The Venezuelans were told that their new leader was a thoughtful man who liked to relax over a game of dominoes.

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Meanwhile Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi scored the only goal of the game to give his side a narrow victory over nine-man Catania in the quarterfinal of the in the Coppa Italia .

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Dirk Nowitzki is playing like a man possessed, scoring more than 40 points twice in the recent five-game win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The result left both nations on four points from two matches in Group C ahead of the day's other game, which saw 10-man Bahrain get off the mark with a 5-2 victory over India as Ismaeel Abdulatif scored four goals.

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