Italy counting on confidence

History points to continued success against Germany

Italy midfielder Alessandro Florenzi says beating world champion Germany to a semi-final place at Euro 2016 would be "like scaling Everest"-and vows his club is ready to strap on the crampons.

"We've already climbed some mountains here and now we're facing Everest," the Roma star said on Wednesday. "But we're a team, and we are capable of achieving something great here."