Fatigue not an issue for veteran Panucci

ITALY star Christian Panucci is adamant age will not get the better of him as he continues his Euro 2008 adventure in the quarter-final against Spain in Vienna tomorrow night (7.45pm).

Should the 35-year-old defender feature for the Azzurri, he will be playing his fourth game in 14 days at the tournament.

Panucci has been one of Italy’s top performers, scoring their only goal in a 1-1 draw with Romania and playing a key role in the 2-0 win over France which saw his side advance from the so-called “Group of Death”, and he insists he is ready to keep going.