ROME (Reuters) - Twelve months after a humiliating 0-0 draw in a playoff against Sweden ensured Italy would miss the World Cup for the first time in 60 years, a repeat of that scoreline against Portugal at the weekend was greeted with far more positivity by the local media.
A year ago, the Corriere dello Sport said the 1-0 aggregate defeat to the Swedes was "an intolerable footballing shame" while the Corriere della Sera warned: "Italian football is about to be battered by an unprecedented storm".
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