Roma blame Russian ref for loss to revived Real

ROMA players have blamed Russian referee Valentin Ivanov for their 4-2 Champions League defeat by Real Madrid.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004 - 01:00

James Whelan

Roma led 2-1 at the Bernabeu when Ivanov awarded Real a penalty in the 53rd minute after defender Christian Panucci appeared to shove Raul in the back.

Luis Figo’s conversion levelled the scores and Real then cruised to victory with goals from Raul and Roberto Carlos.

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Courts Soccer Place: Bernabeu Person: Valentin Ivanov Person: Ivanov Person: Christian Panucci Person: Raul Person: Luis Figo Person: Roberto Carlos Person: Panucci Person: Dellas Person: David Beckham Event: Champions League Organisation: Roma Organisation: Real Roma Organisation: Real Madrid Organisation: Real Organisation: Dynamo Kiev Organisation: Bayer Leverkusen

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