Socrates

Troppi errori della Juve. Salah di nuovo in goal.

Forti i viola ora.

Grande parata di Storari!

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri HT 1-1: Llorente wipes out Salah Mar 5, 2014 Mohamed Salah’s extraordinary solo effort was cancelled out by Fernando Llorente, as Juventus and Fiorentina are 1-1 at the break. The second leg of this Coppa Italia semi-final will be played in Florence on April 7. Juve were without Andrea Pirlo, Romulo and Kwadwo Asamoah, but Paul Pogba returned from a thigh injury. Khouma Babacar, Stefan Savic, Nenad Tomovic, David Pizarro, Giuseppe Rossi, Ciprian Tatarusanu and Federico Bernardeschi didn’t make the trip. Arturo Vidal had two efforts off target in the opening two minutes, while Jasmin Kurtic volleyed wide. Fiorentina took the lead with a sensational solo effort from Mohamed Salah. A Juve corner was cleared and he sparked the counter-attack from inside his own half, sprinting past everyone to fire into the top corner. Juve equalised when Simone Pepe whipped in a cross from the right for Fernando Llorente’s free header, which bounced in off the inside of the upright. Marco Storari palmed a Mati Fernandez strike out from under the bar and on the resulting corner a Mario Gomez error turned into an assist for Jose Maria Basanta’s diving header that hit the post. Kingsley Coman suffered an early knock at the hands of Jasmin Kurtic and eventually limped off for Carlos Tevez. Milan Badelj was booked and will be suspended for the second leg. Juventus 1-1 Fiorentina (Half-Time) Scorers: Salah 11 (F), Llorente 23 (J) Juventus: Storari; Caceres, Bonucci, Ogbonna, Padoin; Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba; Pepe, Llorente, Coman (Tevez 36) Fiorentina: Neto; Richards, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Basanta, Alonso; Kurtic, Badelj, Mati Fernandez; Joaquin, Mario Gomez, Salah Ref: Valeri

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Montella 'no reason to quit Viola' Mar 5, 2014 Fiorentina director Vincenzo Guerini praised Mohamed Salah and said Vincenzo Montella “has no reason to leave.” The Viola face Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg tonight. Guerini was asked about the rumours linking Coach Montella to a future at Milan or Napoli. “He has another two years on his contract and has no reason to leave,” Guerini told Rai Sport. “As far as I can see, he should complete his work here and there’s more to be done.” Juan Guillermo Cuadrado was sold to Chelsea in January, but Salah has more than made up for the Colombian’s exit. “Cuadrado had so many offers and so much attention. Fiorentina have to take certain economic proposals into account. “Plus we got Salah, who is a very humble young man doing extremely well. We frankly didn’t expect him to do this well straight away.”

Pogba superbo.

Tevez ala sinistra.

Tevez cerca l'angolo ma non lo trova.

Entra Tevez. Ammonito Pogba.

Errore di Coman

Carlos si scalda.

Storari para su Mati

Coman protagonista del goal del pareggio. Tevez si risiede in panchina.

FERNANDO LLORENTE 1-1

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Juve 'build team around Pogba' Mar 5, 2014 Juventus director Beppe Marotta assured they “want to build a team with and around Paul Pogba. We decide his future.” The French midfielder is hot property on the transfer market with Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG, Manchester United and Manchester City all prepared to pay €100m. “Juventus are the ones who must decide his future, even if the player has a decisive role in this,” Marotta told Rai Sport. “We are talking about a young lad who can still grow and this is the ideal environment for him. “We extended his contract because we want to build a team with and around Paul Pogba.” He starts in tonight’s Coppa Italia semi-final first leg against Fiorentina at the Juventus Stadium. “We want to achieve the maximum in every competition we take part in,” continued Marotta. “The Coppa Italia brings lustre to Italian football and tonight we’ll try to honour it. “We have a line-up that fully reflects the expectations of the club. We must do well to take any opportunity to raise the bar.”

