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Italy struggling

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Mario Balotelli (C) of Italy competes for the ball against Cristian Rodriguez (L) and Egidio Arevalo Rios (R) of Uruguay during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Italy and Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on Tuesday.
Mario Balotelli (C) of Italy competes for the ball against Cristian Rodriguez (L) and Egidio Arevalo Rios (R) of Uruguay during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Italy and Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on Tuesday.

Italy were struggling against Uruguay at halftime drawing 0-0 in their tense final World Cup Group D match on Tuesday.There were few clear chances in a bad-tempered game littered with fouls with a draw enough to send the Italians through to the last 16 as group runners-up.Andrea Pirlo’s 13th minute free kick tested Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera but he pushed it over the crossbar. The South Americans need a victory to reach the knockout stages.