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Italy will face Germany in the quarter-finals of the European Cup in 2016. Both countries will fight it out at Stade Matmut-Atlantique, Bordeaux, Sunday morning (07/03/2016).
On paper, Italy had a record of promises when they meet Germany. At least eight meetings in the stage the World Cup and the European Cup, the team Panzer had never beaten Italy.
Recently Italy rid Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 2012 In a match that took place at the National Stadium, Warsaw, the Azzurri won 2-1 through a goal by Mario Balotelli.
Nevertheless, Italy's coach, Antonio Conte, deserve worried. For him, met German teams is like a curse. Both as a player, as well as handling the team.
As reported gazzettaworld.com, while still strengthening Juventus, Conte often go home with their heads down while performing against Hamburg, Bayern Leverkuson, and Borussia Dortmund. Conte just smiled in relief when you meet Dortmund in the first leg of Champions League qualifying Group C, 1995. Fighting in the headquarters of Dortmund, Juventus won 3-1 and Conte scored one goal.
But the bad luck to come back when Conte met the German team as Juventus coach. In the Champions League in 2013 and then, under the control of Conte's Juventus twice lost 0-2 to Bayern Munich. As a result of these two defeats, 3-5-2 mainstay Conte also could be questioned. Despite success with the national team, this method was not strong enough to face the rigors of European football.
Juventus also unable to beat Bayern Munich when the two teams meet in the Champions League back in 2015. In the two meetings, the club is only able to draw in the first leg and lost in the second leg.
So what kind of fate Conte at Euro 2016? Gli Azzurri supporters can breathe sigh of relief. For Italy trip fairly smoothly since the preliminary round. Conte alongside Italian method proven to dampen the class Belgian teams, even though the defending champion Spain.
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