Cesare Maldini plan to tackle Paraguay

PARMA, April 22: Italy's scoring struggles have prompted coach Cesare Maldini to unveil a new, three-pronged attack for a World Cup tune-up ...

PARMA, April 22: Italy’s scoring struggles have prompted coach Cesare Maldini to unveil a new, three-pronged attack for a World Cup tune-up against Paraguay.

Strikers Alessandro del Piero and Christian Vieri, former club teammates, and winger Francesco Moriero will start together in tonight’s match, the first of two exhibitions Italy has left before France ’98.

Moriero, making his second appearance with the national team, has scored three goals and set up several others during his first campaign with Serie A’s Inter Milan. Del Piero and Vieri, who played at Juventus together for one year, have tallied more than 50 goals between them this season.

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The trio will face a Paraguayan team missing two key defenders. Catalino Rivarola, who plays in Brazil, and River Plate’s Celso Ayala are sidelined with calf injuries.

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: Injury-plagued striker Faustino Asprilla says he is feeling better and will play in the World Cup, the coach of Colombia’s national team said yesterday.

Asprilla hadnot talked to coach Hernan Dario Gomez for a month after a feud over Gomez’s decision to not let him take free kicks in a friendly against Yugoslavia. Gomez was afraid Asprilla might reinjure his groin.

The star of Italian side Parma told the coach that “I feel good and I will compete at the World Cup,” Gomez said. He has been sidelined for several weeks because of the injury.

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He also apologised for the tiff and said he would follow Gomez’s instructions.

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Assam government's portal for indigenous citizens to seek arms licenses has received 266 applications. Most applications are from Muslim-majority districts, but 28 have been rejected and none have been accepted. Eligibility criteria include being an indigenous citizen, 21 years old, and residing in a vulnerable area. The government aims to protect those in sensitive areas, not arm young people.

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