Derby of the World
Bella Figura 0 Joga Bonita 2
Two calendar years equal about five football years, as evidenced by the lackluster Azzurri just 2.5 years after their World Cup triumph. A Seleção outperformed the reigning world champions convincingly, as individuals and as a team, tactically and aesthetically. And they did it without their best player, Kaka
The one bright spot for Italy was former Nerazzuri Fabio Grosso --whose early goal was wrongly disallowed. No doubt Marcello Lippi must make major changes before South Africa. Look for improvements when Italia-Brasil take to the pitch later this year in The Confederations Cup.
