<p>Ciro Immobile bagged a hat-trick as Italy warmed up for the FIFA World Cup with a 5-3 victory over Brazilian Serie A club Fluminense.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Cesare Prandelli's side looked vulnerable early as Fluminense's Chiquinho and Carlinho netted first-half goals Sunday in Volta Redonda, 120km northwest of Rio de Janeiro, reports Xinhua. <br /><br />Italy struck through Torino's Immobile and Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne as the teams went into halftime on level footing.<br /><br />But the four-time World Cup winners raised their intensity after the break, with Immobile and Insigne scoring another three goals between them in the space of 11 minutes.<br /><br />Carvalho added another for Fluminense just after the hour before both sides tightened their defences in the final half hour.<br /><br />Prandelli opted to rest strikers Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano while Fluminense were without their prolific forward Fred, who is in Brazil's World Cup squad.<br /><br />Italy will play their first Group D match against England June 14 and then face Costa Rica June 20 and Uruguay four days later. <br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Ciro Immobile bagged a hat-trick as Italy warmed up for the FIFA World Cup with a 5-3 victory over Brazilian Serie A club Fluminense.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Cesare Prandelli's side looked vulnerable early as Fluminense's Chiquinho and Carlinho netted first-half goals Sunday in Volta Redonda, 120km northwest of Rio de Janeiro, reports Xinhua. <br /><br />Italy struck through Torino's Immobile and Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne as the teams went into halftime on level footing.<br /><br />But the four-time World Cup winners raised their intensity after the break, with Immobile and Insigne scoring another three goals between them in the space of 11 minutes.<br /><br />Carvalho added another for Fluminense just after the hour before both sides tightened their defences in the final half hour.<br /><br />Prandelli opted to rest strikers Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano while Fluminense were without their prolific forward Fred, who is in Brazil's World Cup squad.<br /><br />Italy will play their first Group D match against England June 14 and then face Costa Rica June 20 and Uruguay four days later. <br /><br /><br /></p>