Alex is ready to move on
Monday 24 November, 2008
Alessandro Del Piero is convinced that Juventus can recover from their Derby d'Italia defeat against Inter.
The Old Lady were beaten 1-0 at San Siro to bring a superb run to an end and leave the Turin side six points behind their old rivals.
Now the Bianconeri must pick themselves up for a trip to Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League.
“Any result could have happened on Saturday,” Juve skipper Del Piero explained.
“But they were three points that won't prove vital in the outcome of the championship.
“Our objectives haven't changed. We will continue as we were and will be able to repeat the good results that we were getting.”
A magnificent Del Piero free-kick earned the three points when the two sides met in Turin.
“Those kinds of things don't always come off, but luckily it allowed us to get a fundamental win in the home game,” Alex said.
“Obviously I will try and do it again tomorrow, but we are facing good and dangerous opponents.
“Zenit may have struggled in the last part of the season, but they will be tough.”
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No Russian rest, urges Ranieri
No Russian rest, urges Ranieri
Monday 24 November, 2008
Juventus Coach Claudio Ranieri won't let his men treat tomorrow's Champions League encounter with Zenit St Petersburg as a meaningless match.
The Old Lady have already booked their place in the last 16, but are determined to bounce back after losing the Derby d'Italia to Inter last weekend.
Zenit can still qualify for the next round if they beat Juve in St Petersburg and Real Madrid fail to see off BATE Borisov.
“We know all about the difficulties that await us,” Ranieri assured journalists.
“We have just lost to Inter and fair play to them, but now we need to be positive and to look forward by trying to get back to winning ways.
“I watched Zenit's last game against Spartak Moscow and I saw a very good team in form who will push us hard to try and reach the last 16.
“We will try and adapt to the low temperature and I will have to consider whether to select certain players, such as Mauro Camoranesi.
“I'm hoping that our bad luck with injuries is over and Cristiano Zanetti and Christian Poulsen are nearly back.
“But I don't think I will change the midfield duo for tomorrow's game.”
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Senin, 2008 November 24
Juve's Legrottaglie: Zenit Will Be Tough, Serie A Still Open
Juve's Legrottaglie: Zenit Will Be Tough, Serie A Still Open
Juventus defender Nicola Legrottaglie is looking forward to the game against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League tomorrow evening, but is well aware that it won't be easy...
Juventus are already through to the next phase of the Champions League, so their fixture against Zenit St Petersburg has given Bianconeri coach Claudio Ranieri the chance to rest a few players.
Defender Nicola Legrottaglie will be starting against the UEFA Cup holders. The defender is still annoyed with the weekend's defeat by rivals Inter Milan, but he believes the Old Lady will bounce back in Europe.
"We have a chance to boost our morale against Zenit tomorrow night," Legrottaglie told Sky Sport Italia.
"We have to try and win but we know it will not be easy for us.
"It will be freezing out there and my legs will feel it but once we warm up it should be OK.
"They have an advantage because Zenit are used to the temperatures."
Legro turned his attentions back on Serie A and he believes the blip against the Nerazzurri will not affect their chances for the Scudetto too much.
"The results from Sunday show that we have not lost much," added the stopper.
"Inter are six points ahead of us but the league is still open and balanced.
"This year will not be like the last as they will find it difficult to move away from us.
"We are up there and we will try and make up for the gap against the small teams."
Salvatore Landolina, Goal.com
A Danish referee for the match against Zenit
A Danish referee for the match against Zenit
The match officials for the encounter between Zenit and Juventus will be of Danish nationality. The match valid for Group H of the Champions League will be played on Tuesday at 18:30CET. The referee for the match will be the well-experienced Claus Bo Larsen who already refereed Juventus in the past.
The other time Bo Larsen controlled a Juventus match has quite a few things in common with the one against Zenit. The match was in fact that away to Dinamo Kievo in 2002,, valid for the last day of the group stage. Even back then Juventus had already qualified for the next stage but still managed to win by 2-1 (goals by Salas and Zalayeta),, subsequently eliminating the Ukrainian side and permitting Newcastle to qualify. The team coached by Lippi that year reached the final in Mancherster.
Even Zenit have good memories of Bo Larsen since the Danish referee controlled the Supercup match which the Russians won against European Champions, Man United.
The referee will be assisted by Anders Norrestand and Henrik Sonderby, who were also present at the Supercup final. The fourth official will be Thomas Vejlgaard.
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Zenit vs Juventus
Zenit vs Juventus
* Partai tandang ini akan dilaksanakan di stadion Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Rusia pada hari Selasa, 25 November 2008 Pukul 18.30 Central Europe Time
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Rabu, 26 November 2008
Del Piero, Amauri And Nedved Rested For Juventus Champions League Clash
The Tinkerman is at it again, after Juve's loss to Inter this weekend and with CL knockout status already guaranteed...
Juventus have already qualified for the Champions League knockout stages - and in style. The Bianconeri did the double over nine-time winners Real Madrid, capped by a quite unbelievable 2-0 result in the Spanish capital a fortnight ago.
They now travel to Russia to face Zenit St Petersburg, who they fortunately edged in their opening game, and the aim is to defend their first place in Group H.
However, a second string Juve side may be fielded for the early kick off, 18:30 (CET).
Tuttosport claims Alessandro Del Piero and Amauri will be rested with Vincenzo Iaquinta and Sebastian Giovinco being dragged in to form the attacking partnership up front.
