‘New Pele’ Neymar and Italy’s ‘SuperMario’ Balotelli clash as Italy takes on Brazil in a friendly match; beIN Sports and Al Jazeera Sports among the big networks to provide live telecast

It is Neymar vs Balotelli as Brazil face Italy in an international friendly match on Thursday, March 21, 2013.Miami Beach, Florida (March 20, 2013) – The eyes of the world will be at the Stade de Geneve in Switzerland when five-time World Cup champions Brazil and Euro 2012 runners-up Italy will engage in a friendly on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Several countries from Africa, Asia and Europe have been listed in the live stream and TV schedule database of LiveSoccerTV.com (@LiveSoccerTV) for this headline match.

Nothing can spice up this international friendly match between Italy and Brazil more than the impact of two of world football’s most controversial players – Mario Balotelli of Milan and Neymar of Santos. These two strikers are much talked about in the headlines for everything they do – on the pitch, off the pitch and in press rooms. 

 

On Thursday, soccer fans will have the unique opportunity of seeing both players clash on the same field. Meanwhile, Brazilian manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will be eager to help his side recover from their defeat to England back in February. 

The hopes of millions of ardent football fans lie on the shoulders of the 2002 FIFA World Cup winning coach. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is just around the corner but the Canaries are yet to find stability.

As for the Azzurri, they have a tricky trip away to Malta next week in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. A positive result against tournament hosts Brazil would greatly inspire Group B leaders Italy to continue their good business under coach Cesare Prandelli.

Italy vs Brazil will not air live on television in Canada but viewers in USA will have the privilege of watching this international friendly on beIN SPORT and beIN Sport en Español. If you are in the United Kingdom, simply tune in to ITV 4 to see some of European club football’s biggest stars in action.

The Al Jazeera Sports network will dedicate three channels for this game - Al Jazeera Sports +1, Al Jazeera Sports +3, Al Jazeera Sports HD1. Many more stations will broadcast Italy vs Brazil live on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Watch Sport One in Israel, RAI Uno in Italy, SBS ESPN in South Korea, Sport TV1 in Portugal, Futbol in Ukraine and K +1 in Vietnam. 

With LiveSoccerTV.com, you will have live scores of Italy vs Brazil as soon as the match kicks off at 15:30 EST / 19:30 GMT.