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Coach Maradona hails Palermo

Updated on: 12 October,2009 07:29 AM IST  | 
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Diego Maradona hailed Martin Palermo as a "miracle maker" after the veteran striker's last-gasp goal against Peru last night gave Argentina renewed hope of qualifying directly for next year's World Cup finals.

Coach Maradona hails Palermo

Diego Maradona hailed Martin Palermo as a "miracle maker" after the veteran striker's last-gasp goal against Peru last night gave Argentina renewed hope of qualifying directly for next year's World Cup finals.

Argentina were on the brink after Hernan Rengifo's last-minute header cancelled out Gonzalo Higuain's strike.

But as terrible conditions persisted, Palermo restored to the side after 10 years grabbed an injury-time goal to put Argentina in the all-important fourth place in the South American qualifying zone with one game left to play.




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