Italy happy to hold off Danes

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Italy happy to hold off Danes
Tue, 15 Jun, 2004 - 01:00
Cindy Garcia-Bennett

The Danes created a host of decent goalscoring opportunities in the Group C opener and might easily have inflicted a defeat on Italy, who finished runners-up four years ago and are considered one of the favourites for success in Portugal.

The Italians, thanks in large to some vital interventions from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, managed to deny the Danes.

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