WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FINALS : Spotlight : IT’S BAGGIO’S TURN

Under a picture of a smiling Baggio with a halo of soccer balls and the headline: “St. Baggio from N.Y.”:

“Think of the exact opposite of the two preceding games. . . . That is how Italy beat Bulgaria and qualified for the finals in Los Angeles. Then it was the team who dragged Roberto Baggio forward; today it was Roberto Baggio who resolved the match and dragged the team to the finals before succumbing to a wrenched muscle in the left thigh.”