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VERONA 2 - 2 JUVENTUS Carlos Tévez (4′) Carlos Tévez (21′) Luca Toni (52′) Juanito (90+4′) February 9, 2014 - 3:00 PM Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium — Verona Referee: Daniele Doveri Attendance:‬ 20000‎ Verona 2-2 Juventus: 6 Things We Learned Feb 9, 2014 Juventus slipped up at Verona after leading 2-0, which proved to be a rare lapse of concentration and professionalism from the champions in a 2-2 draw on Sunday. http://markting10.nl/ A Carlos Tevez double had given the Bianconeri a comfortable lead, but Luca Toni gave Hellas some hope and the Old Lady failed to see out the game. Juanito Gomez stretched for a header, deep into stoppage time, and with Gianluigi Buffon already committed, the smallest of deflections allowed the ball to divert past the Azzurri No. 1. http://markting10.nl/ Wild scenes followed of celebrations, led by the manager Andrea Mandorlini, and with Roma being held by Lazio, perhaps Juve missed a chance to close the title race. Here are six things we learned. http://markting10.nl/ Title Race Still Alive Juve's lead at the top of the league is nine points, but Roma have a game in hand, so theoretically that gap could be cut to six points. With Roma also having the luxury of hosting their rivals at the Olimpico later in the season, Rudi Garcia will be suggesting to his players that the gap could be as little as three points. http://markting10.nl/ Obviously Roma would have to beat Parma when they replay their match that was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch last week, and with Roberto Donadoni's side currently in a decent spell of form, that will prove a tough ask. But with Juve still holding European commitments, Roma may find themselves still in with a chance as the season builds to a crescendo. Juve need to be mindful of the fact that if they allow the gap to decrease to three points or less going into their second meeting, the Giallorossi will have every chance of claiming the title late on in the season. http://markting10.nl/ Carlos Tevez Still Top Dog in Attack Carlos Tevez reaffirmed his position in the attacking hierarchy for Juventus. The Argentine scored a smart brace to take his tally for the season to 13 goals, a superb return in his debut campaign in Italy. With Fernando Llorente surge in form over the past couple of months, aligned with Tevez dropping off the pace somewhat recently and the signing of Pablo Osvaldo, the former City star's place was a little less secure than before. http://markting10.nl/ But Tevez proved how alive he is inside the penalty area, which is critical for a side like Juve who possess several sharp shooters from outside the area. His second goal was ruthless, gliding past the defender before driving the ball between the goalkeeper and the near post. Tevez will remain the cornerstone of this side's attack while Conte maintains the 3-5-2 system, whether he will be able to hold off Llorente and Osvaldo when Conte inevitably switches to the 4-3-3 is another question. http://markting10.nl/ Romulo Filling the Void Left by Jorginho Romulo has taken his game up a notch since the departure of Jorginho in January. The Brazilian has stepped up indirectly, as Marco Donadel is the most central figure of the midfield. http://markting10.nl/ But Romulo is making up for the loss of creativity from Jorginho, with his consistent delivery from set-pieces in the channels, the former Fiorentina player chalked up two assists today. With a range of passing to help develop Verona's attack, as well as to flick a switch and bypass the midfield into the feet or chest of Luca Toni, the 26-year-old is entering the best period of form he has experienced in Italian football. http://markting10.nl/ Mandorlini Is a Candidate for Manager of the Season Andrea Mandorlini should be manager of the year in Serie A 2013/14. The Italian tactician has done a marvelous job for Hellas, who were promoted from Serie B last season. Not only will Verona stay up comfortably, but they are still in with a very good chance of making Europe for next season. http://markting10.nl/ To make matters tougher for Mandorlini, he has needed to cope without star player Jorginho since January, after the Brazilian was sold to Napoli. There are still some months left of the season, but it seems to me that Mandorlini is the leading candidate for manager of the season. http://markting10.nl/ Osvaldo Adds a Different Dimension Pablo Osvaldo made his debut for Juve against Verona and he immediately showed what he can do in a cameo performance. The Azzurri international brings diversity to Juve's attack, by operating inside the penalty area and remaining alive when the Bianconeri manoeuvre the ball from one side of the pitch to the other. Osvaldo has a wonderful first touch, but, unlike Tevez, he is strong enough to manipulate the position of the defender he is up against to release a team mate into a channel of space inside the penalty area. http://markting10.nl/ Osvaldo combined particularly well when the play was coming from the left, with Kwadwo Asamoah and Paul Pogba performing delicate passes into the striker's feet, before he would return the ball or work a yard of space and unleash a snap