Mario Balotelli's stunning second-half curler capped a gripping 2-2 draw in Switzerland that featured terrific goals,
abundant talent, strong challenges and a hard fought two-goal comeback by Italy against Brazil.
With nine of the 19 World Cups ever won owned by these two countries even a friendly in
Switzerland between Brazil and Italy couldn’t stay neutral for long. The result was a terrific soccer game.
Italy started brightly but Fred,
the 2012 MVP in
Brazil’s first division, gave Brazil the lead in the 33rd minute when he
calmly stroked home a deflection. Brazil’s second goal was utter
Selecao with Neymar’s run
setting the table for Oscar’s sublime finish, as Italy headed into halftime facing a 2-0 deficit.
The Azzurri responded after the break and Daniele De
Rossi redirected a corner to halve the lead at the 54-minute mark, two minutes later Balotelli made David Luiz
pay for conceding too much space with a wicked finish from
distance. Both teams had chances afterward, with Italy looking more
likely to win, and the 22-year-old Balotelli looking like the best
player in Geneva throughout.
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