Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham on Friday won through to the fourth round of the FA Cup, while fellow Premier League sides Brentford and Wolverhampton Wanderers are to replay their match after a 1-1 draw.
Spurs beat Burnley 1-0 with a late goal from Pedro Porro, while Fulham overcame Rotherham United 1-0 with a first-half strike from Bobby de Cordova-Reid.
In London, Wolves played almost the entire match with 10 men, but came from behind to earn a replay against Brentford.
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Spurs have not won the FA Cup since 1991 and they made heavy work of a home tie against a side second to last in the league.
Although Ange Postecoglou’s team were on top throughout, Burnley defended stoutly and it was not until the 78th minute that Porro got the breakthrough.
His shot from 25m out was a worthy winner and one of several spectacular strikes among the three games.
Only five league places separate Wolves and Brentford so, on paper, their fixture was one of the most evenly matched.
Brentford gained the momentum after just nine minutes when Joao Gomes was sent off for a bad foul. They took the lead shortly before halftime when Neal Maupay controlled a loose ball in the penalty box and fired home.
Although Brentford dominated in terms of possession and shots on goal, Wolves never looked beaten and drew level 19 minutes into the second half through Tommy Doyle’s screamer.
Fulham dispatched struggling Rotherham more easily than the one goal suggested.
Rotherham are bottom of the second-tier Championship with just one win in their past 14 games. They came unstuck after 24 minutes when they lost possession while trying to play the ball out from the back and De Cordova-Reid lashed an unstoppable drive into the top corner from 20m out.
SERIE A
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Veteran defender Lorenzo de Silvestri on Friday came off the bench to hit a stoppage-time equalizer and give Bologna a 1-1 draw at home to Genoa in Serie A.
A free-kick after 20 minutes by Albert Gudmundsson, his eighth goal of the season, gave Genoa the lead, but De Silvestri rescued a point in injury time.
BRAZIL
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He combined his work with Fluminense, the club who he won the Copa Libertadores with last year.
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