Italy coach Cesare Prandelli is not expecting his team to feature at the business end of Euro 2012.
Injuries and form slumps will see several of Italy s best players missing from the provisional 30-man squad for this year s tournament when it is named on Sunday.
Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi succumbed to a knee injury while Milan s Antonio Cassano has only recently returned to the field following heart surgery.
Our potential has been decreased by 50 percent, but I m not worried and I ll have to improvise, he told Corriere della Sera.
Our desire to surprise has to be stronger than our difficulties. We shouldn t forget that you can find some nice surprises in the most difficult moments.
We have the time to prepare for our first game against …