Two nations chasing World Cup glory will do battle today in a match between Italy and Uruguay. The 2014 World Cup group-stage match scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio das Dunas in Natal and can be live streamed here free. A free Spanish language stream of the match can be found here. Free radio coverage here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN, Univision and ESPN Deportes.
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Both teams enter today's match with the possibility of seeing tournament dreams come to an end. For Uruguay, a victory will be needed. For Italy, a draw will suffice. But for Uruguay substitute Alvaro Gonzalez, the objective is to remain in Brazil as long as possible.
"We want to stay in Brazil as long as possible," Gonzalez said (via FIFA). "Four years ago we played in the match for third place, but now we're aiming for the final. That's our dream and we don't want to stop dreaming yet," he added.
"If you dream and believe, then that can push you to do great things. We believe we can make it."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Against England, Andrea Pirlo was a catalyst in the midfield, creating chances for the Azzurri at will. Against Costa Rica, he was squeezed out of the midfield. It's no coincidence that one match resulted in a win, while the other was an abject failure. He'll look to be the key to success against Uruguay this afternoon.
Italy's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Buffon; Chiellini, Bonucci, Barzagli; Sciglio, Marchisio, Pirlo, Verratti, Darmian; Immobile, Balotelli
Uruguay's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Muslera; Pereira, Godin, Gimenez, Caceres; Rodriguez, Rios, Gonzalez; Lodeiro; Cavani, Suarez
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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