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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Matteo Aicardi is tough to guard in normal situations in water polo. When Italy plays with the man advantage, he becomes even more dangerous.Same for Filip Filipovic and Serbia, Ioannis Fountoulis and Greece, and the list goes on and on.The importance of man-up situations, long one of the most critical areas in the Olympics first team sport, is on full display right now in Rio de Janeiro. Through two days of the mens tournament, there have been three ties and five one-goal games -- making every chance to attack with an extra player a very precious commodity.Extra man, in this kind of sport, the last few years, this is the most important moment in the match, Aicardi said after he scored four times in Italys 11-8 victory over France on Monday.Water polo has three types of fouls: ordinary, exclusion and penalty. The majority of whistles during a typical match are for ordinary infractions, which result in a simple free throw. But intentionally kicking or striking an opponent, disrespecting a referee or using foul language are among a group of actions that can prompt an exclusion, a player being sent off for a maximum of 20 seconds. The player also can return after a goal or change of possession.Its important, the 6-on-5, but its important for defense, because when you lose control on defense it leads to easy goals and easy goals in these close games, you pay at the end, Italy coach Alessandro Campagna said.Exclusions often lead to momentum swings, either through scoring on offense or coming up with a big stop on the defensive side. Exclusions also can help wear down opponents, since it requires field players and goaltenders to work extra hard to protect the cage while their teammate waits anxiously in the re-entry area in the corner near his countrys bench.I think extra-man attack and defense makes or breaks games, Australia driver Richie Campbell said. If you got solid defense in extra man and youre shutting them out, then it puts a lot of mental pressure on them as well as the physical pressure.Italy and France were tied at 1 before Christian Presciutti and Alessandro Velotto scored consecutive extra-man goals, making it 3-1 with 2:20 left in the first. After Thibaut Simons penalty shot trimmed Italys lead to 8-6 in the third, Aicardi helped the silver medalists from London regain control with a goal from in close right after Igor Kovacevics exclusion had ended.Aicardi played with a white mask after he suffered a broken nose during Saturdays 9-8 win over Spain.It worked, he said. I faced one punch maybe and one shot in my face, but everything is OK.Greece and Serbia combined for nine extra-man goals in a 9-9 tie in the first match of the second day. Australia came up empty on a couple of extra-man trips in the fourth period of its 9-9 tie against Hungary. Blai Guell Mallarachs man-up goal with 4:11 left proved to be the difference in Spains 10-9 victory over the winless United States.Weve got to start making stops, said Bret Bonanni, who had four goals for the U.S. We cant let the other team score 10 goals.Playing in front of an adoring crowd, surprising Brazil got five goals from Josip Vrlic and moved to 2-0 with a runaway 16-8 victory over Japan. It leads Group B with four points, followed by Greece with three.Next up for the host country is Serbia on Wednesday night.Croatia, which won gold in London and edged Montenegro 8-7 on Monday night, is tied with Italy for the top spot in Group B. Spain and Montenegro are tied for third with two points apiece.After five games in the preliminary round, the top four teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenapFake Shoes From China . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Fake Shoes . 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The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes.Lewis Hamilton has cut Nico Rosbergs championship lead to 19 points with his second crucial win in eight days at the Mexican Grand Prix.On a day Rosberg could have become champion had his team-mate retired, Hamilton ensured the title battle goes on to the penultimate race in Brazil with his 51st career win - drawing him level with Alain Prost for second place in F1s record books.Hamiltons only scare came at the races first corner when he ran wide over the grass after outbraking himself. I led from grass to finish, Hamilton joked afterwards after winning by eight seconds. Rosberg was second after overcoming two separate tussles with Red Bulls Max Verstappen to keep the title race in his hands.The German will clinch his maiden world crown if he wins the Brazilian GP on November 13.Daniel Ricciardo finished fifth but was promoted to third several hours after the race had concluded after penalties for first Max Verstappen, the original podium finisher, and then Sebastian Vettel.Verstappen had taken third on the road but stewards imposed a five-second time penalty while he was waiting to take to the podium after an extraordinary sequence of events in the races closing laps involving the Dutchman, Vettel and Ricciardo. Paul di Resta looks at why Max Verstappen picked up a 5-second penalty, which meant that Ferraris Sebastian Vettel was promoted