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Birthday boy Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he would like nothing better to beat World Cup champions Italy for Portugal. Coach Scolari has said this game is more than just a friendly warm up for the European Championships.
He explained: "For my birthday I would have liked to be with my family but the national team is like a second family and so a victory over Italy would make a nice present, especially since Portugal have not beaten Italy for 31 years."
Since that win in Lisbon in a friendly Italy have won nine and drawn one game, conceding just three goals in the process.
"For me, against Italy, I want to win. We don't have a great record against them. We must change that."
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