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Fri 07 Jul 2010Chipper Italians provide a boost for Rovers as game lost but profits won
IT'S CUSTOMARY to say, after Irish soccer clubs lose a home game against European opposition, that they have a "mountain to climb" in the second leg.
And sure enough, Shamrock Rovers will have to cross not just a mountain, but the entire Alps, next week when they visit Italy for the return game of their Europa League qualifier against Juventus. Oh, and they have a 2-0 deficit as well.
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