Adrian Mutu put the Viola in front with a smashing free-kick in the third minute that arrowed into the top corner from distance. Early in the second half Fiorentina doubled their lead, newcomer Alberto Gilardino swallowed up a loose ball in the box from a corner.
Con un gol per tempo, firmati in avvio dal romeno Mutu e poi dall’ex rossonero Gilardino, i viola dominano lo Slavia Praga nell’andata del preliminare di Champions League.
Lazio got off to a rip-roaring start against PAOK Saloniki, new signing Matuzalem striking a beauty in the top corner after just three minutes. Mourad Meghni put Lazio 2-up with a wonderful solo goal, bursting down the left hand side, cutting inside, and seeing his shot deflected in the roof of the net.
La Lazio ha superato in un test amichevole all’Olimpico i greci del Paok Salonicco per 2-0. Di Matuzalem al terzo del primo tempo e Meghni al seconda della ripresa le reti.
The Germans moved ahead in the 13th minute, a free-kick was launched into the Real box, Pepe punched the ball onto the bar and Bellaid was on hand to tap in. Want-away forward Robinho was in the right place to tuck home Real’s equaliser after Saviola’s good work.
World champions Spain nearly paid a heavy price for over-confidence, needing a dramatic fourth-quarter rally against China before escaping with an 85-75 over-time Olympic victory over the hosts. Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol scored nine of his 29 points in the extra five-minute period to give Spain the victory after the team with half a dozen National Basketball Association players fell behind 61-47 after three quarters.
Pau Gasol batte Yao Ming e la Cina butta via l’occasione della vita contro la Spagna campione del Mondo. Che commette l’errore più stupido contro la squadra di casa: pensare di poter vincere facile e non difendere. Tirare è l’unica cosa che i cinesi sanno fare decisamente meglio di tutti gli altri, e senza grande pressione si trovano ad un passo dal miracolo.
That’s the same day the Spaniards meet Germany, who lost 87-64 to Greece, ahead of a Saturday showdown with the Americans, who routed Angola 97-76 to match Spain atop the group. Dwyane Wade scored 19 points to lead the US NBA stars, who next meet Greece on Thursday in a revenge game. The Greeks were the last team to down a US NBA squad, beating them in the semi-finals of the 2006 World Championship in Japan.
Seconda vittoria facile per le stelle americane, che battono 97-76 gli africani con cui il Dream Team di Jordan, Magic e Bird debuttò alle Olimpiadi del ‘92. Wade miglior realizzatore Usa con 19 punti, spenti Bryant e Kidd. Giovedì comincia la vera Olimpiade contro la Grecia.
