The U.S. Women's National Team arrived in Kansas City, MO to play the
first of the Nike "Live the Dream" Series against Italy on Wednesday,
22 October at Arrowhead Stadium, in what is also the USA's first
match since the third-place finish at the 2003 FIFA Women's World
Cup. (U.S. live telecast: 8 pm EDT / 5 pm PDT on ESPN-2)

from the U.S. Women's National Team news group
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USA vs. ITALY HISTORY: The USA has a 6-4-0 all-time record against
Italy, losing the first three meetings in the 1980s before recording
five straight wins, interrupted only by a 1-0 loss in Rieti, Italy,
on March 7, 2001, as the U.S. played with a mostly Under-21 side.
The last meeting between the two teams was at the 2002 Nike U.S.
Women's Cup, a 4-0 victory in which teenager Heather O'Reilly scored
her first international goal while Brandi Chastain, Kristine Lilly
and Joy Fawcett also added scores. Italy, which has a long history
in women's soccer, is one of the best teams in the world that did not
play in the 2003 Women's World Cup. Head coach Carolina Morace,
herself a legend with 105 career international goals for Italy, tied
with Michelle Akers for third-best all-time, has talented players at
almost every position, including leading scorer Patrizia "The
Scorpion" Panico (30 goals in 63 matches) and veteran striker Rita
Guarino (18 goals in 82 matches).

MILBRETT ONE GOAL FROM 100: Forward Tiffeny Milbrett, who scored the
clinching goal in the USA's 3-1 victory over Canada in the third
place match of the Women's World Cup, comes into the game needing
just one more goal to become the fifth player in the history of
international soccer to score 100 goals. Milbrett, who debuted for
the USA in 1991, would join Mia Hamm (144 goals), Elisabetta Vignotta
(107), Michelle Akers (105) and Italy head coach Carolina Morace
(105) in one of international soccer's most exclusive clubs. While
Milbrett's scoring has distinguished her on the international stage,
her ability to create goals must not go overlooked. With 61 career
assists, she is third on the all-time U.S. list and holds the U.S.
record with five assists in a match, coming on June 5, 1997, against
Australia. Hamm is the all-time leader with 121 career assists, many
of them to Milbrett. In fact, Milbrett earned her 100th cap in the
same match that Hamm scored her 100th goal, a 4-0 win over Russia on
Sept. 18, 1998, in Rochester, N.Y. In that match both Milbrett and
Hamm scored twice, with the two forwards assisting on each other's
goals. The USA is 91-4-4 in games in which Milbrett scores.