Bruno and Sidney scored two goals each Sunday to lead Brazil to a 5-3 win over Italy in the final of the Beach Soccer World Cup. It was Brazil's third straight title in the tournament, while Italy had never advanced past the first round. “We have achieved our goal,” Brazil forward Benjamin said. “We still want to do more and prove to the entire world that we are the best. I think that we can be proud of ourselves.” The Brazilians jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 30 minutes before Italy mustered a rally. Bruno opened the scoring in the 9th minute, chesting down a pass from Buru before spinning around to score with a volley. He then made it 2-0 in the 15th with a drive into the top left corner. Sidney dribbled past goalkeeper Stefano Spada to send the ball into the empty net in the 22nd for a 3-0 lead before heading in his second goal in the 24th. Andre then flicked in a pass from Duda in the 29th. Italy responded with three goals in five minutes, from Paolo Palmacci, Roberto Pasquali, and Diego Maradona Jr. – the son of the former Argentina great - but it was too late to threaten Brazil's lead. In the match for third place, Madjer scored a hat trick to lead Portugal to a 5-4 victory over Spain. Brazil warms up Led by AC Milan star Ronaldinho, Brazil's pre-Olympics preparations were off to a smooth start as the samba kings defeated a stubborn Singapore Selection side 3-0 in an exhibition match Monday. Diego broke the deadlock in the 20th minute, while Ronaldinho made his mark with a close range effort in the 27th minute. And Jo found the net in the second
