Totti hopeful of starting berth
Italy playmaker Francesco Totti is confident he will be fit for his team's opening World Cup match against Ghana on June 12.
The Roma forward, who recently recovered from a serious leg injury, played for 45 minutes of Italy's final warm-up match against a Duisburg Under-19 side on Friday. Totti shone in his team's 5-1 victory and he is hopeful he will be in peak condition for the clash against the African nation - should Italy coach Marcello Lippi decide to select him.
"I am improving," he said. "I know that Lippi will be the one to make the final decision and I will respect it. But I came to this World Cup to play and I'm ready to play against Ghana. I don't think that if Lippi chooses me it will be a gamble."
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