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Originally Posted by Locke
Feb 10/09
Italy's Grosso had a goal called back on a close offside call.
Elano scores in the 13th minute to make it 1-0 Brazil.
Robinho makes the entire Italian back 4 look like amateurs and scores an amazing goal with a superb individual effort. He deked the Italians out of their hair grease.
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Italy's greatest strength is now their biggest weakness, since they are recycling has-beens, and not cultivating new talent in defense very well.
Cannavaro and Zambrotta are finished. Legrottaglie is a solid defender, but hardly NT quality, he's good depth for a top team, or a star on a midtable club. He's filling in for Chiellini, the only good young Italian CB, who Juve refused to release, since he's still recovering from injury.