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He's cup tied now, and unlikely to be picked up by the capital club.

Julio Cruz’s proposed move to Roma now looks unlikely after he played for Inter in Europe last night.

The Argentine was being tipped to join the capital club as their search for a target man continues.

However, the fact that he has now played in the Champions’ League means he would be cup-tied if he moved to Rome.

The former Bologna ace came on as a 67th minute substitute in the 4-1 win over Basel on Tuesday evening.

The Giallorossi will now be expected to turn their attentions to Valencia’s Bernardo Corradi or Brazilian ace Luis Fabiano.

However, there is a chance that they could make a fresh bid to land Parma ace Alberto Gilardino.