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PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Ballardini: 'Palermo lost confidence' http://www.football-italia.net/76458/ballardini-palermo-lost-confidence? Nov 29, 2015 Davide Ballardini saw Palermo “lose confidence and that must never happen” in their 3-0 defeat to Juventus. Mario Mandzukic broke the deadlock after 54 minutes, but Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza goals only came in the final stages. “I don’t think the result reflects the game, as for 60 minutes Palermo put in a strong performance,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium. “After their goal we tried to create something, but it was difficult because Juve are deadly on the counter-attack. We didn’t have the solidity necessary against teams like this. “We lost confidence and that must never happen. We used up a lot of physical and psychological energy in the first hour and had nothing left to react after the goal. We know that the fixtures where we can get points are coming up.” Palermo did not manage a single shot on target, despite fielding Gaston Brugman, Franco Vazquez and Alberto Gilardino. “We do not play three strikers, as Brugman is a defender and Vazquez a support forward. Everyone has to work for the team and in the first half we did keep it tight.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Allegri: 'Mandzukic stats clear' http://www.football-italia.net/76457/allegri-mandzukic-stats-clear? Nov 29, 2015 Max Allegri said Mario Mandzukic’s “numbers speak for him” after Juventus secured a 3-0 win in Palermo. They notched up a fourth consecutive Serie A victory and showed no signs of slowing after a midweek Champions League win over Manchester City. “It was a good performance in terms of intensity, especially coming so soon after a difficult challenge with Manchester City,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium and Sky Sport Italia. “November has been very good for us and we recovered some essential points in the Serie A table.” The Bianconeri are now in fifth position, just four points adrift of Roma, although Sassuolo can leapfrog them with a win over Fiorentina tomorrow. For the second game in a row, Mandzukic was chosen to start instead of Alvaro Morata and opened the scoring. “Morata is a first choice player, he just needs to improve his condition at the moment and be left free of pressure. “Mandzukic won the Champions League, he played for Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid. He might not be the classiest player with the best technique, but he has characteristics that are useful for this team. “He gave his contribution, the numbers speak for him. Obviously he prefers these crosses to the back post, but he works for the team and holds the ball up. “Dybala is playing better as a support striker connecting the midfield and centre-forward, as he has great technique, while Mandzukic like Morata tends to attack space in the box. Depending on the moment and the characteristics of the game, I choose between these various elements. “This squad is capable of learning several different systems and approaches, but we still have lot that can be improved.” Napoli-Inter is tomorrow night, so a draw would take Juve closer to the top of the table. “I am looking at the fact we have Lazio coming up and they will be furious at recent results, so extra determined and ready to throw everything at us. “At this moment we can see the team has improved physically, we are sharper and can change tempo at the right times. The only problem today was that we gave the ball away too cheaply. “When I said that I didn’t like the air around Juventus this summer, it was because some people felt as if four years of Serie A domination meant we could just walk on to the pitch and win. “We struggled with that for a month and a half, then everyone realised we have to fight hard and work to win every single point.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Zaza: 'Juve top three in Jan' http://www.football-italia.net/76456/zaza-juve-top-three-jan? Nov 29, 2015 Simone Zaza said the Juventus target is “to be in the top three in January” after a fourth consecutive victory in Palermo. The Bianconeri moved into fifth place with tonight’s 3-0 win at the Stadio Barbera and are just three points off Roma. “Our objective is to climb up the standings,” Zaza told Mediaset Premium. “We set the target to be in the top three in January and at the midway stage of the season. We want to continue winning.” The ex-Sassuolo striker scored with the last kick of the game after Mario Mandzukic and Stefano Sturaro goals, but did not particularly celebrate. “I’d prefer to play more and score more goals, obviously, but I’ve never complained and I won’t start now. I am enjoying the moment and looking forward to the next. “The veterans in the squad made themselves heard during difficult moments, we youngsters listened and you can see the results.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Victory fires Juventus up to fifth http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/juventus/result/result-victory-fires-juventus-up-to-fifth_259953.html Nov 29, 2015 Juventus secured a fourth successive Serie A win by beating Palermo 3-0 to move up to fifth in the table this evening. Mario Mandzukic made the breakthrough with a header five minutes into the second half, before Stefano Sturaro and substitute Simone Zaza scored late on to clinch the win. Much of the first half was dominated by the visitors as they controlled the tempo without stretching the Palermo defence on too many occasions, but they were close to an early opener when a Juan Cuadrado cross just evaded Mandzukic at the back post. It was a sign of what was to come in a frustrating opening 45 minutes for Massimiliano Allegri's side, who were rarely threated by Palermo on the break. Leonardo Bonucci should have handed the lead to his side when poor marking allowed him to meet a corner with a free header, but he could only send the ball wide of the post. Juventus returned from the interval with a quicker tempo to their attacking play, and their front two unlocked the Palermo defence as Paulo Dybala, who was returning to Palermo for the first time since his summer exit, drifted out wide to deliver an inviting cross which Mandzukic headed home at the back post. Palermo enjoyed a spell on top after falling behind, but they struggled to cause problems for the Juventus defence, with Alberto Gilardino often being left isolated. The win was secured in the final minute of normal time as Juventus took advantage of a tiring Palermo side to double the lead through Sturaro, who collected Paul Pogba's pass before firing past Stefano Sorrentino. Two substitutes combined to pile more misery on Palermo in stoppage time as Zaza linked up with Morata on the edge of the box before surprising Sorrentino to find the bottom corner with a low strike as Juventus moved six points behind leaders Inter Milan. