Published 8/20/2008
at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Marcello Lippi didn't get the start he wanted in his return as Italy's soccer coach. The World Cup champions rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie Austria 2-2 in an exhibition game on Wednesday night. Alberto Gilardino scored in 45th minute and Italy tied it on an own goal in the 67th when Austria backup goalkeeper Ramazan Oezcan tried to punch away a cross and knocked the ball into his own net.
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