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Line-ups: Juventus-Fiorentina Mar 5, 2014 Juventus host Fiorentina in tonight’s first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, as Paul Pogba and Mohamed Salah face off. It begins at the Juventus Stadium in Turin at 20.45 CET. This fixture has always been a bitter grudge match, which only intensified last season after Juve knocked Fiorentina out of the Europa League. The Viola reached the Coppa Italia Final last term, losing 3-1 to Napoli, so are eager to get back there. Juventus boss Max Allegri makes changes, as he is without the injured Andrea Pirlo, Romulo, Kwadwo Asamoah and Luca Marrone. Carlos Tevez is rested, but Paul Pogba returns to the starting XI after he was left out of the big 1-1 Serie A draw with Roma on Monday due to a muscular problem. He also brings back the 4-3-3 system with Fernando Llorente given a chance to lead the line with 18-year-old prodigy Kingsley Coman and veteran Simone Pepe, who seems to have finally recovered after two years of an injury nightmare. Fiorentina know all about injury nightmares and are without Khouma Babacar, Stefan Savic, David Pizarro, Giuseppe Rossi, Ciprian Tatarusanu and Federico Bernardeschi. Mario Gomez is available again, but all eyes will be on Mohamed Salah, who is in sensational form since arriving from Chelsea in January. Norberto Neto starts against what many believe will be his next club. These teams have faced off 12 times in the Coppa Italia, the Viola ahead by five wins to three along with four draws. However, Fiorentina haven’t beaten Juve in this tournament since September 1985, managing just three draws and a defeat. Juventus: Storari; Caceres, Bonucci, Ogbonna, Padoin; Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba; Pepe, Llorente, Coman Juventus bench: Buffon, Rubinho, Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Chiellini, Evra, De Ceglie, Sturaro, Pereyra, Tevez, Morata, Matri Fiorentina: Neto; Richards, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Basanta, Marcos Alonso; Aquilani, Badelj, Mati Fernandez; Joaquin, Mario Gomez, Salah Fiorentina bench: Aquilani, Bagadur, Borja Valero, Diamanti, Gilardino, Ilicic, Lazzari, Lezzerini, Pasqual, Rosati, Rosi, Vargas

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Juventus to make changes for Coppa Mar 5, 2014 Juventus will make significant changes for tonight’s Coppa Italia semi-final with Fiorentina, and are likely to field a 4-3-3 system. The Bianconeri have played with three forwards in the two previous rounds, a 6-1 victory over Verona and a 1-0 triumph in Parma, and the system was employed in today’s training session. Marco Storari seems set to take his customary Coppa Italia place in goal, while Andrea Barzagli could make his first appearance of the season in defence. Youngster Kingsley Coman could be handed a starting shirt, with the Frenchman and Simone Pepe flanking Fernando Llorente. Paul Pogba is likely to return after sitting out the Roma game with injury, but Andrea Pirlo is still sidelined. Probable Juventus team to face Fiorentina: Storari; Caceres, Ogbonna, Barzagli, Padoin; Pogba, Marchisio, Vidal; Pepe, Llorente, Coman

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Juventus-Fiorentina Betting: Defences likely to come out on top in an edgy Coppa Italia clash With a number of first-team players missing and a busy schedule to contend with, Al Hain-Cole expects La Viola to keep things tight against Massimiliano Allegri's men. Mar 5, 2014 Juventus will be hoping to keep their chances of a domestic double alive when they welcome rivals Fiorentina to Turin in Thursday’s Coppa Italia semi-final first leg. No team has won this competition more times than the Bianconeri, who are favourites with William Hill to remain on course for a 10th title with a win here. Having seen off Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in the last round, the visitors are available at to put one foot in the final with another big victory at the home of the champions. The sides shared a 0-0 draw when they met in the league back in December, and you can get odds of on them cancelling each other out once again. Considering their deep-rooted disdain for their opponents, La Viola would like nothing more than to get one over on them by coming out on top in their own back yard. However, although they come into the fixture in fine form, a lengthy injury list means that Vincenzo Montella’s men will be up against it to secure a first away victory over the league leaders in just under seven years. Furthermore, a hard-fought away win over Inter on Sunday will almost certainly have drained the already weakened squad, who have a hectic schedule to contend with over the upcoming weeks due to Serie A, Coppa Italia and Europa League commitments. With this in mind, Montella would surely settle for a solid performance from his under-strength team at the Juventus Stadium, where any away goal would represent a bonus in a resolute performance. Considering Massimiliano Allegri’s side were also put through their paces in an intense top of the table league clash against Roma only on Monday, this evening’s match is likely to be played at a rather slow tempo. All things considered, quotes seem to offer excellent value on a tight game reaping under 2.5 goals for the seventh time in eight encounters between the sides in Turin, particularly given Juventus have kept clean sheets in six of the previous eight meetings in all competitions.

