Italy coach Roberto Donadoni had chosen Panucci ahead of Massimo Oddo at right-back and Gianluca Zambrotta instead of Fabio Grosso on the left.

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City Council Member Jimmy Oddo, whose Staten Island district was hit hard by the storm, said city workers had already been shifting their attention to the marathon route.

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Meanwhile, third-placed AC Milan will be without right-back Massimo Oddo for the rest of this year due to a thigh injury suffered in the Champions League clash with Marseille.

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Oddo crossed from a similar position soon afterwards and, when the ball was not cleared properly, Fiore forced Maik Taylor into a brilliant save with a powerful shot from 20 yards.

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Four minutes later came that Italian opener when defender Massimo Oddo chipped in a low cross from the right which was met by Lazio striker Corradi who swept the ball home.

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"If there is a police officer who is standing behind a barricade watching runners go by from Italy and Ethiopia, I would like to have that police officer at intersections on Staten Island where there still aren't working traffic lights, " Mr. Oddo said.

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