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Azzurri ready for Spain challenge

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Key defender Giorgio Chiellini insists Italy's confidence remains intact as the beaten 2012 finalists prepare to beat their "bogey team" Spain to a Euro 2016 quarter-final spot on Monday.

"It's a shame we're meeting each other so early in the tournament," Chiellini told journalists on Friday.

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