賽事前瞻：意大利VS哥斯達(dá)黎加
世界杯D組小組賽
比賽地：累西腓
開(kāi)球時(shí)間：6月20日晚5點(diǎn)（北京時(shí)間6月21日零點(diǎn)）
據(jù)442足球網(wǎng)站6月20日?qǐng)?bào)道，世界杯小組賽將迎來(lái)意大利與哥斯達(dá)黎加的激烈較量。
The lowdown
賽事前瞻
Talk about blowing a group wide open. When plucky little Costa Rica lined up against Uruguay last Saturday, the die had seemingly been cast. The Ticos were merely in town to play Alamo to a front-line cutting its teeth, even without the toothiest of them all: Luis Suarez.
說(shuō)到最出線局面最混亂的小組，上周六（6月15日）當(dāng)哥斯達(dá)黎加勇敢列隊(duì)對(duì)陣烏拉圭時(shí)，看上去該隊(duì)必死無(wú)疑了。即便烏拉圭隊(duì)里的齙牙蘇亞雷斯缺陣，哥斯達(dá)黎加人不過(guò)是想打一場(chǎng)以弱勝?gòu)?qiáng)的阿拉莫之戰(zhàn)。
But to hell with the prophets of doom. Oscar Tabarez's men were filleted and, despite this only being their fourth World Cup (and having never defeated Uruguay), Costa Rica rallied from an early Edinson Cavani penalty to win 3-1 in a performance that relied on pace and ariel strength from set-pieces. They're on their uppers now.
不過(guò)讓末日預(yù)言見(jiàn)鬼去吧，教練塔巴雷斯的將士們?cè)獾搅丝裣鳌８缢惯_(dá)黎加只是第四次參加世界杯，之前也從未贏過(guò)烏拉圭，但是在卡瓦尼主罰命中的情況下，“哥”隊(duì)還是依賴速度和定位球力度，逆轉(zhuǎn)局勢(shì)，以3-1獲勝，他們現(xiàn)在的狀態(tài)很好。
So here come Italy, unflappable grandmasters of international competition, who unstitched England's enthusiasm on Saturday with patience and perfect timing. Identifying Roy Hodgson's full-back positions as weak spots, they attacked the flanks effectively; Italy's defence resisted the pace of a relatively youthful front-line and managed to repel much of England's charges.
那么現(xiàn)在到意大利了，這個(gè)國(guó)際比賽上的淡定大師在周日的比賽中因其耐心和對(duì)時(shí)機(jī)的精準(zhǔn)掌控澆滅了英格蘭的熱情。他們視霍奇森的邊后衛(wèi)為薄弱點(diǎn)，有效從兩翼進(jìn)攻；而意大利的的防守也抵抗住了對(duì)方相對(duì)年輕活躍的鋒線，成功擊退了英格蘭大部分的猛攻。
Cesare Prandelli's have the smarts for sure, so they won't be sucker-punched here. Should the unthinkable happen however, it will be the biggest shock of the tournament so far.
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，教練普蘭德利智慧多多，所以意大利不會(huì)被虐。不過(guò)要是真的爆冷的話，這將會(huì)是世界杯迄今最大的冷門吧。
What the local media say
當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w的聲音
"In [Joel Campbell's] opening performance, he scored the equaliser for Costa Rica and then created the game-clinching third for Marcos Urena with a defence-splitting pass. With games against Italy and England to come, the chances to shine before eager eyes will only multiply. And the man himself believes there will be more to come - from his team and from himself. Right from the start we knew we could win [against Uruguay],' he said. 'We have a very strong mentality and even when we were losing our heads didn't drop.'" - Inside Costa Rica.
Inside Costa Rica報(bào)道：“哥斯達(dá)黎加球員約爾·坎貝爾（Joel Campbell）首戰(zhàn)時(shí)為隊(duì)伍扳平比分，之后又撕裂了對(duì)方防守，傳球給烏雷納 ，創(chuàng)造了獲勝的第三個(gè)進(jìn)球。對(duì)陣意大利和英格蘭的比賽要來(lái)了，面對(duì)眾人急迫的目光，坎貝爾表現(xiàn)杰出的可能性大漲。而他本人相信，他的隊(duì)伍和他自己都會(huì)有更多機(jī)遇。‘從一開(kāi)始我們就知道可以戰(zhàn)勝（烏拉圭），’他說(shuō)，‘我們心理強(qiáng)大，即使一時(shí)手足無(wú)措也不會(huì)輕易放棄。’”
"Viareggio [Lucca] - Marcello Lippi: 'I went to see the national team in Coverciano and I saw that there was a good spirit, similar to the one that preceded Germany 2006: let us hope that the end result is the same, the start was very convincing.'" - Corriere Dello Sport.
《羅馬體育報(bào)》撰文：“教練里皮表示：‘我去了科維齊亞諾訓(xùn)練基地看望國(guó)家隊(duì)，他們士氣很好，很接近2006年戰(zhàn)勝德國(guó)那回的狀態(tài)。他們的開(kāi)局很令人信服，我們一起希望結(jié)局也一樣好吧。’”
Key battle: Mario Balotelli vs Junior Diaz
關(guān)鍵對(duì)位：巴洛特利vs迪亞斯
In Italy's opening game, the Milan striker delivered a performance that brimmed with maturity and composure. Despite playing as a lone striker, he found patience enough to constantly trouble England's back four before popping up with the decisive second half goal. It's little wonder he chose to fill the Italy page in his Panini sticker book with images of himself.
意大利首戰(zhàn)時(shí)，這位米蘭前鋒表現(xiàn)的非常成熟冷靜。盡管打的是單前鋒，巴神卻足夠耐心，不斷干擾英格蘭的防線，下半場(chǎng)出其不意射出制勝球。他以自己的形象在帕尼尼球星卡上為意大利增光添彩毫不奇怪。
Costa Rica understandably play with defence in mind: against Uruguay they deployed five at the back, with a wall of four midfielders in front of them. Despite their victory, Diaz will have to be on sharper duty against Balotelli, though: he allowed Diego Lugano to evade him from a free-kick. His subsequent manhandling resulted in Cavani's penalty.
而哥斯達(dá)黎加有理由采取防守戰(zhàn)術(shù)：對(duì)陣烏拉圭時(shí)，他們布署了五名后衛(wèi)，前方四名中場(chǎng)。盡管他們最終取勝，迪亞斯卻在比賽中放倒了盧加諾，任意球制造了點(diǎn)球。這回迪亞斯遇上的是巴神，防守任務(wù)更為艱巨。
Facts and figures
基本資料和數(shù)據(jù)
Costa Rica have scored in each of their six World Cup games against teams from the UEFA confederation.
Italy’s pass completion of 93% vs England is the highest rate ever recorded in a World Cup game (1966-2014).
Italy have not won their second game at a World Cup in any of the last three editions. (D2 L1).
哥斯達(dá)黎加在之前世界杯上的六場(chǎng)對(duì)陣歐足聯(lián)球隊(duì)比賽中每場(chǎng)都有進(jìn)球。
對(duì)陣英格蘭的比賽中，意大利傳球成功率高達(dá)93%，是世界杯1966-2014期間的最高紀(jì)錄。
過(guò)去三界世界杯，意大利的第二場(chǎng)比賽從未贏過(guò)。
（譯者 魚(yú)麗之宴 編輯 齊磊）
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