Leonardo Bonucci aware of England threat

Italy and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci believes that England will be difficult to break down when the two sides come together on Sunday.

The Azzurri will go head to head with the Three Lions in the last quarter-final of Euro 2012 this weekend but Bonucci believes that his side need to be fully prepared to take on England, who won Group D with two wins and a draw.

"England have become more like the Italians thanks to Capello and all the Italian managers in the Premier League," said Bonucci. "They are defending better and they play on counter attacks. So we really have to be careful against them.

"They seem to have become a team that is very similar to us. We have similar qualities and I think it will be a great game. We know it will be tough to beat England."

Meanwhile, Portugal have become the first nation into the semi-finals after defeating the Czech Republic 1-0 last night.