MILAN - Cesare Prandelli’s Italy side beat Alberto Zaccheroni’s Japan 4-3 in Group A’s second match of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Here is the scoring sequence: Honda (J) 21, Kagawa (J) 33, De Rossi (I) 41; Uchida (J) own-goal 50, Balotelli (I) penalty 53, Okazaki (J) 69, Giovinco (I) 86.
The Azzurri’s next match, which will determine the group winner, is on Saturday 22 June at 21:00 CET in Salvador de Bahia against Brazil.
Yuto Nagatomo was a starter and played the entire 93 minutes.