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A look at the Italian paperspublished at 19:47 GMT 25 March19:47 GMT 25 MarchBuild-up to Italy v Northern Ireland (Thurs)Andy GrayBBC Sport NI in Bergamo
La Gazzetta dello Sport ran an interview this morning from Marcello Lippi, who won the World Cup as manager in 2006.He was very complimentary of Gennaro Gattuso, who played a key role in that midfield, and said he felt they were comparible as managers.When it was put to Gattuso in his pre-match press conference, he said he had read the article and it had "brought a tear to my eye"."I know what we went through together, but I'd like to thank him because it really did bring a tear to my eye, what he said about me," he said.Pride will play a key role, and Italy will be aiming to use the emotion of the occassion to their advantage.But if it, and the pressure, becomes too much then it could play into Northern Ireland's hands.Image source, BBC Sport
