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Early Christmas for Prandelli

Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:00 AM
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Christmas has come early for Italy coach Cesare Prandelli.
With three Italian teams advancing to the knockout round of the Champions League, Prandelli put on a Santa Claus suit and handed out gifts to children in Florence on Thursday.
Italy is the only country with three clubs in the last 16 of Europe's top club competition--AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli.
Prandelli says “with three Italian squads in the Champions League I'm going to be even happier this Christmas.