But Juventus replied almost right away, with French forward David Trezeguet scoring off a rebound to earn the tie and allow Juventus the chance to gain a measure of revenge for its loss in penalty kicks to AC Milan in the 2003 Champions League final in May.
Adu On Target
Ghanaian-born striker Freddy Adu, a 14-year-old starter on the U.S. under-17 national team, scored a second-half hat trick Saturday as Coach John Ellinger's squad beat the under-18 team of Blackburn Rovers, 4-2, in Blackburn, England.
The U.S. team is in final preparation for the FIFA Under-17 World Championship, to be played in Finland on Aug. 13-30.
WUSA
The San Diego Spirit of the Women's United Soccer Assn. (WUSA) moved to within one victory of clinching a place in the playoffs Sunday when it defeated the Carolina Courage, 1-0, at San Diego.
The Spirit got a goal from Julie Fleeting and a shutout by goalkeeper Jenni Branam, the first of her WUSA career, to solidify its hold on the fourth and final playoff spot in the eight-team league.
Owen Is Hungry
Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen, frustrated by the team's failure to win the English Premier League title during his time at Anfield, said this might be the season when Coach Gerard Houllier's team ends a 13-year drought.
"You don't get a million-and-one chances as a manager or a player to do that, and we need to do it quite soon," Owen said on the team's Web site. "Everyone wants this to be the season.
"I've been playing for six to seven years now, and am probably halfway through my career without winning the league. You think it's going to be next year or maybe the one after that, and suddenly the time has gone."
Quick Passes
Ajax Amsterdam won its own tournament for the third year in a row Sunday when it shut out Inter Milan, 3-0, on goals by Steve Pienaar, Rafael van der Vaart and Wamberto. In another tournament match, Galatasaray scored a 2-1 victory over Liverpool, which had Steven Gerrard and Neil Mellor red-carded.... Mexico's Pumas of UNAM got a goal from Francisco Fonseca with five minutes left as it salvaged a 1-1 tie with Osasuna of Spain at the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City. Ricardo Morales scored for Osasuna.
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Times wire services contributed to this report.
