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The Italian side, where Del Piero and Baggio renewed the controversial staffetta (relay) between Mazzola and Rivera from 1970, held the eventual World Champions and host team France to a 0-0 draw after extra time in the quarterfinals, but lost 4-3 in the shootout.
Archive 2007-09-01 Azmie aka switch image 2007
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The Italian side, where Del Piero and Baggio renewed the controversial staffetta (relay) between Mazzola and Rivera from 1970, held the eventual World Champions and host team France to a 0-0 draw after extra time in the quarterfinals, but lost 4-3 in the shootout.
Italy kits World Cup 1998 France Azmie aka switch image 2007
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Sua Eccia cum una staffetta, chel papa fosse preso, e li fosse taliata la testa.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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Their 1970 campaign was up and down - one goal in three group games, four apiece in the quarters and semis, then a royal shellacking in the final - but what else were they expecting from their ludicrous staffetta policy of rotating Sandro Mazzola and Gianni Rivera, a half at a time?
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Bollettino staffetta dell'ufficio stampa della anonima pittaluga
The Bioscope urbanora 2010
bilby commented on the word staffetta
Italian soccer jargon - a situation where two players are considered so similar in style and character that only one should play in the team. Typically, there is a staffetta debate about key positions every time Italy participates in a major competition.
December 12, 2007