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Juventus vs. Fiorentina: Team News & Preview Mar 5, 2014 The last week has seen Juventus and Fiorentina each enjoy two excellent results, one which saw them move closer to their domestic goals while also earning impressive victories against widely respected continental opposition. The Bianconeri followed up their win over a resurgent Borussia Dortmund with a draw against AS Roma that enabled them to maintain a nine-point advantage over their closest rivals. Meanwhile, La Viola eliminated Tottenham Hotspur from the Europa League, and then beat Inter in Milan to move back into the top five and within just two points of the third place they so dearly covet. That would of course see Vincenzo Montella’s men earn a berth in next season’s Champions League, which would be a remarkable achievement for the Tuscan outfit. The two clubs will now put those matters aside, going head-to-head in the Coppa Italia semi-final, with Thursday seeing the first leg take place in Turin. With the return encounter not taking place until next month, this match will offer both teams the opportunity to rest and rotate their players after a busy run of fixtures. It will also provide Montella with another chance to test his ability against one of the league’s more astute coaches, having recently earned wins over Rudi Garcia, Roberto Mancini and Mauricio Pochettino. Massimiliano Allegri has similarly shone at Juventus, his decisions almost certainly key to Monday’s stalemate with the Giallorossi, as discussed in detail here. The two clubs share a bitter rivalry, one which intensified during the 1982 Scudetto race and reinforced by Roberto Baggio’s move to Turin. With the Bianconeri having eliminated Fiorentina from last year’s Europa League at the Last 16 stage, the Viola will need no further encouragement to try and upset the reigning Serie A champions, who last won this competition as long ago as 1995. Player to Watch With both teams likely to rest many of their high-profile names, the man to watch here could well be Norberto Neto. The Fiorentina goalkeeper is out of contract this summer, and it seems he is now unlikely to extend his stay at the Stadio Artemio Franchi once that deal expires. Frozen out back in December, his replacement Ciprian Tatarusanu impressed, but has since picked up an injury which forced Montella to turn to Neto once again. The Brazilian has kept two clean sheets since returning to the line up, holding both Tottenham and Inter at bay with some impressive saves. The added intrigue comes in the form of his next destination, with Gianluca Di Marzio reporting via his own website that the player has agreed to join Juventus this summer. However, that is something Neto denied back in October, as he told ESPN (h/t Forza Italian Football): I confess I was not aware of any Juventus interest and I think it is just a rumour. I do not think I would go anyway. There is a big rivalry between the two teams and I think it will stay this way! I would not do it for the fans who I admire so much. My goal is to continue to play with Fiorentina. Key Battle Both teams undoubtedly take their strength from the quality they possess in midfield, with the likes of Borja Valero and David Pizarro more than capable of matching the star-studded options available to Juventus. It remains to be seen if Paul Pogba will recover in time, and Andrea Pirlo is certain to miss out following the calf strain he suffered against Borussia Dortmund. That could well see a number of reserve players step up, with Martin Caceres likely to retain his place in the Bianconeri back line. The Uruguayan has impressed when fit this term, but is likely to have a tough task when faced with new Fiorentina signing Mohamed Salah. Brought on loan from Chelsea, the Egyptian flyer has already recorded four goals and one assist in less than 400 minutes of action for La Viola. Odds (via OddsChecker) Home win: 4/7 Away win: 6/1 Draw: 10/3

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Juventus V Fiorentina – Coppa Italia Preview Mar 5, 2014 Juventus host Fiorentina in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final in Torino on Thursday evening. La Viola have only won five of the 40 matches they’ve played against La Vecchia Signora, although they’ve only played Juventus once in the Coppa Italia before. That fixture came in the 2005/06 season, which ended in a 2-2 draw before the replay saw the Bianconeri run out 4-1 winners. Their most recent meeting in the league, however, ended in a goalless draw, but Fiorentina have lost 18 times in Serie A to the reigning champions. Juventus are joint with Roma in holding the most Coppa Italia titles, on nine each, while Fiorentina have only won it six times. However, The Old Lady last won the tournament in 1995, while the Gigliati last won it in 2001. Recent form favours Massimiliano Allegri’s side, who haven’t lost since the end of October last year and have won three out of their last six league games, scoring 13 goals. The Italian champions have gone unbeaten in their last 16 matches, which is a current record streak in Europe’s top five leagues. Vincenzo Montella’s men aren’t too far away from that, though, having also won half of their last six in Serie A and not losing since the start of January. Fiorentina will be without goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu who was injured in late February, and influential striker Khouma Babacar who was injured in their clash with Inter on Sunday evening. Octavio and Mounir El Hamdaoui are also missing after their injuries in January, while Giuseppe Rossi, Federico Bernadeschi and Cristiano Lupatelli also remain out. Meanwhile, key Juventus player Andrea Pirlo remains injured as well as Stefano Sturaro and Luca Marrone, while Kwadwo Asamoah and Romulo are also missing after picking up knocks last year. Form Guide: Juventus (W-D-W-D-W-D) Fiorentina (D-D-W-W-D-W) Expected Starting XIs Juventus: Buffon; Chiellini, Bonucci, Caceres; Evra, Vidal, Marchisio, Pereyra, Lichtsteiner; Tevez, Morata Fiorentina: Neto; Pasqual, Basanta, Rodriguez, Richards; Borja Valero, Badeli, Mati Fernandez; Ilicic, Salah, Diamanti

