Rome - AC Milan are set to be among the big clubs keen on signing Samuel Eto'o, the Cameroon star striker who appears set on leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.

La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote Wednesday that the footballer's agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, last week met Milan officials to resume contacts that had taken place already a year ago.

Eto'o has bickered frequently with coach Pep Guardiola, leaving little room for him to renew a contract that expires in 2010 and likely setting the stage for a departure in the summer.

Rome  - David Beckham appears to have promptly recovered from a muscular injury suffered at the weekend and AC Milan included him in the lineup for a first-leg UEFA Cup game set for Wednesday at Werder Bremen.

The 33-year-old English midfielder left the pitch limping during the city derby that the Devils lost 2-1 to Inter Milan late Sunday.

Beckham in late December joined Milan from Los Angeles Galaxy on a loan deal that will end on March 8. Coach Carlo Ancelotti has made him a mainstay in Milan's midfield, which convinced England coach Fabio Capello to call him up for an international friendly last week.

Rome  - Serie A top striker Marco Di Vaio levelled the score for Bologna late Saturday as the struggling guests held Napoli to a 1-1 draw.

The 32-year-old forward scored his 16th goal this season after Christian Maggio was on target for Napoli's short-lived lead in the first half.

The Naples side were the first to threaten with a close-range overhead volley from Ezequiel Lavezzi that goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli managed to block.

Rome - Struggling Serie A side Torino took home one point from Lazio Saturday, holding the Rome side to a 1-1 draw after taking a first-half lead.

Ignazio Abate, an international defender with Italy's youth team, livened up a dull first half at 36 minutes, drilling a smashing drive into the lower-left corner after seizing a short clearance from Ousmane Dabo.

The Rome hosts saw a first chance go begging at 44 minutes as defender Sebastiano Siviglia had his close-range shot blocked by goalkeeper Matteo Sereni with the tip of his boot.

Rome - Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven (G7) most-industrialized nations ended talks Saturday with a pledge to re-establish confidence in the stricken global financial system and to stimulate a world-wide economic recovery.

A concluding statement after the gathering in Rome also renewed a committment to avoid protectionist measures.

"An open system of global trade and investment is indispensable for global prosperity," the statement said.

Rome - Economy ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven (G7) most-industrialized nations resumed talks Saturday morning and moved towards a committment to re-establish confidence in the stricken global financial system.

The gathering in Rome began on Friday evening and was scheduled to end Saturday afternoon with a joint statement and closing news conferences.