Italy Vs England - 5 key battles in Group of Death fixture

As the Three Lions take on the Azzuris at the Arena Amazonia on Friday, this could well be the start of a topsy-turvy ride for both these teams in the group of death. Both teams will be looking to get three points to slightly relieve themselves of the immense pressure they will be under. England will be looking to find a perfect mixture between their experienced campaigners and their hot blooded youngsters,whereas Italy will be looking for an exact balance between their defense and attack.There are going to be a number of interesting on-field battles tomorrow night and fromthose several juicy matchups, we take a look at perhaps the 5 most key head-to-head individual battles that will decide the outcome of this important Group Dtie.

#1

There is absolutely no saying what Mario Balotelli is going to do on any given day on the field.On his day it wouldn't be
surprising to see Balotelli giving the defenders around him an absolutely torrid time whereas on another day he can simply
be indifferent to anything and everything going on around him.However,the former version of the Balotelli usually seems to
turn up whenever he dons the blue jersey for his country.Cahill will not only have to deal with Balotelli's aerial strenth
but also his pace.Italy will be wary of Cahill geeting on the scoresheet himself after showing that he is more than capable
of turning the ball in with his head when he is inside the box.
 Balotelli has expressed his desire to become a 'legend' and he will be determined to make the match against England
his first step to do so.