Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro and manager Marcello Lippi have both conceded that they do not want their World Cup Group F game against Slovakia to be their last.
The 2006 champions have not started impressively, drawing their opening two games 1-1 with Paraguay and New Zealand to put what looked to be a simple task of making the last 16 of the tournament in serious doubt.
Both Cannavaro and Lippi are set to end their Azzurri careers after the tournament, with the 36-year-old centre back set to retire from international football and the veteran boss to leave his post as manager.
Both were key components of Italy's victory in the previous finals, but have suffered since with an ageing squad and a lack of world-class talent coming through the ranks in Italian football.
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