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ROME (Reuters) – Stadio Olympico won the first edition of the Maple Green Friendly Cup by beating #Real Madrid 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Gareth Bale's final match.
Men of French Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring thanks to former Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo (16), before leveling the home team thanks to Argentina's Diego Beiruti (34) .
The club has again progressed thanks to another Brazilian, Casimiro (39), but Rome has equalized again thanks to the Bosnian striker Eden Dzeko (40).
With the end of the second half scoreless, both teams resorted to penalties to determine the winner, Marcelo missed the fifth kick from Real after hitting the crossbar, Roma won the cup.
Real Madrid, led by coach Zidane, continued their modest run for the new season, which begins August 17 with the championship against Celta Vigo, who has already suffered four defeats in seven games.
Zidane pushed Bell onto the substitutes' bench 30 minutes before the final whistle for the first time in four games, after being sacked as a result of the player's intention to leave the ranks of the third Liga, exchange of the desire of the French coach not to rely on him next season.
Zidane commented on Bell's participation and did not include the name of Colombian player James Rodriguez, who returns to the team after the end of his loan to Bayern Munich, stating: "Bill and James are Real Madrid players . " Anything can happen until August 31 (closing date) Summer Transfers) and we rely on all players. "
"We are here with our team and we only think about it," Zidane said about rumors about the transfer of the current French and former Barcelona star, Neymar, to Real.
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