SHOTLIST 1. Mid of "Corriere dello Sport", showing Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti with the same haircut as Italian footballer Mario Balotelli, whose picture is next to Monti's 2. Pan right "Corriere dello Sport" headline reading "The Supermarios of Europe" 3. Wide of Coliseum with the Triumphal Arch in the background 4. Mid of tourists walking near Coliseum, horse and carts waiting for passengers 5. Wide shot Spanish steps 6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Mariolina Forcellato, Vox Pop: (referring to Mario Monti and Mario Balotelli) "I hope they will both go on winning, but Mario Monti has to do more, he should be more brave, he has to run towards the goal." 7. Mid of Italy sweaters 8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Giuseppe Giannuzzi, Vox Pop: "Italy will win, we managed to get to the final, so we have to win it at every cost. Otherwise we would be the first of the defeated." 9. Mid of fountain near Spanish steps 10. Wide of Circo Massimo, where Italy's supporters will gather to watch the game 11. Mid of workers assembling screen 12. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Marco Torrente, Vox Pop: "I live in Spain, so I'm going to watch the game there with my partner, who is Spanish. So there's going to be a great contrast between me and my partner." 13. Wide of Spanish steps 14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Raquel Lopez, Vox Pop (partner of Marco Torrente): "I expect Spain to win, la Roja will win. It's a feeling I have, I'm not a football expert but I think that Spain has a better team than Italy." 15. Mid of Raquel Lopez saying "Go Spain " and then kissing her Italian partner Marco Torrente, who does the victory sign STORYLINE Italy will play Spain in the final of the European Championship on Sunday, leaving many Italians defiant and confident of victory after lead striker Mario Balotelli scored two goals in a semi-final against Germany on Thursday. The Mediterranean rivals meet on Sunday in Kiev's Olympic Stadium, three weeks after they drew 1-1 in their opening match of the tournament's group stage. After months under harsh austerity measures and the embarrassment of a match-fixing scandal in its national football leagues, Italians are more than confident that their national team will defeat Spain on the final game of Euro 2012. "Italy will win, we managed to get to the final, so we have to win it at every cost. Otherwise we would be the first of the defeated," said Giuseppe Giannuzzi, an Italian tourist in Rome. As the defending champion and World Cup holder, Spain is bidding to win a third straight major title, cementing its place as one of the greatest national teams. It would also match Germany's record of three European Championship titles. Only the unpredictable Mario Balotelli and a surprising Italy team, orchestrated by Andrea Pirlo, stand between Spain and what many see as its destiny. "I expect Spain to win, la Roja will win," said Spaniard Raquel Lopez, whose partner is Italian. "It's a feeling I have, I'm not a football expert but I think that Spain has a better team than Italy." Spain hasn't lost in a European Championship since 2004 and has already matched West Germany as the only defending champion to return to the final after winning the World Cup. Along with their players, the Azzurri also have an encouraging statistic on their side: Spain hasn't beaten Italy in a competitive match that didn't end in penalties since 1920. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/147f21317a28f92b142f4cc15cdc4423 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 31 Jul 2015
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