Spain hasn’t beaten Italy in a competitive match since just after World War I. For some reason, oddsmakers are favoring Spain. They made the same mistake with Germany, who have never beaten Italy in a tournament. Sometimes the experts are quite daft, even in football.
My prediction since before the semis was Italy 3 – Spain 2 and Balotelli scoring the winning goal. So far my prediction is two-thirds right, with the final third to be determined tomorrow.
Now I am going to throw in one more idea. Balotelli is a free agent. Why doesn’t Barcelona pick him up? The Barca midgets desperately need a big aggressive striker. That would free up space for Messi and allow Barca to actually take corner kicks.
AC Milan proved that you can shut Messi down by not giving him any space, and Balotelli is just the guy to create it. Either Barcelona or Chelsea should pick up Balotelli. Man City has Toure and they don’t need Super-Mario. Barcelona and Chelsea do.







