A Surge in National Something

There are Italian flags everywhere, and it has nothing to do with anything political. Instead, it's got everything to do with the national religion, soccer. Last night, in a pretty one-sided game, Italy beat Ghana 2-0! Most, if not all, of the Ghanian players are professionals in Europe, but they didn't have what it takes against the Italian mojo.
I will be tifo-ing for Italy during the Italy v. USA game which is Saturday night. Hopefully by then Totti will be better, but at the same time, if he's not it's actually ok, because his ego takes up too much of the field. His replacement, Iaquinta, is actually the one who scored the second goal. They don't necessarily need him to win, but he is a very good player, even if he is a meathead-jock sort of person. He is quite possibly the most talented Italian player in existence right now. Forza Azzurri!