to third place After a mid-race lunge on Rosberg resulted in him running off the track, Verstappens challenge for second faded and he instead came under attack from Ferraris Vettel, whose weekend came alive following a long first stint on soft tyres.Verstappen hits back at frustrated guy VettelWith three laps to go, Vettel tried to overtake the Red Bull into Turn One but Verstappen ran wide and across the grass, holding position ahead of the Ferrari. With the Dutchman deciding not to cede position, despite his race engineer suggesting he do so, an increasingly irate Vettel started ranting on the radio that the Red Bull driver should give him the place.He has to let me go! yelled Vettel. He has to let me go! Move, move for f*** sake!The four-time champion was also heard uttering an expletive in relation to FIA race director Charlie Whiting.Verstappen crossed the line in third and headed for the podium holding room alongside Hamilton and Rosberg, but the stewards acted swiftly and handed him a five-second penalty. That dropped him to fifth behind team-mate Ricciardo. Ferraris Sebastian Vettel became increasingly frustrated and let rip a barrage of expletive laden radio messages throughout the Mexican GP However, in one final twist late on Sunday night, that eventually became fourth when the stewards added 10 seconds to Vettels race time for a tangle with Ricciardo. The former team-mates made contact at Turn Four while the Ferrari remained bottled up behind Verstappen. Ricciardo dived to the inside, with Vettel moving to cover.Vettel dropped behind both Red Bulls to fifth, with Ricciardo third and Verstappen fourth.The Red Bull duo hit out at Vettels driving and conduct after the race. The German had pulled alongside Verstappens car on the slow-down lap to wave his finger in the Dutchmans direction, while he also said over the radio he wanted to hit somebody.Hee did what everyone has been complaining about - moving under braking, Ricciardo told Sky F1.dddddddddddd Hes smiling now but for me he doesnt deserve to be on the podium. He kept on closing the door under braking and in the end I had nowhere to go.Verstappen added: Its ridiculous what he did. Daniel was alongside him and he just turned into him. Then he is shouting and l dont know how many times he is using very bad language. I think he needs to go back to school. After a dramatic end to the race, Red Bulls Daniel Ricciardo feels that Sebastian Vettel shouldve been penalised In the championship battle, two more second places to Hamilton in Brazil and Abu Dhabi remain good enough for Rosberg to become world champion for the first time.But Rosberg now knows a race victory in Sao Paulo in a fortnights time will settle the title fight in his favour and avoid a nail-biting final-race showdown.Ricciardo: Hamilton should have had penalty tooLewis has been too fast this weekend, said Rosberg. I just have to accept second place.Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen finished a distant sixth in the second Ferrari after losing ground on a two-stop strategy, with Force India coming out on top overall in a tight battle with Constructors Championship rivals Williams. Speaking after his Mexican GP win, Lewis Hamilton revealed that following his turn one lock up, he feared that he may not finish the race Nico Hulkenberg finished seventh despite a late spin while battling Raikkonen, with Force Indias total of seven points edging them one more clear of Williams in the standings.The rest of the field, including both McLaren drivers, were lapped, although Saubers Marcus Ericsson and, from the pit lane, Jolyon Palmer enjoyed strong races in the middle order. Mexican GP result1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:40:31.4022. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, +8.3543. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, +20.8584. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +21.323*5. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, +27.313**6. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, +49.3767. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, +58.8918. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, +65.6129. Felipe Massa, Williams, +76.20610. Sergio Perez, Force India, +76.79811. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, +1 lap12. Jenson Button, McLaren, +1 lap13. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, +1 lap14. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, +1 lap15. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, +1 lap16. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, +1 lap17. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, +1 lap18. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, +1 lap19. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, +1 lap20. Romain Grosjean, Haas, +1 lap21. Esteban Ocon, Manor, +2 lapsDNF Pascal Wehrlein, Manor*five-second time penalty / **10-second time penaltyDont miss The F1 Reports review of the Mexican GP at 8.30pm on Wednesday on Sky Sports F1. British GP2, and Renault development, driver Oliver Rowland join Natalie Pinkham and Marc Priestley.Also See:WATCH: Vettels radio meltdownSeb and Lewis should have penaltiesWATCH: Mercedes off the track!The Formula 1 Gossip Column ' ' '