21.  Injured defenders Paolo Montero and Igor Tudor will miss the match.

22.  Italy will be without injured defender Alessandro Nesta, and striker Christian Vieri is slowed by a heel injury.

23.  Juventus star-studded squad will miss injured Croatian defender Igor Tudor and feverishing Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved.

24.  Lens is likely to be without injured defender Philippe Brunel.

25.  Milan played without injured defenders Alessandro Costacurta and captain Paolo Maldini.

26.  Midfielder Motohiro Yamaguchi, captain in place of injured defender Masami Ihara, said the main purpose of the game was to help the players improve their physical condition.

27.  On Sunday, the Uruguayans will be missing injured defender Carlos Diaz and midfielders Omar Pouso and Damian Macaluso, both sent off in the match against Paraguay.

28.  Scotland coach Craig Brown will be without injured defender Colin Hendry and central defender Matt Elliott is nursing an injured back and is questionable.

29.  The one-week postponement may allow the Turin team to recover injured key defenders Liliam Thuram and Paolo Montero.

30.  The postponement may allow Juventus to recover injured key defenders Liliam Thuram and Paolo Montero.