BARCELONA RALLIES, GETS TIE WITH CLUB AMERICA.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Argentine striker Javier Saviola Javier Pedro Saviola (born 11 December 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentinian professional football player, who plays for Real Madrid. His usual position is as striker. He is known for his speed and ability to score from almost any position. figured in three goals in the final seven minutes as European champion Barcelona rallied from a three-goal deficit Wednesday night for a 4-4draw with Mexican powerhouse Club America in front of a sellout crowd of 70,550 at Houston's Reliant Stadium Houston Texans • • [ . Barca, 1-0-2 on its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. tour, overcame a 4-1 deficit as Ronaldinho beat four players to set up Saviola's 85th minute goal and converted an 89th-minute penalty kick after running onto Saviola's feed. Samuel Eto'o scored from a Saviola pass in stoppage time to complete the comeback. Also: Alecko Eskandarian answered Antonio Cassano's goal midway through the first half, and D.C. United held Real Madrid to a 1-1 tie in Seattle in the opener of the Spanish giant's U.S. tour. ... Rafael Sobis' two second-half goals led Internacional to a 2-1 win at Brazilian rival Sao Paulo in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final. ... Filippo Inzaghi's goal carried AC Milan past visiting Red Star Belgrade 1-0 in its debut in UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Champions League qualifying, the club's first game since it was penalized pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. for its role in Italy's ``calciopoli'' match-fixing scandal. |
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