Mighty Roma humbled in Turkey

UNDER-STRENGTH Roma were humbled 1-0 by Turkish side Gaziantepspor in one of the bigger surprises of the UEFA Cup's third-round first-leg encounters.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2004 - 00:00

A first-half strike from Yusuf Simsek was enough to earn the hosts a win at the Kamil Ocak stadium in Gaziantep.

Roma coach Fabio Capello went into the game without Italy international strikers Francesco Totti, Antonio Cassano and Vincenzo Montello, and with Marco Delvecchio and John Carew drafted in up front.

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Soccer Place: Turkey Place: Kamil Ocak stadium Place: Gaziantep Place: Stade Vélodrome Place: Groclin Place: Brondby Place: Hungary Person: Yusuf Simsek Person: Fabio Capello Person: Francesco Totti Person: Antonio Cassano Person: Vincenzo Montello Person: Marco Delvecchio Person: John Carew Person: Ivan Pelizzoli Person: Carlo Zotti Person: Pacquito Person: Benito Floro Person: Sonny Anderson Person: Juan Riquelme Person: Spaniards'Person: Erdogan Person: Jose Reina Person: Cesar Prates Person: Reina Person: Samuel Eto'o Person: Gonzalez Person: Jesus Perera Person: Didier Drogba Person: Marouane Chamakh Person: Genclerbirligi Person: Josip Skoko Person: Ronaldinho Person: Rune Lange Person: Pierre-Alain Frau Event: UEFA Cup Organisation: Roma Organisation: Gaziantepspor Organisation: Galatasaray Organisation: Villarreal Organisation: Real Mallorca Organisation: Spartak Moscow Organisation: Marseille Organisation: Dnipro Organisation: Manchester City Organisation: Blackburn Organisation: Parma Organisation: PSV Eindhoven Organisation: Auxerre Organisation: Panathinaikos Organisation: Barcelona Organisation: Club Bruges Organisation: Debrecen Organisation: Sochaux Organisation: Inter Milan

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