How can you catch all of the action without missing a beat? We’ve got you covered with all of the necessary action you will need to tune in to the Spain vs Italy match.Spain vs. ItalyWhen: Thursday, June 27 at 3 p.m. ETWhere: CastelaoWatch: ESPNStream: ESPN3Key Question: Can Italy Overcome Loss of Balotelli?Competition:
Fifa Confederations Cup 2013 - 
Brazil The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 9th edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, is an international association football tournament that will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[2] The tournament is expected to be held from 15 to 30 June 2013. Brazil are the defending champions. As the competition partially overlaps with the fourth round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asian zone, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asked FIFA to consider a change of date. However, the AFC decided that the match day will be adjusted only for Japan, the representative of AFC for the Confederations Cup. Uruguay, Italy and Spain will have the opportunity to become the third team (after Argentina and France) to win all three major FIFA tournaments: the World Cup, the Olympic football competition and the Confederations Cup. Match Details
Spain vs.
Italy Match scheduled: Thursday, June 27from 01:00 to 03:00 (in 3 days) Semi Finals :: 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 :: Brazil 
Spain: Jordi Alba
Spanish defender Jordi Alba primarily lines up at left-back, but you couldn't tell it by the way he stormed into the attacking third at will against Nigeria on Sunday.Alba netted two goals in Spain's 3-0 rout of Nigeria, the first of which coming on a brilliant individual display of dribbling and finishing. The second came when Alba had nearly half of the pitch entirely to himself after slipping through in a play you usually only see strikers make.The 24-year-old has emerged as one of Spain's most dangerous offensive players despite playing on the defense. In that left-back position, many quick-footed, speedy players are able to get up on the wing, and Alba has proved he is able to do just that. Spain can and probably will dominate possession, but goals aren't always easy to come by for this team, and Alba can help out that cause by being a big-time X-factor.Italy: Whoever Replaces Mario Balotelli
The crushing news of Italy's playmaking striker, Mario Balotelli, being declared out for the semifinal showdown, as reported by Andrew Dampf of the Associated Press (via Yahoo! Sports), means the starting striker against Spain will have some massive shoes to fill. After scoring a goal in each of Italy's first two matches, Balotelli was unable to put his name on the scorecard against Brazil. But he still had a huge impact on the match, laying out a beautiful back-heeled flick (per 101 Great Goals) that led to an Emanuele Giaccherini goal. 
He's proved his worth to this Italian team over their past few international campaigns, and his absence will be hard-felt by the entire squad.Perhaps Italy will opt to enter Stephan El Shaarawy into Balotelli's slot. The 20-year-old has emerged as a potential world-class player but hasn't truly gotten the opportunity to prove it with the national team.Other candidates to replace Balotelli are Alessandro Diamanti, Alberto Gilardino and Sebastian Giovinco. But whoever gets the nod will have to find a way to make an impact against Spain, or it'll be curtains for Italy. Spain vs Italy live stream,Spain vs Italy Highlights,Spain vs Italy live,Spain vs Italy live online,Spain vs Italy live free,Spain vs Italy en vivo,Spain vs Italy live stream,Spain vs Italy Highlights,Spain vs Italy live,Spain vs Italy live online,Spain vs Italy live free,Spain vs Italy en vivoSource:
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