Italy plays Costa Rica on Friday in the 2014 World Cup group stage. The match begins at 12:00 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Italy overcame England's attack in the opener and escaped with a 2-1 win, thanks to goals from Claudio Marchisio and Mario Balotelli. While Italy is the favorite to walk away with three points against Costa Rica, Italy boss Cesare Prandelli refuses to underestimate his opponent.
"When, back in Italy, I was being asked about England and Uruguay, I said we had to watch out for Costa Rica," Prandelli said, via IB Times. "They are a very well organised, rounded squad who have a style of play that they know off by heart. They have three players up front with great quality, including [Joel] Campbell - a modern attack who also has a good shot from distance."
Costa Rica surprised many with their 3-1 win on Saturday against Uruguay. After giving up an early goal in the first half, Costa Rica stifled Uruguay's attack and scored three unanswered goals.
While Costa Rica poses a threat to Italy, so does the weather.
"They deserved to beat Uruguay, and it's going to be a very difficult game for us. Timeouts should always be included, no matter what," Prandelli added, referring to the hot temperatures in Recife. "Today at 13.00 they were 29 degrees and 57 percent humidity. After 20 minutes, there were 40 degrees and over 70 percent humidity.
"But we knew that we'd find this kind of climate, and we're ready for it."
Watch the live stream HERE, HERE and HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE.
Projected Lineups (via SB Nation):
Italy: Gianluigi Buffon; Matteo Darmian, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, Ignazio Abate; Daniele De Rossi; Claudio Marchisio, Thiago Motta, Andrea Pirlo, Antonio Candreva; Mario Balotelli.
Costa Rica: Keylor Navas; Junior Diaz, Michael Umana, Giancarlo Gonzalez, Johnny Acosta, Cristian Gamboa; Christian Bolanos, Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz; Joel Campbell.
