Juventus, West Ham, and Montpellier make UEFA cup

August 24, 1999
Soccerage

Juventus of Turin tied 2-2 in Rennes yesterday, gaining birth in this years UEFA cup. The French side gave all they had in the first twenty five minutes hitting a post, and finally scoring with Diouf. However their slim hopes of victory were cancelled when Conte tied the game just moments later. On the 73rd minute mark Juve made it two after Del Piero served a precious assist to new comer Zambrotta who curled one in the net. In extra time Rennes was able to tie the game with Nonda, but by then Juve was already thinking UEFA. In the other two finals, West Ham made it to the "small dance" as they scored three in Metz overturning the 1-0 defeat in London, while Montpellier was able to uphold the French honor, by beating Hamburg on penalty kicks, and avoiding France the embarrasment of having all three of their teams lose in the Intertoto Cup finals.
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