1.  Defender Bixente Lizarazu, the second French player to shoot, had his tentative shot stopped by Italian goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca.

2.  Gianluca Pagliuca, the Italian goalkeeper, buried his face into the Rose Bowl turf.

3.  Italian goalkeeper Francesco Attolico stopped back-to-back shots by Chris Humbert and Jeremy Laster.

4.  Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon barely broke a sweat.

5.  Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon looked stunned and flatfooted.

6.  Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga directed the back four and boosted the confidence of his defenders, though he had few difficult plays.

7.  The Revolution will attempt to use a more controlled, short passing game, and depend on Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga to stabilize the defense.

8.  The top candidates include Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga, Argentine defender Leonardo Squadrone and Chilean defender Claudio Lizama.

9.  Argentine striker Abel Balbo moved past two defenders before passing the ball to Delvecchio, who beat Italian international goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi to the near post.

10.  England went close before halftime when Matt Le Tisser headed wide and Steve McManaman and David Beckham both forced saves from Italian goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi.