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Italian national team and AC Milan defender will most likely miss the quarterfinal match against Ukrainian football players. Experienced center-back injured his groin in the last group E match against the Czech team and also watched the round of 16 match against the Australian team from the bench, where the Italians snatched a ticket to the quarterfinals in the last seconds of the match. It was expected that A. Nesta would return to the lineup quickly, but the defender is recovering quite slowly and it will most likely be decided not to risk his health. On Friday, before the quarterfinal match, the defender will undergo an X-ray, but the team's head coach Marcello Lippi is already looking for alternatives. Since Marco Materazzi, who replaced A. Nesta in the match against Australia, received a red card, his place should be taken by the young Andrea Barzagli, who will form a center-back duo with the team's captain Fabio Cannavaro.
