De Ceglie, Marchisio and Giovinco shine as Olympic team draw

De Ceglie, Marchisio and Giovinco shine as Olympic team draw

The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics are getting nearer and footballers are among the athletes preparing themselves for the event. The team coached by Casiraghi and Zola has a large quota of Juventus players and the lads are putting the finishing touches to their pre-tournament training.

After the training camp in Coverciano, the 18-man squad for the tournament was named, and our very own Paolo De Ceglie, Claudio Marchisio and Sebastian Giovinco all made the final list.

The three lads starred in the last friendly played before flying to China too. The team drew 1-1 with Rumania in Pistoia. Giovinco was one of the best men on the pitch, De Ceglie hit the crossbar near the end and Marchisio contributed his usual accurate passing game in midfield.

At the Games, Italy have been drawn in Group D alongside Honduras, South Korea and Cameroon. They will make their debut on August 7th against Honduras; they will then face the Asian team on the 10th and the African side on the 13th. The group winners qualify directly for the semi-finals, ready to challenge for one of the medals.

*juventus.com