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"I announce with great displeasure that he's not available for Sunday," Italy team doctor Enrico Castellacci said Thursday.
Nesta has missed Italy's last three matches after aggravating a long-term injury in Italy's 2-0 win over the Czech Republic in the first round.
He has been bothered by the muscle problem on and off for the last couple months.
Germany central defender Per Mertesacker will miss the third-place match against Portugal on Saturday after surgery on his left heel.
Mertesacker left the team's base in Berlin on Thursday and flew to Munich for the operation to repair the damaged heel, team spokesman Harald Stenger said.
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