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri JUVENTUS V FIORENTINA COPPA ITALIA PREVIEW Mar 4, 2014 Juventus Juventus will have to put Monday night’s disappointing draw behind them as they head into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia against a Fiorentina side undefeated in their last 12 matches. The Bianconeri had all but ended Roma’s title-challenge after going ahead through Carlos Tevez but the Giallorossi fought back to net a late equaliser and earn a vital point. Both Juve players and the management were quite vocal in agreeing that they should have won the game while coach Max Allegri warned they can’t ‘switch-off’ against Fiorentina as they did against Roma. “Fiorentina are a team that handle the ball quite well, thanks to the skills of their players and the mentality instilled in them by Montella.” Allegri told reporters in his pre-match press conference earlier today. “For our own part we’re a group that can command our games, so we’ll see who has the strength to dominate tomorrow. “But that’s not essential to win a match. Often you can win with the least possession or lose with the most. “What matters is that you read the game correctly. You must interpret the clash correctly from the word go. “Pogba and Sturaro are both doing well. Pogba already came to Rome but I didn’t want to risk him, so he’s certainly going to be in this match. Sturaro’s doing better and will be on the bench.” After switching from 4-3-1-2 to the tried and trusted 3-5-2 against Roma, Allegri may make yet another formation change. Sky Sport Italia suggest Juve will lineup 4-3-3, similar to the formation used against Parma in the quarter finals last month. Marco Storari could start in goal with Martin Caceres reverting to right-back and Simone Padoin coming in for Patrice Evra at left-back. Andrea Barzagli has recovered from his injury woes and might make his first start of the season alongside Angelo Ogbonna. Andrea Pirlo will be out for at least another 3 weeks leaving Claudio Marchisio the clear choice to replace him at the base of midfield with Paul Pogba confirmed to start as well. Arturo Vidal and Roberto Pereyra were both exceptional against Roma, albeit for different reasons, so it could be a toss-up between the two for the final midfield spot. Up front, Fernando Llorente will spearhead the attack while Kinglsey Coman and Simone Pepe on either flank to offer some width in attack. Predicted Lineup 4-3-3: Storari; Caceres, Barzagli, Ogbonna, Padoin; Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba; Coman, Llorente, Pepe Injured Asamoah and Romulo (Recovering from surgery), Andrea Pirlo (ankle) Suspended None Fiorentina Fiorentina are in a very good moment: they haven’t lost a match since January 6, they have won seven of their last eleven games, they have cut down the gap from Napoli’s Champions League-qualifying third place to just three points and they have knocked Tottenham out in Europa League. But, most importantly, it feels like that the whole squad is clicking and the vibe around them is excellent. The midseason acquisitions have added quality and depth, especially up front: Mohamed Salah (three goals in four matches) has those Cuadrado-esque pace and unpredictability and is a good scorer, Alessandro Diamanti hasn’t lost his trademark playmaking ability in his hiatus in China and Alberto Gilardino is a valuable replacement in a department that has often been injury ridden. The lineup is pretty much up in the air and we’ll have to wait for the squad list to see who’s available and who’s not. In this particular match, the problems lie in the defense for La Viola. Gonzalo Rodriguez is the only healthy centre-back available: Josè Maria Basanta, who has a minor thigh muscular injuries, will probably be forced to play through pain, or the coach will have to come up with a creative solution to field a respectable defensive line, maybe fielding the fullbacks Micah Richards and Marcos Alonso as centre-backs. After the January window, Montella has used 4-3-3 more often than his usual 3-5-2, basically because Salah and Diamanti have been indispensable. However, there’s a chance to see a three-man defense on Thursday, considering the injuries, just to have one more body in front of Norberto Neto (what a weird game it will be for him…). They intended to rest the Egyptian winger against Inter, but he had to be subbed in because Khouma Babacar got hurt (he won’t be available for at least a couple of weeks). They are eking out Mario Gomez’s appearances as of late, turning him in a sort of Cup specialist, and he has bitten Juventus before. In the midfield, Mati Fernandez, Borja Valero and Alberto Aquilani are all banged up. Milan Badelj has started to perform well recently and he’ll fill in for the injured David Pizarro. Jasmin Kurtic is the backup option if the others aren’t healthy enough. As far as the attack is concerned, Montella will likely go with his best trio Salah-Gomez-Diamanti, but a little bit of rotation is always possible is a cup game and Joaquin or Josip Ilicic could crack into the starting lineup. So far in this season, they have been an excellent road team: they have collected 24 points in 13 matches (record 7W 3D 3L) and they trail only to Juventus in this category. They have a very good defense, as they have conceded 24 goals, third in the League behind Allegri’s side and Roma (but they’ll have some absences…). Since Montella took over, they have always played a very European brand of football, with a lot of proactive possession, off-the-ball movement, trying to control the game and having territory dominance. If you mix that with very skilled players, you obtain a remarkable result, even though Fiorentina haven’t always been able to fulfill its potential and looked inexplicably flat in some games. However, they have caught fire in the last few matches and Juventus will have to be extremely careful in this first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals. Predicted Lineup 4-3-3: Neto; Richards, Rodriguez, Basanta, Alonso; Aquilani, Badelj, Valero; Salah, Gomez, Diamanti. Injured Rossi (knee), Bernardeschi (ankle), Tatarusanu (back), Babacar (thigh), Pizarro (thigh), Savic (thigh), Tomovic (neck), Lupatelli (shoulder). Formation

