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SALVADOR, Brazil -- Neymar and Mario Balotelli will be attracting most of the attention when Brazil and Italy play to decide the Group A winner at the Confederations Cup on Saturday. The strikers are two of the tournaments biggest stars and have played up to expectations so far, scoring two goals each in the first two matches. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said Friday it will be "nice to see them together" when the teams play in the northeastern city of Salvador. Brazil and Italy have already secured a spot in the next round. The group winner will probably avoid Spain in the semifinals of the warm-up tournament, although both coaches are downplaying the significance of delaying a matchup against the World Cup champions. There was a lot of hype surrounding Neymar and Balotelli ahead of the Confederations Cup, and they have been decisive for their national teams so far. Balotelli scored a remarkable winner when Italy defeated Mexico 2-1 in its opener last Sunday, then converted a penalty kick that helped the Italians edge Japan 4-3 on Wednesday. "Balotelli is a great player and he has been showing his qualities when plays for the Italian national team," Brazil defender Daniel Alves said. "We will need to stay on alert the entire match to be able to defend well against him." Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari also loudly praised the Italian striker. "He is a very good player, very good," Scolari said. "We are preparing ourselves to play against him, we need our defenders to be on alert. He is extraordinary, I would love to have him playing with us here in Brazil." Neymar netted an outstanding goal from outside the area to open the scoring in Brazils 3-0 rout of Japan in the tournaments opening match last Saturday, then had another remarkable strike to put the hosts on the board first in the 2-0 victory over Mexico on Wednesday. The newly signed Barcelona forward also set up the second goal against Mexico after a nifty move past two Mexican defenders inside the area. "The problem with Neymar, as with all great players, is that you cant stop him just by marking well," Prandelli said. "You need to do a good job limiting the spaces." Neymar said he became friends with Balotelli after Brazil played Italy to a 2-2 draw in a friendly in Geneva earlier this year. Brazilian media even reported that the players are planning to travel together in Brazil after the end of the competition. "Im a fan of Balotelli," Neymar said recently. "He is one of the greatest in the world. Ive always watched him play. He is a great person and Ive always admired his moves." Brazil and Italy have won nine World Cup titles together. Two of the five Brazilian titles came in finals against the Italians -- in 1970 and 1994. Friday marked 43 years of the 1970 World Cup title. "Its a classic in world football," Brazil midfielder Hernanes said. "These are two of the most traditional national teams in the world. Its always a match with a lot involved, with a lot of tradition." Brazil and Italy are tied with six points atop Group A, but the hosts are ahead on goal difference and can secure first place with a draw on Saturday. Italy has to beat Brazil to likely avoid Spain, which is leading Group B. "We are not thinking about Spain at all," Prandelli said. "If we have to play Spain, we will talk about it later." Although Neymar and Balotelli are set to start on Saturday, both teams will be without key players for the match at the Arena Fonte Nova. Italy will miss star midfielder Andrea Pirlo, who is nursing a strained right leg muscle, adding to Prandellis problems in midfield. The coach also wont be able to count on Daniele De Rossi, who is suspended after receiving two yellow cards. Scolari will be without defensive midfielder Paulinho because of a left ankle sprain sustained in the match against Mexico. 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Fake Jerseys Free Shipping . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers.In the aftermath of the British Grand Prix the FIA stewards issued Nico Rosberg with a ten-second time penalty for violating the new rules regarding radio communications between the driver and the pit wall.The British GP stewards determined that the team gave some instructions to the driver that were specifically permitted under Technical Directive 014-16. However, the Stewards determined that the team then went further and gave instructions to the driver that were not permitted under the Technical Directive, and were in Breach of Art. 27.1 of the Sporting Regulations, that the driver must drive the car alone and unaided.In laymans terms, what that means is that Mercedes were fine to tell their driver to enter default modes, as that is permitted under the 2016 radio regs. Where they got into trouble was in telling Rosberg to avoid seventh gear, which earned the team their time penalty.The penalty promoted Max Verstappen to second place, and means that the Mercedes drivers are split by a single point going into the next race in Budapest. But that is the smallest of the likely ramifications resulting from Rosbergs radio penalty, which some paddock insiders feel could be the beginning of the end for the radio ruling.Shortly after the stewards decision was announced, Mercedes confirmed that they would appeal the penalty and, at the time of writing, it is expected that the team will do so. Championship points are championship points, after all, and points mean (financial) prizes.But what any appeal, successful or otherwise, will achieve is a group rethink -- in discussion form -- of the rights and wrongs of the radio rules as they stand.There is some suspicion in the paddock that Mercedes went tactical, deciding that it was worth taking whatever penalty would be given in order to avoid what could well have been a DNF for the No.6 car. Lose anything between three and ten points based on a time penalty, or lose anything up to 18? There is a strategic advantage to be found in the right kind of penalty...None of Mercedes on-track rivals are going to want to give the Silver AArrows any quarter, given that the team is already romping away with the constructors title and the cold, hard cash that championship points lead to.ddddddddddddpeaking very much off the record, several high-ranking paddock insiders said on Sunday night that they expect the Mercedes penalty will eventually lead to one of two outcomes: either the current restrictions on radio communication will be scrapped, allowing the sort of radio traffic fans were used to hearing until the start of this season, or there will be a near total lockdown on pit-car communications, preventing any messages that dont immediately precede a component dangerously going BANG!.By and large, the teams would prefer to be able to communicate with their drivers, especially when it comes to performing in-race car fixes that help preserve those components -- such as power units and gearboxes -- that come with their own penalties for using too many in the course of a season.There is also a strong argument from a fan and broadcasting perspective for doing more with team radio. In a technologically complex sport, which comes with a rulebook that can best be described as labyrinthine, allowing fans access to intra-team comms gives those watching each grand prix a better chance of understanding the individual dynamics (and dramas) playing out on track.The radio ban was introduced with the best of intentions, improving the show by restoring the power -- and the gladiatorial status -- to the drivers, but it has also had an impact on the quality of the show, as was the case with Lewis Hamilton in Baku. Watching fans were denied what could have been a close on-track battle when the Briton worked his way through every setting his steering wheel offered in an attempt to reset his power unit settings during the Azeri street race.While Rosberg will be rueing the lost points in the title fight, his ten-second sacrifice could lead to the end of the current -- confusing -- radio rules. ' ' '