Priest cum footballer says soccer's a mission

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 14 - An Italian priest cum footballer says that soccer is a mission for him too.
    "Mass is the heart of Sunday for me but I play in the afternoon when I get the time," said Don Francesco Ametta, 29, deputy parish priest at San Martino in Rio near Reggio Emilia and a striker for the local Sammartinese team, competing in Promozione, the sixth tier of Italian football and the third amateur level.
    Ametta scored his first goal "a record for a priest" in an Italian Cup tie against Bagnolese last Wednesday but Sammartinese still went down to a 3-2 defeat.
    "Sadly is wasn't enough but it was a big thrill, almost as good as religion," he said.
    "Soccer is another mission for me". (ANSA).