Italy may lose Ferara for finals

JUVENTUS defender Ciro Ferrara will find out on Friday whether he will be the second casualty from Italy's squad for the European…

JUVENTUS defender Ciro Ferrara will find out on Friday whether he will be the second casualty from Italy's squad for the European Championship finals in England.

Ferrara, injured in Wednesday night's 2-2 draw with Belgium, was examined yesterday by specialists, who diagnosed pulled adductor muscles.

The 29 year old will, nevertheless, fly out with the rest of the squad to Budapest, where Italy will play their last friendly before the finals on Saturday.

His Juventus team mate Antonio Conte, injured during last week's European Cup final victory over Ajax Amsterdam, was the first to withdraw from the original squad.