shot. Osvaldo also pulls away from his marker very quickly and with his willingness to take the shot on first time, he was able to strike a post. More is to come from the player on loan from Southampton, who will tend to play mostly from the start in the Europa League, but it is a promising start. http://markting10.nl/ Asamoah's Role Slightly Altered by Pogba's Movement Kwadwo Asamoah's role in the side has changed noticeably in recent weeks. The Ghanaian was a centre-midfield upon arriving in Turin, but Antonio Conte has transformed him into a left-midfielder, to pretty good effect. Despite holding down a place in the side, it is evident at times that Juve miss a more natural wide player on the left, in contrast to Stephan Lichtsteiner's complete game on the right. http://markting10.nl/ But in recent weeks Asamoah has been more willing to venture inside, often persuading Paul Pogba to drift to the wing and use his run as a decoy to facilitate a passage inside. The pair combined pretty well throughout the game against Verona and it could be a tactic that is continued over the coming weeks to make Juve's attack less dominant towards the right flank. http://www.goal.com/en/results-standings/69/italy-serie-a/table?ICID=SP_TN_111

VERONA 2 - 2 JUVENTUS Carlos Tévez (4′) Carlos Tévez (21′) Luca Toni (52′) Juanito (90+4′) February 9, 2014 - 3:00 PM Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium — Verona Referee: Daniele Doveri Attendance:‬ 20000‎ Verona force Juventus to drop points Feb 9, 2014 A first half defined by Juve's dominance; the second a story of suffering. http://markting10.nl/ Hellas Verona, the newly promoted side with a penchant for the risky and the confidence of a giant picked themselves up after going 2-0 down to score two in the second half and grab a point off the champions of Italy. Managing only a 2-2 result, Juventus have dropped points again on account of a second half collapse, but thankfully, so did Roma. The Bianconeri deserved a symphony of compliments in the first half as they played a beautiful game in the first 45 minutes. Asserting their confidence, superior technical skill and fluidity, they overwhelmed their opponents as they pushed forward and played the ball out with ease. Verona were visibly rattled and a little intimidated and it took only four minutes for Juventus to grab the opening goal. http://markting10.nl/ Despite attempting to close down the space and defending with nine men, Verona struggled to contain the vertical passes going down the middle. While at times Juve frustrate with their inaccuracy, they impressed with their precision on this occasion, managing 90% accuracy and 71% ball possession in the first half. They simply controlled proceedings, making the right runs forward and converting two of their three shots on goal. It has to be said that Carlos Tevez, who scored both of Juve's goals was a few inches offside for his second and yet despite that, Verona needed to address their poor defending. Although they started out with a clear plan on how to halt their opponents, they soon fell apart, confusing themselves and each other and seemed unaware of how to contain Juve's overwhelming pressure. Once again it seemed another Italian side had succumbed to the power of the Turin giants, unable to provide a real challenge. The only negative point of the Bianconeri performance in the first half was Arturo Vidal's display. Disinterested and almost absent, the Chilean was regularly found nodding off in crucial times to gift the opposition possession and place his team under pressure. Antonio Conte was furious and brought Claudio Marchisio on to warm up on the touch line in hopes of provoking a reaction from his energetic midfielder. http://markting10.nl/ And then everything changed in the second half. Andrea Mandorlini, who was seen clutching his face with his hands on the touchline, utterly frustrated with the performance of his men, must have thrown a few boots around during the halftime break. His players returned to the pitch determined, eager and not even slightly intimidated for the second half. Pressing harder and pushing forward with greater confidence, they began to put Juventus under pressure. Verona, who had already managed eight goals from set pieces prior to this match, managed one in the 52nd minute. Luca Toni, who had already managed to trouble the Juve defence on a few occasions in the first half, headed in Verona's first to rattle the away side who suddenly seem incapable of dealing with set pieces. Was it offside? Perhaps, but now the roles were reversed and the Gialloblu were in the driver's seat, inspired by the rallying calls of the home crowd. Juventus, perhaps resting on their laurels, allowed the home side too much room to operate. Lacking in concentration and not concerned with expending too much energy, Verona proved that when Conte's team is not 100% committed to the job, they can be forced to suffer and they can even be defeated. http://markting10.nl/ While Pablo Osvaldo came on and immediately had his say, nearly making it 3-1 for the Old Lady, Conte has to thank Gianluigi Buffon for an excellent save to deny Verona a second goal at the time. Stephan Lichtsteiner was also lucky to escape without punishment