Thursday, March 21, 2013
Italy vs Brazil March 21, 2013
Italy take on Brazil in Geneva Thursday night in a friendly encounter that will mean much to two of the most decorated countries in world football.
For Italy, it is a rare chance to face South American opposition ahead of upcoming tournaments, while Brazil head into the encounter looking for a first win under manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Neymar (pictured) will come face-to-face with Italy's young pretender Stephan El-Shaarawy for the first time with the young Brazilian looking to respond to recent criticism of his international form from the legendary Pele.
Kicking off at 15:30 ET (19:30 GMT), the whole game will be brought to you live, right here on Bleacher Report, with team news and build-up to come from now until kickoff.
