REUTERS: They were rivals on the field in one of the greatest World Cup matches of all time but the former stars of Brazil and Italy have come together off it to help the South American nation fight the new coronavirus.
Italy beat Brazil 3-2 in the 1982 World Cup with three goals from Paolo Rossi helping the Azzuri knock out a Brazil team that featured Zico, Socrates, Junior and Leandro.Brazilian midfielder Paulo Roberto Falcao has raised more than 4.5 million reais with the help of his former team mates who recorded a video asking people to donate to help fight the spread of the coronavirus in Brazil’s densely populated favelas.
The players from both sides have remained close, with Socrates, Zico and Junior among those who played club football in Italy in the years following the 1982 World Cup. In 1990, players from both sides got together in Pescara to replay the famous game in Junior’s farewell match.
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