 2012, and subsequently in italy's final 23-man squad for the tournament. pirlo provided the cutting ball from which antonio di natale scored the opening goal of italy's 1–1 draw with world and european champions spain in the opening round of group play on 10 june 2012. pirlo then opened the scoring himself from a direct free kick in italy's second group match against croatia on 14 june, which also ended in a 1–1 draw; pirlo was named "man of the match". in the final group match against republic of ireland, pirlo set up antonio cassano's goal from a corner kick to help italy take a 1–0 lead. italy eventually won 2–0 and progressed to the knock-out stage of the tournament as runners-up in group c.
andrea pirlo