Two goals from Rodrigo Palacio put Inter Milan in a commanding position against CFR Cluj-Napoca before the second leg in Romania.

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While it is not quite winner takes all at Stade Chaban-Delmas, neither side can afford to lose as they look to escape a very tight Group A that also includes Roma and CFR Cluj.

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The CFR reckons there is now a chance for the two countries to build much closer ties, despite their differing interests.

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As an upside to Brazil, the CFR report recommended that Washington lobby to get Brazil a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, something the previous Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, often went on world tours trying to promote.

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Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj came from behind to beat Roma to record a stunning 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico.

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