Brazil 2-0 Italy (lost footage of international football match; 1956)

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Esporte Ilustrado issue reporting on Brazil's victory over Italy.

Status: Lost

On 1st July 1956, Brazil hosted Italy for an international friendly football match. Occurring in front of 118,514 at the Maracanã Stadium, the hosts won the game 2-0, giving them their first ever victory against Gli Azzurri. The encounter is also notable for being Brazil's first interstate television transmission.

Background

Heading into the match, Brazil and Italy had only previously faced each other twice.[1] They first faced each other at the 1938 World Cup Semi-Finals, with Italy winning 2-1, knocking Brazil out of the competition on-route to winning the tournament.[2][1] Over a month prior to the 1st July clash, Italy defeated Brazil 3-0 on 25th April at the San Siro Stadium.[3][1] Therefore, the South American side were keen to exact vengeance and claim their first win over Gli Azzurri, with them holding the home advantage as the next clash would be held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

A few years prior, network television had been introduced in Brazil on 18th September 1950.[5] Initially broadcasting primarily within the São Paulo region, TV Tupi would expand into Rio de Janeiro, although broadcasts would remain exclusive to each state.[6][7][5] In 1952, the first Brazilian network television broadcast of a football match occurred, although it is claimed that this was proceeded by closed circuit broadcasts of 1950 FIFA World Cup matches.[8][6] The upcoming Brazil-Italy clash proved enticing enough for TV Tupi to attempt to provide the country's first ever interstate broadcast.[7][6] As the match would be played in Rio, TV Tupi needed to find a means of transmitting the signal around 300 miles away to São Paulo.[7] By building antennas between the two cities, TV Tupi achieved this objective, marking Brazilian television history.[7][6] While television's expense back then limited the potential audience, the live broadcast certainly contributed towards growing the market.[7][5][6] TV Tupi would continue expanding its interstate reach, eventually building a network reaching over 1,200 kilometres of Brazil.[7][5][6]

The match itself occurred on 1st July, with 118,514 in attendance at the Maracanã Stadium.[4] Brazil claimed its first win against Italy, courtesy of a goal from Ferreira after 29 minutes, with a 75th minute goal from Canario helping to seal the victory.[4][1] Since then, matches between the two sides are part of the Clássico Mundial (World Derby), with both sides being among the most successful in international football.[9] The two have also faced each other twice in World Cup Finals, with Brazil winning both encounters in 1970 and 1994.[10][1]

Availability

The encounter was known to have been televised live, in an era where telerecordings were rare until videotape was perfected in the late-1950s.[11] No footage of the match has ultimately resurfaced, indicating the broadcast has not survived.

Gallery

Video

Highlights of the Italy-Brazil clash on 25th April 1956.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 11 vs 11 listing the matches between Brazil and Italy. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  2. ↑ FIFA detailing the 1938 World Cup and noting Italy beat Brazil on-route to winning the tournament. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  3. ↑ 11 vs 11 detailing Italy's win over Brazil on 25th April 1956. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 11 vs 11 detailing the result of the match and other statistics. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Early Television detailing the launch of network television, and TV Tupi's expansion into Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Culture and Customs of Brazil summarising Brazil's early television history and its interstate broadcasts, and noting a football match was broadcast in the country in 1952. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Global Entertainment Media detailing how the first interstate broadcast in Brazil was achieved. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  8. ↑ Entrepreneurship claiming that some 1950 FIFA World Cup matches were televised in Brazil. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  9. ↑ Archived ABC detailing the Brazil-Italy rivalry. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  10. ↑ UEFA detailing some of the key clashes between Brazil and Italy. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
  11. ↑ Web Archive article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television. Retrieved 18th Nov '22
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