Italy want their revenge over Australia's Hiddink
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Italy are seeking revenge over Australia boss Guus Hiddink for the way his South Korea team dumped them out of World Cup 2002.
Australia face the Azzurri in round two in Kaiserslautern on Monday.
And Italy manager Marcello Lippi insists is it payback time for the Dutchman. He said: "Hiddink is a real expert manager who knows Italian soccer very well.
"Australia are a very organised squad. But we are convinced of our strength and we are going to confront this team with a lot of confidence."
Hiddink took the South Koreans to the semi-finals four years ago, and also reached the last four with Holland at France 98.
But Marco Materazzi, who scored Italy's first goal in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Czechs, insisted he is looking forward to getting even.
The former Everton defender said: "Things can't always go well for him. It will definitely have a unique effect for us meeting him again."
Australia face the Azzurri in round two in Kaiserslautern on Monday.
And Italy manager Marcello Lippi insists is it payback time for the Dutchman. He said: "Hiddink is a real expert manager who knows Italian soccer very well.
"Australia are a very organised squad. But we are convinced of our strength and we are going to confront this team with a lot of confidence."
Hiddink took the South Koreans to the semi-finals four years ago, and also reached the last four with Holland at France 98.
But Marco Materazzi, who scored Italy's first goal in Thursday's 2-0 win over the Czechs, insisted he is looking forward to getting even.
The former Everton defender said: "Things can't always go well for him. It will definitely have a unique effect for us meeting him again."
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