Right, there's only two Italophone entries this year, which is still more than we've had before, and both seemingly have a lot of fans. So which one is superior?
Although I find them both a bit underwhelming, but yet ok, I would still have to go with Italy's entry... San Marino's is a bit too formulaic and dated for my taste, wheres the Italian one is a bit more interesting structure-wise and leaves room for growth unlike the other one.
San Marino' s song is still great, but the Italian one can't be beaten this year. And due to the fact, this year's entry will be performed completely in italian, Italy 2013 bashes Italy 2012, too.
I'd say both songs are excellent representatives of Italian pop music (which is considered bland/meh/dated or whatever from those who don't like it, but that's how Italian pop sounds 100%)!