Italy need to stay in the game – if they can

By PAUL REES

PREVIEW...Ireland vs Italy (Today. Kick-off 3pm, Aviva Stadium)
DUBLIN has been anything other than a fair city for Italy in the last decade. Playing a rerouted England side in Rome is one thing, but if the Azzurri are to show visible signs of progress they will need to front up at a ground where they have tended to go missing.
They have conceded a half-century of points in their last four visits to the Aviva Stadium, shipping 46 and 42 in the two before to make it an average of 51 in six encounters. Small wonder Italy’s head coach Gonzalo Quesada has said it is crucial his...

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