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    Saviola heaps pressure on Crespo

    By Brian Homewood

    Thursday, July 8, 2004

    CHICLAYO, Peru, July 8 (Reuter) - Argentina striker Javier Saviola's Copa America hat-trick against Ecuador is another headache for the absent Hernan Crespo, his direct rival for a place in the team. Coach Marcelo Bielsa is under increasing pressure to replace the off-form Chelsea striker with Saviola - known as the Rabbit because of his protruding front teeth - and Wednesday night's events in Chiclayo could speed up the process. Saviola scored his first goals in a competitive international ...

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