The 29-year-old believes the Azzurri will be seeking
revenge in the Confederations Cup semi-final on Thursday after they were
humiliated 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Fernando Torres has warned his team-mates that Italy will
be looking to avenge recent defeats against Spain by beating la Roja in the
semi-final of the Confederations Cup on Thursday.
Vicente del Bosque's men have triumphed over the Azzurri
en route to winning their last two European Championships - the latter of which
being a 4-0 victory in last summer's final.
And the 29-year-old believes their Italian counterparts
will draw on their ill-fated memories of recent clashes to inspire them to make
amends ahead of this week's meeting.
"The Spanish know what Italy has meant to Spain
throughout the history of the game. They have knocked us out of World Cups and
European Championships," he told a press conference.
"Now we have the wins in 2008 and last year as a
reference, we know what we have to do, but a team with great players like they
have can be very dangerous.
"And if they have been hurt in the past, they can be
even more dangerous. When they have to compete they will compete because they
have done so all their lives."
The Chelsea striker, who is leading the race for the
tournament's top scorer with five goals, went on to issue a rallying call to
his team-mates to set up a showpiece final with host nation Brazil.
He added: "Brazil-Spain is a final everybody wants,
but both Brazil and Spain have to have respect for Uruguay and Italy, who have
been world champions.
"They will be games in which you can have no margin
for error."
The two will meet on Thursday with either Brazil or
Uruguay awaiting them in the final to be played on Sunday.
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