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Palermo 0-3 Juventus: Ballardini Claims Defeat In First Home Game As Rosanero Coach http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/11/palermo-0-3-juventus-ballardini-claims-defeat-in-first-home-game-as-rosanero-coach/? Nov 29, 2015 Palermo were beaten by Juventus 3-0 on Sunday night in Serie A, handing new coach Davide Ballardini a defeat in his first game in charge of the Rosanero at the Stadio Renzo Barbera. Mario Mandzukic broke the deadlock in the 54th minute, before Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza scored very late on to seal the victory. Alberto Gilardino nearly opened the scoring just before the half hour mark but his effort from a tight angle couldn’t quite curve round into the back of the net and it went out of play. The Bianconeri then had their chance and it should have been 1-0 from a corner, when the ball found Leonardo Bonucci in an abundance of space in front of goal but his header flew wide. A bit of scrappy play in the penalty area nearly broke the deadlock with the hosts lucky not to be a goal down going into the break after a block on a Sturaro shot guided the ball out of the box. Ten minutes into the second half and the Sicilians found themselves behind, when a perfect cross from their former employee Paulo Dybala drifted towards Mario Mandzukic who directed it towards goal. The visitors kept pressurising Stefano Sorrentino in the Palermo goal, perhaps a bit too much as far as coach Davide Ballardini was concerned, with Juan Cuadrado the next to try his luck but Sorrentino punched it away from his near post. Deep into the final few minutes of the match, Sturaro sealed all three points for the away team when he picked up on a good pass from Paul Pogba and the Italian placed the ball into the bottom corner. It was made three with practically the last kick of the game when some good play from Simone Zaza gave him the opportunity to score Juventus’ third. The Rosanero now sit in 16th place in the table, while Juventus are up to fifth. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Palermo 0-3 Juventus: TEAM RATINGS http://www.goal.com/en/match/palermo-vs-juventus/2120512/ratings?ICID=MP_MS_6 Nov 29, 2015 Palermo 70 S. Sorrentino - Could have come out quicker for Mandzukic's opener, and was beaten at his near post for the final goal. 23 Aljaž Struna - A few reckless challenges in what was a nervy display. 6 E. Goldaniga - Was caught out during the closing stages as Juventus scored twice. 12 G. González - Couldn't be faulted for effort and thwarted Mandzukic on several occasions. 7 A. Lazaar - Juve found a little too much space to cross down his side of the pitch. 10 O. Hiljemark - He regularly conceded possession and was unreliable on the ball. 28 M. Jajalo - Stopped his share of attacks in the first half, but could not protect the defence in the closing stages. 18 I. Chochev - Offered little in midfield as the game passed him by 16 G. Brugman - Not a single notable creative moment in what was a substandard display. 20 F. Vázquez - A few speculative shots aside, he was anonymous. 11 A. Gilardino - Really lacked any meaningful service, and he was unable to create his own shot. Substitutes 21 R. Quaison - Never got to grips with the pace of the game. 8 A. Trajkovski - A substandard and unremarkable cameo. 3 A. Rispoli - He failed to make an impression on this one. Juventus 1 G. Buffon - Barely had a save to make in a comfortable game. 15 A. Barzagli - Like Chiellini and Bonucci, he repelled what little Palermo could throw his way. 19 L. Bonucci - The defender was responsible for spurning a free header but around his own box, he was in command. 3 Giorgio Chiellini - Missed a header from a set-piece in the Palermo box, but he was quite assured at the back. 16 J. Cuadrado - Saw a lot of the ball throughout the match, but his end product was disproportionate to his possession. 27 S. Sturaro - Clinched the game for his side late on as he raced onto Pogba's pass and slotted in a neat finish. 8 C. Marchisio - A complete game from him as he broke up attacks when needed and pushed the tempo at the right moment. 10 P. Pogba - The Frenchman's lengthy strides were too much for the opposition to handle, and he raced into space to set up the second goal with a great pass. 33 P. Evra - Overlapped regularly to provide a consistent threat from crosses. 17 Mario Mandžukić - After a frustrating first-half, he crashed in a header at the back post to make the breakthrough. 21 P. Dybala - No goals but a peach of a cross for him to set up the opening goal against his former club. Substitutes 9 Álvaro Morata - Set up Zaza's late strike. 26 S. Lichtsteiner - Slotted in seamlessly out on the right. 7 S. Zaza - Buried a strong low finish with the last kick of the game. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Juve unstoppable in Palermo Mario Mandzukic, Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza scored as Juventus conquered Palermo 3-0 to fly into fifth place. http://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/match/69956 Nov 29, 2015 Mario Mandzukic nodded in a Paulo Dybala cross as Juventus conquered Palermo 3-0 to fly into fifth place. The Bianconeri secured a fourth consecutive Serie A victory and, buoyed by the midweek Champions League win over Manchester City, are only three points adrift of Roma. Mandzukic again pushed Alvaro Morata to the bench and Dybala made his first visit back to the Stadio Barbera. Sami Khedira, Hernanes, Roberto Pereyra, Mario Lemina and Martin Caceres missed out. Juve were unbeaten at the Barbera since a 2-1 result in February 2011, but the last stalemate in this fixture was all the way back in 1969. More importantly, Palermo have now lost the last seven meetings with Juventus, home and away, failing to score a single goal. Mandzukic just failed to get on the end of a Stefano Sturaro cross at the back post and Giorgio Chiellini headed wide from a corner. Paul Pogba was booked and will be suspended against Lazio next week. Alberto Gilardino had the first genuine Rosanero chance after 28 minutes, flashing his finish across the face of goal from a tight angle. Leonardo Bonucci was allowed a completely free header from six yards on a corner, but incredibly steered it wide of the target. Dybala also nodded wide from an impressive Sturaro cross and Juan Cuadrado hit the side-netting, then Gaston Brugman blocked Sturaro’s effort from point-blank range on a corner. Juventus did break through after the restart when Dybala whipped in a cross to the back post for Mandzukic to muscle Aljaz Struna out of the way and nod in. Cuadrado tested Sorrentino at the near post and Aleksandar Trajkovski’s overhead kick was off target. Franco Vazquez and Struna were both booked and will be suspended against Atalanta. Sturaro was getting into forward positions all night and it paid off with a goal, as he ran on to Pogba’s smart through ball down the central channel to stroke the finish past Sorrentino. Simone Zaza made it 3-0 with the last kick of the game, completing a give-and-go with Morata to deposit into the near bottom corner. Palermo: Sorrentino; Struna (Rispoli 74), Goldaniga, Gonzalez, Lazaar; Hiljemark (Quaison 60), Jajalo, Chochev; Brugman; Vazquez, Gilardino (Trajkovski 66) Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado (Lichtsteiner 68), Sturaro, Marchisio, Pogba, Evra; Mandzukic (Morata 66), Dybala (Zaza 83) Ref: Valeri http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

