Lippi clear on final 23 and upbeat over Totti

May 2, 2006

By Simon Evans

ROME, May 2 (Reuters) - Italy coach Marcello Lippi has a 'pretty definite idea' of the 23 players who will make up his World Cup squad and says he is optimistic that Roma's Francesco Totti will be fit for the June tournament.

Lippi told reporters, before the start of a two day pre-World Cup training camp, that he had invited several new faces into the squad as part of a long-term project but refused to be drawn on the World Cup chances of individual players.

'I will make my ...

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Lippi clear on final 23 and upbeat over Totti

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