Diving in: De Rossi challenges Damien Duff

Pirlo’s near-post corner was met by Cassano in front of Andrews and although Given got a hand to the ball, it had crossed the line before Duff managed to clear via the crossbar. You could feel the shoulders of all 11 players sag, never mind see it.

The Italian assault on the Irish goal continued immediately after the break with Dunne providing another crucial block to deny Pirlo before Federico Balzaretti squirmed past O’Shea in the corner and secured space for Cassano at the edge of the area with a clever pull-back, only for Dunne’s frame to keep out the shot.

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