Arsenal warmed up for the new season with victory over AS Roma and Panathinaikos in a triangular tournament on Thursday. The English champions beat Greek side Panathinaikos in the first of the 45-minute matches courtesy of a Sylvain Wiltord header.
The Gunners, whose match against Rapid Vienna was abandoned last week due to crowd violence, won the Maurice Lacroix trophy with victory over Roma, who had also beaten the Greeks.
After Thierry Henry put the London side in front, Gabriel Batistuta equalised for the Italians before 18-year-old Frenchman Jeremie Aliadiere sealed victory.
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
