SWANSEA'S new signing Giovanni Savarese is used to playing against slightly more exalted opposition than Colin Todd's men.

The Venezualan's last match before his goal-scoring debut on Saturday was against the mighty Brazil.

His country may have lost 6-0, but the striker has already adjusted well to life in the less illustrious environs of Division Two.

Savarese hit both goals in Swansea's 2-1 win against Stoke and has acquired cult hero status after just 90 minutes of football for the Swans.

Manager John Hollins unveiled another debutant in the same game.

Attacking midfielder David Romo once played in the same France Under-21s team as Nicolas Anelka, and the two new imports provide real quality to the team.

Hollins is likely to gamble with the duo again tonight and can afford to leave another World Cup star on the bench.

Jamaican international Walter Boyd is capable of magical moments on his day, but he is frustratingly inconsistent.

Savarese and Romo look set to solve the goal-scoring difficulties that have plagued the newly-promoted Welsh outfit.

Swansea won the Third Division last season but only scored 51 goals.

However, only Liverpool in the whole of the Football League could boast a better defensive record as they conceded just 30 goals from 46 matches.

This season, they are still a bit shy in the goals-for column, with just 10 from 10 games. Centre back Matthew Bound is their top scorer with three.

However, Savarese has a return of 10 goals from his 28 international appearances and he is the third-highest scorer in the short history of the US Major League, where he played for San Jose Earthquakes.

He is a strong player with an eye for goal, as Stoke found out when he powered in a header for his first and then pounced on a rebound to make it 2-0.

Swansea currently lie three points ahead of Swindon and like Town, they have had some good wins and some bad defeats.

Before the Stoke game, which was their best performance to date, they lost 2-0 at home to Bury, lost 5-1 at Reading and hammered Luton 4-0.

Players to look out for include Wales number two goalkeeper Roger Freestone, who has also played against Brazil, and Steve Watkin, who scored for Wrexham to knock then-champions Arsenal out of the FA Cup in 1992.