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Italian defenders Alessandro Nesta and Gianluca Zambrotta will undergo scans on injuries that threaten to undermine their World Cup hopes.

Nesta aggravated an adductor muscle in the draw with Ukraine last week, while Zambrotta suffered a left thigh strain in training.

Zambrotta’s is definitely out of the opener with Ghana on 12 June, but he remains hopeful that he can play a part in the other group matches.

If Zambrotta fails to recover, Lippi is expected to replace him with Parma’s Daniele Bonera.

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