Fulham 1 Roma 1

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has called up in-form Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini for the World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Republic of Ireland.

ROMA coach Luciano Spalletti is keeping his cards close to his chest ahead of tonight’s crunch Champions League last-16 clash against Arsenal at the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is keeping his cards close to his chest ahead of tomorrow’s crunch Champions League last-16 clash against Arsenal at the Stadio Olimpico.

FORMER Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has warned his Roma team-mates not to be pre-occupied with playing an English style of football against Arsenal tonight.

Brazil 2 Italy 0

Chelsea 1 Roma 0

Spain 0 Italy 0 (Spain win 4-2 on penalties)

France 0 Italy 2

Italy 1 Romania 1

ITALY coach Roberto Donadoni has announced he will make at least three changes to his starting line-up for Friday’s Group C showdown against Romania in Zurich.

WORLD CUP-winning coach Marcello Lippi has not ruled out Roma’s chances of progressing to the Champions League semi-finals but believes the Giallorossi are up against the world’s best team in Manchester United and the world’s best player in Cristiano Ronaldo.

Roma skipper Francesco Totti is a major doubt for the first leg of his side’s Champions League quarter-final clash against Manchester United.

ARE Internazionale cracking? A title race that looked like being a procession for the second year running has been thrown into doubt after a week of results that reduced the gap at the top to four points.

BATTLING Roma gave themselves a slender advantage after the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid at the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma 2 Real Madrid 1*

Owen Hargreaves had been expected to make his European bow for Manchester United in last night’s workmanlike 1-0 win over Roma – instead he faces another agonising month on the sidelines with a knee injury.

Man Utd 1 Roma 0

A FRANCOIS Clerc own goal in the first half and late strikes from Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry gave Barcelona a comfortable victory over Lyon in their Group E Champions League clash at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night.

Roma lifted the Coppa Italia despite going down to a 2-1 defeat to Internazionale in tonight’s second leg of the final.

Inter Milan retained their Serie A crown today after winning at Siena while nearest challengers Roma slipped up at Atalanta.

Francesco Totti has led an appeal for calm from Roma ahead of tomorrow night’s Champions League quarter-final return with Manchester United.

Roma 2 Manchester United 1

Champions League hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be handed a surprise start as Manchester United look to prise a first-leg advantage from their quarter-final first leg against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico tonight.

Roma midfielder Simone Perrotta goes into tonight’s Champions League match against Manchester United hoping his team can duplicate the success achieved by Italy in Germany last summer.

SCOTLAND manager Alex McLeish has urged his players to make history when they face world champions Italy in tonight’s crucial European Championship qualifier.

Roma 0 Lyon 0

RONALDINHO scored a sensational overhead kick as Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 4-0 at the Nou Camp to stay at the top of La Liga.

IN CHELSEA’S Group A, Werder Bremen kept their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage alive at the expense of holders Barcelona with a 2-0 win over Levski Sofia.

Julio Cruz scored twice in the opening nine minutes as Inter Milan beat Spartak Moscow 2-1 at the San Siro – their first victory in Group B tonight.

France moved level on points with Euro 2008 qualifying Group B leaders Scotland, after a 5-0 trouncing of the Faroe Islands in Sochaux tonight.

Internazionale regained top spot in Serie A after a thrilling 4-3 victory over Chievo at the San Siro tonight.

For 10 years Alessandro Del Piero has been hyped as the great hope of Italian football only to disappoint on the big stage.

Italy won the World Cup on penalties as Zinedine Zidane ended his wonderful career with a red card for a shameful headbutt.

Jurgen Klinsmann’s World Cup dream was destroyed by two Italy goals at the end of extra time as Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero struck to secure a place in the final.

It’s not just referees who are being criticised at the World Cup as the green, green grass of German pitches is not to everyone’s liking, James Whelan reports.

THIS is what the World Cup is all about: Italy versus Ghana serving up a compelling game of football on a beautiful summer’s evening in Hanover, against the backdrop of a packed, throbbing stadium splashed with the rainbow colours of the wildly enthusiastic supporters of the team they call the Black Stars.

Italy 2 Ghana 0

Italy coach Marcello Lippi named his squad for the 2006 World Cup with Filippo Inzaghi of AC Milan and Udinese’s Vincenzo Iaquinta both getting a late call.

Bolton will have to endure a nervy trip to Marseille next week following a goalless and bad tempered first-leg draw at the Reebok in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

ONE of the unique privileges of Italian football referees is that they get to have audiences with the Pope.

PITY the Euro 2004 managers whose loyalty to some tired old warriors was misplaced. How it cost them.

Italy beat Bulgaria but their worst nightmare was realised when Denmark and Sweden drew 2-2 to knock the Azzurri out of Euro 2004.

Filippo Inzaghi is the notable omission from the Italy squad named for Euro 2004 by Giovanni Trapattoni today.