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Amauri bothers me, says Pazzini	Monday 16 November, 2009

Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini has admitted Amauri is giving him a little bit of bother in the run up to next summer's World Cup. Pazzini desperately wants to make the Italy squad but could see his plans scuppered by Amauri, who is awaiting an Italian passport that would make him eligible to play for the Azzurri. The fact Amauri was born in Brazil has led some members of the Italy camp like Rino Gattuso to question whether he should be allowed to play for La Nazionale. Speaking at Italy's training camp ahead of tomorrow's friendly against Sweden in Cesena, Pazzini said: “I have to confess that it bothers me a little. “I understand if someone is half Italian, but on his account he isn't Italian at all,” Pazzini concluded. Amauri has been applying for an Italian passport for the last two years. His wife had to prove that she was in fact Italian and he could then make a case for citizenship by virtue of being married to her.