2004 OLYMPIC GAMES - Athens, Greece Aug. 13 - 29

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Olympics-Soccer-Italy beat Iraq to take bronze


ATHENS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Italy extinguished Iraq's dreams
of an Olympic medal in the men's soccer tournament with a 1-0
win on Friday in their bronze medal match.
Italy's players wore black armbands for the game in
Thessaloniki in honour of an Italian journalist who was killed
by kidnappers in Iraq.
Parma striker Alberto Gilardino headed home a cross from
captain Andrea Pirlo after just eight minutes to end Iraqi hopes
of a second Olympic medal in the war-torn country's history.
Reporter Enzo Baldoni was seized by Islamic extremists on a
road between Baghdad and Najaf. The Italian government said on
Thursday that his captors had killed him.
Argentina take on Paraguay in the Athens Olympic final on
Saturday.
((Editing by Jeremy Laurence, Athens Olympics Desk; Reuters
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Aug-27-2004 19:34 GMT
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