PALERMO - JUVENTUS 0 - 3 Mario Mandžukić (54') Stefano Sturaro (89') Simone Zaza (90'+) MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri Palermo 0-3 Juventus: Mandzukic and Zaza on target as Bianconeri revival continues Massimiliano Allegri's men are now just six points adrift of leaders Inter after recording their fourth consecutive Serie A win. http://www.goal.com/en/match/palermo-vs-juventus/2120512/report Nov 29, 2015 Juventus continued their recent revival with a 3-0 win away at Palermo on Sunday night to move up to fifth place in Serie A. Mario Mandzukic, Stefano Sturaro and substitute Simone Zaza scored after the interval to record their fourth straight league win and move within six points of leaders Inter, who visit Napoli on Monday. Allegri has faced criticism for selecting Mandzukic over Alvaro Morata in recent weeks, but the former Atletico Madrid man scored the winner against Manchester City on Wednesday and kept his place again. The striker set Juve on their way nine minutes after the restart following impressive work from former Rosanero favourite Paulo Dybala - who was making his first return to Palermo since his close-season move to Turin. Davide Ballardini's reign at Palermo began with a draw at Lazio last week but he saw Juve pull away late on as Sturaro and Zaza ensured a somewhat flattering scoreline for Allegri's team, who are now six games unbeaten in all competitions. Palermo began on the front foot and saw Gaston Brugman and Oscar Hiljemark fire over the crossbar from range early on while Juve struggled for impetus. Mandzukic almost put the visitors ahead against the run of play when he came close to converting Sturaro's deep cross 11 minutes in. Allegri brought Juan Cuadrado and Patrice Evra into his XI from midweek and saw his side build momentum. Giorgio Chiellini headed wide before Paul Pogba picked up a yellow card for a late challenge on Hiljemark - ruling the Frenchman out of Friday's clash with Lazio. Alberto Gilardino flashed a shot across goal prior to the half-hour mark for the hosts before Leonardo Bonucci headed wide at the other end as the game opened up before half-time. However, neither side managed a first-half shot on target and that lack of quality continued in the second period as Pogba sliced a shot wide from distance. But Juve eventually went ahead in the 54th minute as Dybala produced a rare moment of quality to curl a pinpoint left-footed cross for Mandzukic to head home. The Croatian now has three goals in his last four Juve games, but Allegri still opted to replace him with Morata seven minutes after the hour. Cuadrado was brought off soon after as Allegri sought to close out the victory following decent efforts from Aleksandar Trajkovski and Achraf Lazaar. But when Pogba played in Sturaro with 89 minutes on the clock, the midfielder calmly rolled home his first goal since May before Zaza got in on the act with a well-taken third shortly after replacing Dybala. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

