Second round, Group C
Estadio Sarriá,
Estadio Sarriá,
Barcelona
5 July 1982
5 July 1982
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Abraham Klein
It was the stuff of dreams for Italy, and the stuff of nightmares for Brazil. For the neutral it was sheer delight, though the purist might have been forgiven for shedding a tear or two. It was the day Italy and, in particular, Paolo Rossi, sprung sensationally to life at the 1982 FIFA World Cup to beat the finest Brazil team since 1970.
Brazil were the tournament darlings and overwhelming favourites. Blessed with the sublime midfield talents of Zico, Socrates and Falcao, they had won all four games played so far, scoring 13 goals. Enzo Bearzot's Italy, by contrast, had scraped into the second round by virtue of having scored more goals than Cameroon, following three successive draws. Moreover, in striker Rossi, they had a player short on both form and fitness following a two-year ban for match-fixing, which ended just two months before the finals began. 
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920 Mo,
Full game, 90mnts
Original French comments
Sound 160kps
Full Chaptered
In 2010, Italy's 1982
World Cup-winning coach
Enzo Bearzot has died in Milan aged 83.Bearzot, who was appointed in 1975 and led the team at the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups, had been seriously ill for several years, Italian media reported.
At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Italy recovered from a slow start to beat Argentina and Brazil before triumphing 3-1 over West Germany in the final.
"Enzo Bearzot was one of the greatest figures in 20th century Italy," said former Italy striker Paolo Rossi.
He also played for Catania and Torino, and was capped once by Italy in a 2-0 defeat in Hungary in 1955.
Bearzot led Italy to fourth place at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina before the 1982 triumph ended a 44-year wait for a third global title.
"He was like a a father to me," Rossi told Ansa news agency. "I owe everything to him."
"Goodbye 'old man', we will miss your wisdom," said a statement from Serie A, Italy's top league, without giving a cause of death.
His passing comes 42 years to the day after the death of Vittorio Pozzo, who coached Italy to World Cup wins in 1934 and 1938.
At the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Italy recovered from a slow start to beat Argentina and Brazil before triumphing 3-1 over West Germany in the final.
"Enzo Bearzot was one of the greatest figures in 20th century Italy," said former Italy striker Paolo Rossi.
He also played for Catania and Torino, and was capped once by Italy in a 2-0 defeat in Hungary in 1955.
Bearzot led Italy to fourth place at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina before the 1982 triumph ended a 44-year wait for a third global title.
"He was like a a father to me," Rossi told Ansa news agency. "I owe everything to him."
"Goodbye 'old man', we will miss your wisdom," said a statement from Serie A, Italy's top league, without giving a cause of death.
His passing comes 42 years to the day after the death of Vittorio Pozzo, who coached Italy to World Cup wins in 1934 and 1938.
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