Brazil versus Italy 21 March 2013 Prediction

Today's match will end 1-0 for Brazil after a stunning long-range goal from Neymar.

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And be sure to check out more Brazil versus Italy 21 March 2013 news at this link.

Luiz Felipe Scolari names Brazil roster for Italy football friendly

Per a report by Brian Homewood at Reuters via The Star Online, Brazil national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari listed his squad for the country's upcoming friendly with Italy on 21 March.

Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Queens Park Rangers), Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense)

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), David Luiz (Chelsea), Dante (Bayern Munich), Thiago Silva (Paris St Germain), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Dede (Vasco da Gama)

Midfielders: Ramires (Chelsea), Paulinho (Corinthians), Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich), Fernando (Gremio), Jean (Fluminense), Oscar (Chelsea), Lucas (Paris St Germain), Kaka (Real Madrid), Hernanes (Lazio)

Forwards: Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg), Neymar (Santos), Fred (Fluminense)

AC Milan transfer rumour engulfs Jordan Lukaku

Per a report at TMW via TribalFootball.com, Anderecht chief Herman van Holsbeeck recently noted that 18-year-old Jordan Lukaku, brother of Chelsea wunderkind Romelu, is attracting interest from AC Milan.

Read more AC Milan transfer rumours 2013-14.

Real Madrid transfer target Colombian winger Juan Guillermo Cuadrado

Per a report at TMW, via TribalFootball.com, Real Madrid scouts have been dispatched to Italy to assess Fiorentina winger Juan Guillermo Cuadrado.

The 24-year-old Colombian international footballer is on loan at the Italian side from Udinese.

Read more Real Madrid transfer rumours 2013-14.

Juventus Domenico Berardi transfer rumour picks up momentum

Per a report at TransferMarketWeb.com, Juventus is set to fight off Serie A rivals including Napoli for the signature of Italian youth international Domenico Berardi.

The 18-year-old forward currently plays for Sassuolo.

Read more Juventus transfer rumours 2013-14.

AC Milan interest in Elaquin Mangala intensifies

Per a report at TransferMarketWeb.com, football agent Fabrizio Ferrari recently noted the Italian super club's interest in defender Elaquin Mangala.

The 22-year-old French youth international is plying his trade in Portugal with FC Porto. Ferrari was speaking with MilanNews.it when he made his statement about Mangala.

Read more AC Milan transfer rumours 2013-14.

Italy finds training ground for Confederations Cup 2013

Per a report at Football Italia, the Azzurri decided on the Barradao (Estadio Manoel Barradas) as its training camp center in Brazil for Confederations Cup 2013.

Italy landed in Group A of the tournament along with Japan, Mexico and host Brazil, who the national team will have already faced back on 21 March.

International Football Friendly Italy versus San Marino 1 June 2013

The Italian Football Federation announced earlier in the month the inclusion of a match against San Marino adding to the Azzurri's 2013 football friendlies calendar. A venue is yet to be selected but the match will kick off on 1 June.

The contest will be the final warm-up for Italy before a crucial stretch.

On 7 June, the Azzurri face the Czech Republic in World Cup qualifier action before flying to Brazil to participate in the Confederations Cup 2013; where the national team will meet Brazil for the second time this year.

Italy and San Marino, although sharing a border, have played only once before, a 4-0 Italian victory in 1992.

Find out about more 2013 football friendlies.

Brazil doing well selling Conferations Cup 2013 tickets

Per a recent report at FIFA.com, the newest ticket selling phase of Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 is off to a massively successful start.

Fans of international football are snapping up tickets with the most popular matches proving to be Mexico versus Italy, Italy versus Japan and Spain versus the island nation of Tahiti.

Don't forget before the Confederations Cup, Italy and Brazil will add to their 2013 list of football friendlies by squaring off in Switzerland on 21 March.

International Football Friendly Brazil versus Chile 24 April 2013

Last December we offered up some discussion on Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari wanting to add stronger competitors to the national team's football friendly lineup.