TIM Cup - Semifinale - 5-3-2015 (ore 20:45) JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia Semifinale Giovedí, 5 marzo 2015 - ore 20:45 Juventus Stadium, Torino Arbitro: Paolo Valeri Confronti ufficiali 169 - 12 (Coppa Italia) Vittorie Juventus 76 - 3 (Coppa Italia) Pareggi 56 - 4 (Coppa Italia) Vittorie Fiorentina 37 - 5 (Coppa Italia) Goals Juventus 283 - 19 (Coppa Italia) Goals Fiorentina 187 - 23 (Coppa Italia) Juventus - Fiorentina - Coppa Italia a Torino Confronti ufficiali 4 Vittorie Juventus 2 (L'ultima il 10.01.2006, 4-1) Pareggi 1 (Il 20.01.1998, 0-0) Vittorie Fiorentina 1 (L'ultima il 24.05.1936, 1-3) Goals Juventus 8 Goals Fiorentina 5 Giocatori con più presenze e goals contro la Fiorentina in Coppa Italia 2 presenze Del Piero Alessandro 2 Zalayeta Marcelo Danubio 1 Balzaretti Federico 1 Blasi Manuele 1 Bodoira Alfredo 1 Boniperti Giampiero 1 Buffon Gianluigi 1 Cannavaro Fabio 1 Cason Lino 1 Castano Ernesto 3 goals Del Piero Alessandro 1 Charles John William 1 Mutu Adrian 1 Nicolè Bruno 1 Stivanello Giorgio 1 Varglien II Giovanni Ultimi confronti diretti 17.04.2011 - Serie A - Fiorentina-Juventus 0-0 25.10.2011 - Serie A - Juventus-Fiorentina 2-1 17.03.2012 - Serie A - Fiorentina-Juventus 0-5 25.09.2012 - Serie A - Fiorentina-Juventus 0-0 09.02.2013 - Serie A - Juventus-Fiorentina 2-0 20.10.2013 - Serie A - Fiorentina-Juventus 4-2 09.03.2014 - Serie A - Juventus-Fiorentina 1-0 13.03.2014 - Europa League - Juventus-Fiorentina 1-1 20.03.2014 - Europa League - Fiorentina-Juventus 0-1 05.12.2014 - Serie A - Fiorentina-Juventus 0-0 Giocate 10 - Vittorie Juventus 5 - Pareggi 4 - Vittorie Fiorentina 1 - Goals Juventus 14 - Goals Fiorentina 6

JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA .- Coppa Italia semi-final Thursday, March 5th, 2015 - 8:45 PM Juventus Stadium, Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Juventus squad for Fiorentina Mar 4, 2014 Stefano Sturaro is back in the Juventus squad for tomorrow’s Coppa Italia semi-final against Fiorentina. The first leg kicks off in Turin on Thursday at 20.45 CET. Ex-Genoa midfielder Sturaro was ruled out of the 1-1 draw with Roma on Monday night by an ankle injury in training, but returns to the side. Paul Pogba is also thought to be fully recovered, though Andrea Pirlo, Romulo, Kwadwo Asamoah and Luca Marrone remain unavailable. Juventus squad for Fiorentina: Buffon, Chiellini, Caceres, Ogbonna, Pogba, Pepe, Marchisio, Morata, Tevez, Coman, Llorente, Barzagli, De Ceglie, Bonucci, Padoin, Vidal, Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Storari, Matri, Evra, Rubinho, Pereyra