SOCCER: `CLASICO' LIVES UP TO NAME.

Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services

Gonzalo Pineda scored in the 16th minute to lead Guadalajara past visiting Club America 1-0 Sunday in the 191st edition of the ``Super Clasico,'' Mexico's biggest soccer rivalry.

Pineda split two defenders on the left wing to run onto a lobbed pass, sent Aguilas goalkeeper Guillermo Ramirez from his net with a fake pass, then fired inside the near post as Guadalajara (2-2-3) pulled within a point of the final playoff spot with 10 matches to play.

Guadalajara, the parent club of Chivas USA and coached by former Chivas USA boss Hans Westerhof, was unfortunate not to double its lead when Omar Bravo's sharp second-half header just cleared the crossbar.

America (2-3-2), which leads the series 69-59-63, came closest on a Claudio Lopez header that bounced just wide of the left post in the 64th minute.

In other Clausura matches, Apertura runner-up Monterrey (2-4-1) remained at the bottom of Group 3 with a 0-0 draw with Pumas UNAM (2-2-3) in Mexico City, and winless Santos (0-3-4) rallied for a 1-1 tie with Necaxa (3-2-2) on Jair Garcia's 89th-minute goal in Torreon.

--Rooney leads Man U: Wayne Rooney scored two goals and Manchester United won its first trophy since Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer bought the storied club, beating Wigan Athletic 4-0 in Cardiff, Wales to win the English Premier League Cup.

--Roma record: AS Roma topped cross-Rome rival Lazio 2-0 on goals by Rodrigo Taddei and Alberto Aquilani to establish an Italian Serie A record with its 11th successive victory.

Roma, which broke a mark set 74 years ago by Juventus and tied by AC Milan (1950-51) and Bologna (1963-63), remain fourth in Italy's top league, 12 points behind leader Juventus.

--Elsewhere: Barcelona's Spanish Primera Liga lead is eight points after second-place Valencia was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Getafe. Third-place Real Madrid's six-game winning streak was halted in a 2-1 loss at lowly Real Mallorca. ... Harry Kewell's goal lifted Liverpool past Manchester City 1-0 and into a tie on points with second place Manchester United in the English Premier League. ... Second-place Hamburger SV lost 2-0 at home to VfB Stuttgart, falling 11 points behind German Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich.