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Still Lame When Pirlo Italy Arrive

Johannesberg (ANTARA News / Reuters) - World champions Italy landed in South Africa after a 10-hour flight on Wednesday, but looked midfielder Andrea Pirlo was still limping due to a calf.

A group of 20 people supporting the team with the flag of the flash of photographers greeted at the airport Johannesberg.

Teams that some members wearing flashy clothes and some sports wear glasses, go straight to their headquarters in the south of Pretoria and will be doing exercises and giving a press conference, Thursday.

Azzurri team a chance to defend his title, will face Paraguay in the opening Group F match in Cape Town on Monday before meeting New Zealand and Slovakia.

Pirlo is expected to compete will be absent at least in their first two games due to injury.

Marcello Lippi's care team has been struggling to be consistent in a friendly match recently and only Pirlo as injured players who brought to South Africa.

Andrea Cossu midfielder has joined the squad after other players had to be withdrawn from the tournament before the match against Paraguay.