Italy boss Marcello Lippi said last week he wanted the holders to meet England in the final so he could see his counterpart’s reaction when the Italian anthem is played. And Capello is up for the challenge.
“I’d sign up straight away for an Italy-England final,” he said during a lecture at Parma University.
“The main difference between coaching a national squad and a club is that when you coach a national squad, you have a nation behind you. And you feel it.”
He then spoke of recent fan violence at Italian football. He said: “Football’s really great when you have people, families, who can go to the stadium with their children [in England]. That’s beautiful. It’s a pity in Italy things are not going as they should in this respect.”