SIMONE ZAZA 0-3

STEFANO STURARO 0-2

Allora perché non lo fa giocare?

Il Barbera fischia u picciriddu

Pogba non trova la porta

Cuadrado deludente stasera.

Esce "Aldo" Mandzukic.

Barzagli ammonito ingiustamente

Vazqez trequartista.

Cuadrado atterrato, Valeri non vede.

MARIO MANDZUKIC 0-1

Sturaro sballa il lancio.

Tiraccio sballato di Pogba

Dybala arriva un attimo in ritardo.

Sí, ma il City se l'é giocata in CL, il Palermo fa il catenaccio ed é piú difficile passare.

PALERMO - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 14 Sunday, November 29th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Renzo Barbera Stadium, Palermo Referee: Paolo Valeri HT 0-0: Juve wasteful in Sicily http://www.football-italia.net/76452/ht-juve-wasteful-sicily Nov 29, 2015 Leonardo Bonucci wasted a golden opportunity, as Juventus are pegged back by Palermo at half-time. The Bianconeri were looking for a fourth consecutive Serie A victory and buoyed by the midweek Champions League win over Manchester City. Mario Mandzukic again pushed Alvaro Morata to the bench and Paulo Dybala made his first visit back to the Stadio Barbera. Sami Khedira, Hernanes, Roberto Pereyra, Mario Lemina and Martin Caceres missed out. Juve were unbeaten at the Barbera since a 2-1 result in February 2011, but the last stalemate in this fixture was all the way back in 1969. More importantly, Palermo had lost the last six meetings with Juventus, home and away, failing to score a single goal. Mandzukic just failed to get on the end of a Stefano Sturaro cross at the back post and Giorgio Chiellini headed wide from a corner. Paul Pogba was booked and will be suspended against Lazio next week. Alberto Gilardino had the first genuine Rosanero chance after 28 minutes, flashing his finish across the face of goal from a tight angle. Leonardo Bonucci was allowed a completely free header from six yards on a corner, but incredibly steered it wide of the target. Dybala also nodded wide from an impressive Sturaro cross and Juan Cuadrado hit the side-netting, then Gaston Brugman blocked Sturaro’s effort from point-blank range on a corner. Palermo 0-0 Juventus (Half-Time) Palermo: Sorrentino; Struna, Goldaniga, Gonzalez, Lazaar; Hiljemark, Jajalo, Chochev; Brugman; Vazquez, Gilardino Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado, Sturaro, Marchisio, Pogba, Evra; Mandzukic, Dybala Ref: Valeri http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127