for his handball. More care must be taken by Juve when the time comes to deal with a set piece, and it was made abundantly clear how much a certain Andrea Barzagli was missed. Without the centre-back, the Juventus back-line lack composure and a true leader capable of organising the defence and minimising the chaos that ensues in his absence. Yet what happened in the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi is similar to what happened in that defeat against Fiorentina. Juventus simply took their foot of their gas and when they do so, it only takes one goal from the opponent -- in this case a last-second Gomez equalizer -- to make them panic as Conte pointed out in his post-match comments. If they hope to secure yet another title, they must learn that they can never relax. http://www.goal.com/en/results-standings/69/italy-serie-a/table?ICID=SP_TN_111

VERONA 2 - 2 JUVENTUS Carlos Tévez (4′) Carlos Tévez (21′) Luca Toni (52′) Juanito (90+4′) February 9, 2014 - 3:00 PM Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium — Verona Referee: Daniele Doveri Attendance:‬ 20000‎ Initial reaction and random observations Feb 9, 2014 For as goos as Juventus' first half was, the second half was the polar opposite. You want a comparison on how to play football and then how to not play football, watch what Juventus just did. http://markting10.nl/ Go ahead. Do it. That's the prime example of how to build a lead through flat out domination and then give it all back in the dying embers of a game because you flip your switch off. This is how good Juventus was in the first half. Juventus possession: 71 percent Hellas Verona possession: 29 percent http://markting10.nl/ And this is what the result of such first-half dominance was. Juventus goals: 2 Hellas Verona goals: 0 Juve built the lead through a pair of goals from striker Carlos Tevez, as the Argentine striker broke his 2014 duck in quick fashion with his first-half brace. Everything was rolling at that point. Juve were dominating, Antonio Conte was running up and down the sidelines celebrating goals. http://markting10.nl/ Here I was ready to talk about how Juventus, carried by Tevez, kept rolling through Serie A during their current unbeaten run — and then it all came crashing down. Yep. An incredibly poor second half was capped off by Juan Gomez Taleb's 95th-minute equalizer. Talk about disappointing. If that isn't, I don't know what is. JuventusFC ✔ @juventusfcen #Conte: There were some serious lapses of concentration in the second half. Hopefully this will serve as a lesson for the future #VeronaJuve http://markting10.nl/ Just frustrating. Incredibly, incredibly frustrating on so many levels. Juve do all that work in the first half to put in that kind of performance after the break and see the lead disappear with a completely lackluster second half. At least the margin atop Serie A is still plus-9 after Roma and Lazio played out a scoreless draw. So we've got that going for us, which is nice. http://markting10.nl/ Random thoughts and observations • According to WhoScored, Andrea Pirlo had 107 touches in the first half. Let me repeat that: 107 touches IN THE FIRST HALF. It was good for a 94 percent pass completion rate. That's just so incredibly insane. If only they kept that first-half mojo going... • You realize how lucky we are to have a backup like Martin Caceres just chillin' on the bench most games? Put him on just about any other club in Italy and he's probably a starter. On this Juve team, he's started only four games after today's game. http://markting10.nl/ • Just a reminder of the first-half possession numbers... Juventus: 71 percent Hellas Verona: 29 percent That's good, right? http://markting10.nl/ • Could Juventus have put away the match late in the first half or early in the second half? Maybe, but it's not like they were peppering Verona's goal and just failing to convert on their chances over and over and over again. If they kept the pressure up from the first half, though, you'd like to think a third goal would have come at some point. • Speaking of second-half subs: Dani Osvaldo's debut was pretty okay. That's not just because he hit one off the outside of the far post on his second touch in a Juventus jersey, although it certainly helped make a good first impression. • Food for thought: Claudio Marchisio was about to come on just as Giorgio Chiellini got hurt. That's rather unfortunate timing, don't you think? I haven't seen anything from Conte saying who Marchisio was going to come on for, but you had to think it was for either Arturo Vidal or Paul Pogba considering neither of them were playing all that well. And with the way Verona were playing in the second half, this was the kind of game where Marchisio's defensive work rate would have really been useful. http://markting10.nl/ • Can somebody please remind the Juventus players how to properly defend a set piece? This is getting quite annoying. Thank you. • You better thank Gigi Buffon for his miracle save in the second half or we'd possibly be talking about a loss rather than a 2-2 draw. Thank you again, San Gigi. You're pretty darn good. http://markting10.nl/ • Juventus unbeaten streak update: 15 games, 40 goals scored, 8 goals allowed. This has been a Juventus unbeaten streak update. http://www.goal.com/en/results-standings/69/italy-serie-a/table?ICID=SP_TN_111