Friendly matches remain against a host of quality sides including Italy (March 21), Russia (March 25), England (June 2), France (June 9) and Sweden (August 14) coupled with the Confederations Cup to be staged by the 2014 World Cup hosts in June.

Brazil will also play Chile in yet another warm-up to the Confederations Cup per a report at Yahoo! Europsport.com. The football friendly will take place on April 24 at the renovated Mineirao in Belo Horizonte.

Looks like Scolari ended up with his "competitive" football friendlies as the coach hopes to guide Brazil's national team to yet another World Cup title; this time on home soil.

AC Milan and Juventus to battle over Marco Verratti

Per a report at Tuttosport via the Internet site TransferMarketWeb.com, Paris Saint-Germain play maker Marco Verratti could cause a bidding war between Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus, especially after recent remarks from Silvio Berlusconi.

The 20-year-old deep-lying midfielder, already a member of the Italian national football team, was signed from Serie A upstart Delfino Pescara 1936. Recent reports list a valuation of 20 million Euros; will the Serie A sides splash that kind of money for Verratti this summer?

Read about more Milan and Juventus transfer rumours.

AC Milan target Zaza?

A report at Sky Sport per the transfer rumour webiste TransferMarketWeb.com noted that Milan are tracking Sampdoria 21-year-old forward Simone Zaza.

Video via giovanitalenticalcio YouTube Channel.

International Friendly 21 March 2013: Brazil versus Italy

The Italian Football Federation, confirmed in December 2012 that the football match will be played in Switzerland in March.

Italy and Brazil will square off at the 2013 Confederations Cup this June as Italy gained a spot in the tournament because Spain captured both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2012 titles.

The Azzurri, travel to Malta five days after the friendly with Brazil for a World Cup qualifier against the island nation.

Check back as Football Friendlies updates this post with Brazil vs. Italy news-worthy links.

+ Football Friendlies - Brazil versus Italy 21 March 2013 Prediction

+ Prandelli names Italy squad to face Seleção via Sambafoot (18 March 2013)

+ Brazil names squad (5 March 2013)

+ Italy ready for Confederations Cup 2013 with friendly against San Marino (24 February)

+ Neymar not ready to shoulder Brazil burden says Pele via The Star Online (24 February)

+ FIFA invites Kevin Boateng for Italy-Brazil friendly via Ghana Sports Online (31 January)

+ Brazil to face Chile on 24 April 2013

Italy name starting XI for Dutch football friendly

The highly anticipated football friendly between the Netherlands and Italy will kick off tomorrow at Amsterdam ArenA.

Today, Italy's coach Cesare Prandelli, named his starting XI per a report at Football Italia. The Azzurri boss is going with an attack-oriented 4-3-3 coupling both Milan standouts Mario Balotelli and Stephan El Shaarawy at the front.

The other forward player, right-sided attacker, will be one of Lazio’s Antonio Candreva or Bologna attacking midfielder Alessandro Diamanti.

The Italian lineup for tomorrow's match versus the Netherlands:

Buffon; Abate, Barzagli, Astori, Santon; De Rossi, Pirlo, Montolivo; Candreva [or Diamanti], Balotelli, and El Shaarawy.

Cristian Zaccardo moves to Milan in transfer action

A recent transfer deal finds 31-year-old defender Cristian Zaccardo off to Milan with former club Parma receiving two players back.

Zaccardo, who was with Parma for three-and-a-half years, travels to the San Siro now to ply his trade whilst left-back Djamel Mesbah and midfielder Rodney Strasser (loan until the end of season) are heading the other way.

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told the club's official website: “We are happy, Zaccardo is a good footballer.”

Here's video of Algerian national team member Mesbah via 860 Blake YouTube Channel.

Italian national team centre back Angelo Ogbonna tracked by a number of English clubs

The 24-year-old Cassino native, a pivotal player for Torino FC in the club's return to Italy's Serie A this year, continues to see his name in speculative reports throughout the Internet. A host of super squads are linked to Ogbonna.

His club president Urbano Cairo recently noted massive interest for his star defender via a report from TribalFootball.com.

Italy next plays the Netherlands in friendly action on the 5th of February.