Mauro Camoranesi, who was a substitute against Inter on Saturday, should get the nod tomorrow night.
Pavel Nedved will also be rested with Paolo De Ceglie starting on the left.
Gianluigi Buffon, David Trezeguet, Jonathan Zebina, Dario Knezevic, Christian Poulsen, Hasan Salihamidzic and Albin Ekdal will all stay behind.
Cristiano Zanetti is back and ready to return following injury but it's highly unlikely Ranieri will use him in a game in which there is nothing to play for.
It's a great chance for the second choice players to stake their claim.
Juve were very poor against Inter on the weekend and certain players could find it hard to get back into the team if those starting on Tuesday night take their chance.
Salvatore Landolina, Goal.com
Inter Were Better, Admits Ranieri
Inter Were Better, Admits Ranieri
Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri admits Inter had the better chances in tonight's Derby d'Italia, which was won 1-0 by to the Nerazzurri.
Following tonight's 1-0 defeat to Inter, Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri admitted his side did not deserve to win as they did not express their full potential.
"This was not Juventus," he moaned. "Of course Inter deserve a lot of credit for pressing us all over the pitch, but we made mistakes and gave the ball away too easily.
"Inter could have done better on a number of counterattacks, but we conceded the only goal on the weakest chance of all. I think [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic wanted to shoot, not pass the ball to [match-winner Sulley] Muntari.
"I must admit that Inter played better and deserved the victory. We were hoping to get back on top of the table, but it wasn't to be.
"We played below our possibilities tonight and if we had taken home a point, which would certainly have been possible, Inter would've had more to complain about."
Just a couple of minutes in, Portuguese midfielder Tiago was forced to limp off with an injury, and was replaced by Claudio Marchisio.
"Tiago suffered this sprain, we'll keep an eye on the situation. Recently he had been doing very well, setting the tempo in midfield like Cristiano Zanetti did last year," Ranieri commented on that.
"It's hard to say what we could have done with more players available, because we have a very clear and well defined system of play, but we could not execute things well today."
On the difference between Serie A and the Champions League, in which Juve are already qualified to the last 16 stage, he said: "The Champions League is always a bit of a lotter, while Serie A requires consistency.
"We wanted to beat Inter tonight to stay near the top, but we didn't do it. Our season continues. The objective is to improve on last year's third place finish."
Tonight's defeat saw Juve drop six points behind Inter, who guaranteed their permanence on top of the table with these three points.
Danilo Pochini
Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri admits Inter had the better chances in tonight's Derby d'Italia, which was won 1-0 by to the Nerazzurri.
Following tonight's 1-0 defeat to Inter, Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri admitted his side did not deserve to win as they did not express their full potential.
"This was not Juventus," he moaned. "Of course Inter deserve a lot of credit for pressing us all over the pitch, but we made mistakes and gave the ball away too easily.
"Inter could have done better on a number of counterattacks, but we conceded the only goal on the weakest chance of all. I think [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic wanted to shoot, not pass the ball to [match-winner Sulley] Muntari.
"I must admit that Inter played better and deserved the victory. We were hoping to get back on top of the table, but it wasn't to be.
"We played below our possibilities tonight and if we had taken home a point, which would certainly have been possible, Inter would've had more to complain about."
Just a couple of minutes in, Portuguese midfielder Tiago was forced to limp off with an injury, and was replaced by Claudio Marchisio.
"Tiago suffered this sprain, we'll keep an eye on the situation. Recently he had been doing very well, setting the tempo in midfield like Cristiano Zanetti did last year," Ranieri commented on that.
"It's hard to say what we could have done with more players available, because we have a very clear and well defined system of play, but we could not execute things well today."
On the difference between Serie A and the Champions League, in which Juve are already qualified to the last 16 stage, he said: "The Champions League is always a bit of a lotter, while Serie A requires consistency.
"We wanted to beat Inter tonight to stay near the top, but we didn't do it. Our season continues. The objective is to improve on last year's third place finish."
Tonight's defeat saw Juve drop six points behind Inter, who guaranteed their permanence on top of the table with these three points.
Danilo Pochini
Cobolli Gigli Tells Juventus Not To Lose Heart
Cobolli Gigli Tells Juventus Not To Lose HeartJuventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has commented on this weekend's loss to Inter, congratulating his players on seven wins in a row.
Juventus lost by a goal to nil at the San Siro against current champions Internazionale in the derby D’Italia on Saturday night.
After a fiery first half at the San Siro it took a 72nd-minute goal from Sulley Muntari to decide the game in the home side's favour.
Jose Mourinho prevailed in the battle of two former Chelsea coaches against Claudio Ranieri and saw his side cement their place on top of the Serie A table.
The Bianconeri were unable to make their mark on the match as their seven-game winning run was ended in Milan. Inter are now six points clear of Juve.
The president said, "Before the game I said that we would win 2-1, I promise that from now on I will not dream about the games, or at least I will keep it to myself."
Cobolli Gigli added, "In the first half Inter played better than us, but in the second half we were doing better and then we conceded the goal in the strangest action. Anyway let us not lose heart.
"Our team has registered seven wins in a row and they deserve to be applauded."
Juventus take on Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg tomorrow night in the Champions League, and will need to pick themselves up after their weekend Serie A loss.
Peter Pedroncelli
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