WROCLAW, Poland. Nov 11 (AP) - Mario Balotelli scored his first international goal to help Italy beat UEFA EURO 2012 co-host Poland 2-0 in a friendly Friday and ease the Azzurri's attacking woes.

Final Time: Poland 0-2 Italy

Rossi had knee surgery last week and Cassano is recovering from heart surgery, with both players expected to be out for up to six months. Their chances of recovering in time for next summer's Euro 2012 are slim.

But their replacements in the starting lineup both scored, with Giampaolo Pazzini doubling Italy's advantage in the second half.

Poland captain Jakub Błaszczykowski missed a penalty five minutes from time.

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Poland - Italy 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Balotelli 29', Pazzini 60'

Yellow carded: Eugen Polanski - Angelo Ogbonna
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) Spectators: 42 000

Poland: Wojciech Szczęsny - Łukasz Piszczek, Arkadiusz Głowacki, Damien Perquis (68. Marcin Wasilewski), Jakub Wawrzyniak - Jakub Błaszczykowski, Eugen Polanski (65. Adam Matuszczyk), Rafał Murawski (80. Dariusz Dudka), Ludovic Obraniak (56. Paweł Brożek), Sławomir Peszko (65. Adrian Mierzejewski) - Robert Lewandowski

Italy: Gianluigi Buffon - Ignazio Abate, Andrea Ranocchia, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito (77. Angelo Ogbonna) - Andrea Pirlo (46. Simone Pepe), Daniele De Rossi (46. Thiago Motta), Riccardo Montolivo (62. Antonio Nocerino), Claudio Marchisio (61. Alessandro Matri) - Mario Balotelli, Giampaolo Pazzini (62. Alberto Aquilani)