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RIO DE JANEIRO -- In March, Matteo Piano chose to have his second back surgery in about seven months and fix a painful herniated disk. He knew if he didnt get the operation, there would be no way hed be playing for Italy at the Olympics.It was all worth it. Piano is going for gold on Sunday.Now, Piano points to the heavy tape wrapped around his tender right calf that he hurt against Brazil, though theres no way a minor injury -- Its just a muscle pull, he insists -- will keep him off the court. There will be plenty of time to recover once he has returned home from Rio de Janeiro.To be here today, it was incredible, because nobody thought I could be here, Piano said. Its one step. My body feels good.As mighty Italy looks tough to beat, Brazil has no plans of going down lightly playing for gold in its home Olympics, reaching the final when the two-time defending champion Brazilian women could not. Fabiana and the women fell to China in a five-set quarterfinal match.First of all, it is a final. Its different from anything else, Brazils William Arjona said. At home, we are not going to let this get away from us. Regardless of our film study, our commitment, our will to win will be 1,000 percent on Sunday. We will leave everything on the court.Brazil avenged a loss to Russia in the 2012 London Games gold-medal match with a straight-set victory Friday night. The Brazilians are in their fourth straight final and chasing their first Olympic championship since 2004 in Athens.That is fueling this fired-up team, backed by the raucous home crowd at Maracanazinho arena.It is a game nobody forgets. We had a big lead, Brazils Lucas Saatkamp said of the 2012 Olympic loss to Russia. We almost had the gold medal around our necks and they took it from us.Italy, too, has plenty of motivation. The Italians want to win it all after settling for bronze four years ago.Piano knew this would be a memorable run for his close-knit team.He had his first back procedure before the World Cup in Japan last September, for a different issue than the March procedure.I had the choice, because I chose to have the operation only to be here in the Olympic Games, he said. If I didnt do the operation, I wouldnt be here.All of that is in the past for Piano.He is focused on reaching the top step of the podium on Sunday after Italy outlasted the United States 30-28, 26-28, 9-25, 25-22, 15-9 and left U.S. coach John Speraw predicting gold for the powerful Italians.Yeah! Yes! Piano said shortly afterward, still overjoyed by the teams triumph against the U.S. in an instant Olympic classic. Its the best thing Ive had in my life and in sport.On Friday, once the Italians decided to focus on the present and not look forward at any medal matches, We flew! Piano said.Italy is a deep team and the Brazilians realize their next opponent is capable of coming back at any point behind a star-studded lineup and the brilliant serving of Ivan Zaytsev, who served three straight aces in the fourth set against the U.S. as Italy used a 6-0 run to force a fifth.Its a balanced team and I think they have been the most consistent team so far in the tournament, Saatkamp said.For Italy, it has taken commitments from every player to make the goal for gold a reality -- like the spirit and determined pursuit of Piano.We tried to create from the work up this last year such a family ambience on the national team, Zaytsev said. Every part of this team is trying to give his best also like a person, from the human aspect so we are becoming like a family. So, Matteo Piano, hes a part of this family and his desire to be part of this family is really, really huge. Cheap Nike Zoom Shoes . 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Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. BEREA, Ohio -- Hue Jackson did not complain about Adam Jones criticism of receiver Terrelle Pryor.The Browns coach said Pryor has to stop some of the things he is doing that lead to that kind of situation.I dont think [that has] any place in the National Football League, especially on our team, Jackson said. Were going to try to get all those things quieted down. We just going to play football, be the best football players we can be. Lets get away from all of that.Jackson apparently was referring to trash-talk that he thinks has gotten excessive. Jones accused Pryor of telling the Cincinnati defensive coordinator he was going to get Jones cut. Jones lambasted Pryor, called him garbage and arrogant and at one point even looked in a garbage can to see if Pryor was in there.It was the second game in a row that a defending cornerback had less than complimentary words for Pryor. Janoris Jenkins?tweeted heavy criticism after the Giants beat the Browns Nov. 27.Pryor declined to comment through the Browns media relations department.Rookie Corey Coleman said that any talk on the field between Jones and Pryor was two guys being really competitive trying to get the best of each other.Terrelles our brother, Coleman said.He knows that he cant say certain things, and hell be all right with that, tight end Gary Barnidge said. He trusts everybody on the team. We all trust him. We all have his back on everything.Pryor can be a free agent after the season, but he has said hed like to stay in Cleveland. Jackson downplayed this incidents possible impact on a new contract but said everything will be considered.I know Terrelle, Jackson said. Again, these are things that can be worked through and understood. But I will always take into consideration everything, and Im sure our organization will too as we move forward. Theres aa type of team we want to be and were gonna be.dddddddddddd Well get these things, these antics or however you guys want to look at them, slowed down. Because we want to do this thing right.The verbal spats with other teams players are just one concern. Pryor also criticized the Browns offensive line after a Nov. 20 loss to Pittsburgh. He has been seen on TV cameras being emotional in what looks like complaining on the sidelines. On Sunday against the Bengals, he was seen in the huddle yelling at quarterback Robert Griffin III when the Browns had to take a timeout because the play clock was running down.Jones said he asked Griffin why hed throw the ball to a guy who yelled at him that way.Although Jackson did not think that specific on-field discussion was overly significant, he did not like the pattern.We stop it, Jackson said. We just stop it. I have a relationship with Terrell, and theres a line ... again you just brought them all up. Were going to stop all that. We dont need all that. I dont think hes trying to be negative when hes doing it.Pryor has worked diligently to make himself into a receiver after playing quarterback, and he has done well. He leads the Browns with 63 receptions, 858 yards and four touchdowns while playing with four different quarterbacks.Jackson said Pryor needs to channel his energy in more positive ways.Thats not the type of football team we want to be, Jackson said. But I think Terrelle is trying to come from a good place. You just got to direct that energy in a different way. I think he will.Theres lessons to be learned. Some people file it under wanting to win so bad, but winning so bad cant supersede the team and how were going to do things. ' ' '