1.   Italian midfielder Angero DiLivio said that the match with Mexico taught his team a lesson.

2.   They looked upon the Italian midfielder as the savior of a team that lost its first three games in Major League Soccer.

3.   An apparent equalizer on the stroke of halftime from Italian international midfielder Dino Baggio was waved off.

4.   Antonio Conte, the Italian international midfielder and captain of European club champion Juventus of Turin, underwent reconstructive knee surgery Saturday.

5.   As goalkeeper Buffon charged out of his net, the Italian midfielder kicked the ball in with a nice lob.

6.   Chelsea did not field its newly-signed Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo and Dutch player-manager Ruud Gullit, both sidelined with injuries.

7.   Chelsea seems sure to start Zola, Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, French defender Fran LeBoeuf and Dan Petrescu of Romania.

8.   Chelsea played without four suspended players, including Welshman Mark Hughes and Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo.

9.   Crystal Palace may field Italian midfielder Ivano Bonetti, the former Grimsby and Tranmere star who was signed Thursday on a week-to-week basis.

10.   Italian midfielder Antonio Contewas also sidelined by a serious thigh injury.