Confederations Cup 2013: Mexico vs Italy - Five Talking Points

Re-Igniting the old Pirlo debate

Andrea Pirlo, now 34-years-old, continues to put in match winning performances week in week out. A year on from Euros’12, the Juventus midfielder doesn’t seem to have lost any of his touch and still holds the aces if Italy are to win the Confederations Cup. Last evening, Pirlo was at his delightful best as he threaded open the Mexican defense with ease and pulled the strings like he always does.

With the disappointment of having lost the Euros’12 last year still looming large over his head, there is no guessing how much he would want to win this trophy. And if he does, it would once again add fuel to the now dormant debate of who has been the finest central midfielder of this generation.