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Brazil turned on the style to beat world champions Italy 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday and end coach Marcello Lippi’s bid for a record 32-match unbeaten run.

Elano and Robinho scored first-half goals to help Brazil make light of Kaka’s absence and put on a performance at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium which belied their coach Dunga’s reputation as a dour tactician.

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Five Classic Clashes between Brazil and Italy

1. Italy 2 – 1 Brazil – Stade Velodrome, Marseilles, 16 June 1938

Team:

ITALY
Olivieri, Foni, Rava, Serantoni, Andreolo, Locatelli, Biavati, Meazza, Piola, Ferrari, Colaussi.

BRAZIL
Walter, Domingos, Machado, Zeze Procopi, Martim Silveira, Alfonsinho, Lopez, Luizinho, Peracio, Romeo, Patesko.

2. Brazil 4-1 Italy – Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, 21 June 1970

3. Brazil 2-1 Italy – Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, 24 June 1978

4. Italy 3-2 Brazil – Sarria Stadium, Barcelona, 05 July 1982

5. Brazil 0-0 Italy (3:2 on penalties) – Pasadena Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, 17 July 1994

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