Italian champions Juventus missed the chance to join leaders AC Milan at the top of Serie A after suffering their first league defeat of the season on Sunday.
The day after AC Milan and Juventus drew 1-1, AS Roma president Franco Sensi said the result was planned.
Italian soccer is back in fashion and next week three of the four teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League will be from the peninsula.
In Moscow, Russia rallied to beat England 2-1 and keep their hopes alive for a berth in the finals.
e 23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after the May 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday.
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