Summary: Phil and Anto are joined by football commentator and journalist Gabriele Marcotti who is covering Euro 2012 from Poland and Ukraine as Italy begins its tournament in Group C with many questions about the defence, what it might actually do in terms of personnel moves and what exactly national team coach Cesare Prandelli might need to accomplish with so much drama surrounding the squad in the lead up to the Spain match. We evaluate the issue for Domenico Criscito, the source of the allegations and whether the actions by the authorities were too extreme and how Guiseppe Sculli enters this discussion while at Lazio and then over to Genoa where even further allegations persist. Then we turn to the Italian team and its prospects in the full tournament to determine where exactly this team fits amongst the competition and whether this should be considered a semi-finalist given the strength of the second tier teams in this edition. Then we turn to the matter of the racial abuse issues that have occurred with the Dutch to determine if a pattern does exist and how events on the ground measure up against expectations. It does appear that the Russia, Czech Republic and Poland fixtures ahead do have authorities and the locals a bit more nervous than what is being reported and how the Panorama documentary may have sent the wrong message and the wrong tone, essentially provoking a reaction based on a degree of sensationalism that has made traction locally. Then we turn to some important matters in Serie A where Zdenek Zeman has taken charge at AS Roma and Vincenzo Montella has taken the job at Fiorentina and how the biggest story at the moment might just be AC Milan as a full out assault for its star players looks underway. This includes rumours involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pato and Thiago Silva who daily seem to be facing speculation for their services. This also leads into an economic crossroads of sorts for Milan as a football club where the wage bill is being reduced to increase operating income and how a new Financial Fair Play reality is facing the club in rather drastic fashion, including the potential that new investors and a move to acquire San Siro appears in the cards.
