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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
On the other hand, that sort of thinking would lead to Italy leaving Mario Balotelli out of the squad in 2012 Euro or the 2014 WC (2014 WC was disapointing, but in the 2012 Euro, Italy was in the finals)
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Although Italy reached the final in 2012, it was more luck than skill. They won just one of their first four games (although I think it's fair to count the 0-0 and penalties vs. England as a win), peaked against Germany in the semi's, then finished the tournament with the biggest defeat of the tournament resulting in a negative goal difference over six games.
The difference between Balotelli and Tevez is that Italy has no other options, while Argentina has several. When you have Aguero, Higuain and that Messi dude as the other options, it makes for a much easier decision. Heck, Palacio wasn't a bad alternative either...