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In 1913 Reading toured Italy and beat Pro Vercelli, the Italian champions, AC Milan 5-0 and then the full Italian national team, prompting the leading sports newspaper Corriere della Sera wrote "without doubt, Reading FC are the finest foreign team seen in Italy." Reading finished the tour with a 2-0 victory over the Italy national team
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