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Serie A in North America: Robinho Lifts Brazil Passed Chile!

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Brazil fans celebrate Hulk's go-ahead goal Serie A came to North America on Tuesday, as Italian soccer stars from Brazil and Chile faced off in Toronto's Rogers Centre. Atalanta's Carlos Carmona (for Chile), SS Lazio's Anderson Hernanes, AS Roma's Douglas Maicon (for Brazil) featured in the game with good performances, but it was AC Milan's Robinho who stole the show by scoring the game-winner on 79 minutes. Just 13 minutes in, Hulk put Brazil ahead thanks to a powerful left-footed diagonal shot from just inside the 18-yard box.  Brazil created numerous chances thanks to a Chilean midfield left vulnerable to Brazil's counterattacks. Fan-favourite Neymar entertained the crowd with impressive runs and attempts at goal. One shot that was truly worthy of note was preceded by a dazzling double- sombrero  on a Chilean defender, which was stopped by Chile's goalkeeper, Claudio Bravo. However at the 70th minute, former Napoli man Edu Vargas equalize...

Nesta Retires!

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Major League Soccer and North American  catenacciari  lost a major figure today. Former SS Lazio and AC Milan superstar defender Alessandro Nesta announced his retirement today. The 37-year old Montreal Impact defenceman said that he's had enough after 21 years as a professional. Nesta stated that he will gun for a coaching job after he moves to Miami, but denied rumours that he will manage the Impact next season. Buona fortuna and arrivederci Sandro!

Catenaccio Feature: Lazio Club Canada

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Catenaccio chatted with Lazio Club Canada president, Marc Anthony Fantauzzi about the Toronto-based fan club. 1. When and how did you become a fan of SS Lazio? SS Lazio is the team most followed within my family.  Being that my father's side of the family is from the Lazio region it was, I suppose the natural choice. My grandfather, who spent the better part of a decade working in Rome also imparted a strong attachment to all things Roman.  The moment I really decided that Lazio was my team was when I had the chance to see them play an exhibition game at Varsity stadium against local side Toronto Italia in the late eighties or early nineties.  It was during the Cragnotti era that I truly I fell in love with the biancocelesti .          Members of the Lazio Club Canada gather to celebrate  SS Lazio's  Coppa Italia  victory. 2. How did the  Lazio Club Canada  come about? When was it formed? The clu...