"I'm fed up with this question, " said Lippi, who offered no further comment on the subject.
"It would have been absurd to lose considering the way we played, " said Lippi.
Italy manager Marcello Lippi believes his team deserved at least a draw from the Croke Park encounter.
Local media and Azzurri fans have called for Lippi to get the Sampdoria star back in the national side.
Hiring Lippi sends the message that Guangzhou want to be Asia's first superclub.
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If the Italians are beaten in Dublin, victory against Cyprus in Parma next Wednesday will ensure top spot and automatic qualification for Lippi's side.
"It's very important for us to qualify on Saturday, " said Lippi.
Marcelo Lippi made four changes at the interval and one of those substitutes, Foggia, doubled the Italian lead with a delightful finish on 52 minutes.
Cassano was in in Roberto Donadoni's Euro 2008 squad but ever since Lippi returned to guide the national team, the forward has not featured for Italy.
Coach Marcelo Lippi has opted to leave out several household names for this final friendly before they fly out to South Africa for the Confederations Cup.
"He's a serious and interesting kid, " said Lippi of Santon.
After Iaquinta wasted a defence-splitting De Rossi pass in the 60th minute, Lippi again made a further change with in-form Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini replacing the ineffective Claudio Marchisio.
Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi is now in charge at Guangzhou Evergrande, an ambitious club who in the last year have signed Argentine Dario Conca and Paraguay's Lucas Barrios.
Vieri had been linked with a move to Serie A champions Lazio - but Inter coach Marcello Lippi insisted on Wednesday that the striker would be staying on for another season.
Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi was recently appointed at Guangzhou Evergrande, an ambitious club which has splashed out on South American players Dario Conca of Argentina and Paraguay's Lucas Barrios.
Before this vibrant encounter at the Mbombela Stadium, Italy coach Marcello Lippi had identified New Zealand's aerial threat as the main danger to his team - and that warning proved prophetic within just seven minutes.
Italy ended the first half in the ascendency but Lippi - knowing a win was of paramount importance - was still proactive at the break, bringing on Antonio di Natale and Mauro Camoranesi for Alberto Gilardino and Simone Pepe.
The 32-year-old Italian international has struggled to hold down a place at Bayern under new coach Louis van Gaal and is keen to secure regular football in a bid to force his way in Italy coach Marcello Lippi's World Cup plans.
Despite their robust modeling, they seem schematic, as do many of the images of young blondes that follow, paintings by such masters as Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli and the Pollaiuolo brothers, and suave marble busts by Desiderio da Settignano and Andrea del Verrocchio.
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