VERONA 2 - 2 JUVENTUS Carlos Tévez (4′) Carlos Tévez (21′) Luca Toni (52′) Juanito (90+4′) February 9, 2014 - 3:00 PM Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium — Verona Referee: Daniele Doveri Attendance:‬ 20000‎ Verona battle back to rescue last gasp draw Feb 9, 2014 Verona held Juventus to a 2-2 draw at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi on Sunday afternoon in Serie A. http://markting10.nl/ Carlos Tevez netted himself a brace early in the first half, before the hosts struck back through Luca Toni and Juanito Gomez Taleb to earn themselves a valuable point against the Serie A leaders. The Bianconeri dominated proceedings from the get-go with the hosts finding themselves on the back foot and defending for much of the first opening minutes. The first chance of the game fell to Andrea Pirlo, who saw his free-kick just turned over the bar by Rafael in the second minute. Tevez struck two minutes later for his first goal of the game after the Verona shot-stopper was unable to handle Kwadwo Asamoah’s low cross, instead parrying it into the path of the Argentine who easily flicked it into the open net. http://markting10.nl/ The hosts’ focal point of attack, veteran striker Toni, saw a half-chance come his way after a mix-up between Gianluigi Buffon and Martin Caceres around the quarter hour mark but the situation was quickly snuffed out by Arturo Vidal tracking back to provide cover. Tevez grabbed his second of the game about five minutes later after linking up well with Paul Pogba. Again, as had happened previously, Verona got another opportunity through Toni but he quickly found himself crowded off the ball by a swarm of Bianconeri defenders. The Argentinian attacker was hungry to complete his hat-trick and had an opportunity shortly after the half-hour mark after being set up by strike partner Fernando Llorente; however he blasted his effort well wide. http://markting10.nl/ The last ten minutes petered out with Toni appearing to be on his own little island due to a lack of creative verve from his side’s midfield and Juventus content to take their foot off the gas as the two sides headed into the tunnels with the visitors enjoying their two-goal advantage. Still, despite the visitors starting off dominating proceedings immediately after the restart, with Pogba having an early effort snuffed out by Rafael, Verona were keen on getting themselves back in the game. They finally got the result they were looking for when Toni steered in Romulo’s free-kick, beating Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini to head past a stranded Buffon and halve the deficit in the 52nd minute. http://markting10.nl/ The goal appeared to spark the hosts into life as they attempted to ask more questions of their opponents’ back-line and coach Antonio Conte opted to haul off the seemingly frustrated Llorente in place of Pablo Osvaldo. The new signing nearly marked his debut with a goal after being set up by a vintage through ball from Pirlo, only to see his effort skim just wide and hit the post with Rafael beaten. http://markting10.nl/ With a goal in hand, Verona continue to threaten and Juventus nearly found themselves in a similar situation where Toni attempted to divert home another Romulo free-kick; however this time, Buffon was quick to get down and make a smart save to keep his headed effort out. But, just as it appeared that the Bianconeri would escape with all three points, substitute Juanito headed home the equaliser, much to the joy of his side’s supporters. http://www.goal.com/en/results-standings/69/italy-serie-a/table?ICID=SP_TN_111

VERONA 2 - 2 JUVENTUS Carlos Tévez (4′) Carlos Tévez (21′) Luca Toni (52′) Juanito (90+4′) February 9, 2014 - 3:00 PM Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium — Verona Referee: Daniele Doveri Attendance:‬ 20000‎ Juve held by Verona comeback Carlos Tevez gave Juventus a 2-0 lead on Daniel Osvaldo’s debut, but Verona clawed back a point in stoppages. Feb 9, 2014 The Bianconeri’s lead at the top of the table was down to six points, but they hoped to take advantage of the Rome Derby this afternoon. Daniel Osvaldo was on the bench awaiting his debut, while Andrea Barzagli was injured and Gigi Buffon returned from suspension. Verona opted for Bosko Jankovic alongside Juan Manuel Iturbe and ex-Juve striker Luca Toni, but Domenico Maietta was still sidelined. http://markting10.nl/ Andrea Pirlo curled in a free kick after three minutes that Carlos Tevez saw deflected off Emil Hallfredsson, forcing Rafael into an acrobatic save under the bar. It was an early warning that Verona did not heed, as Juve took the lead moments later. Kwadwo Asamoah burst past Fabrizio Cacciatore and his shot was parried into the path of Tevez to tap in. Luca Toni pounced on a Leonardo Bonucci error, but Arturo Vidal’s tackle was decisive to stop him making the most of it. http://markting10.nl/ Tevez doubled both his tally and the Juventus advantage at the Bentegodi when he ran on to a Paul Pogba through ball and placed his angled drive past Rafael at the near post. However, his leg was offside. Verona had penalty appeals for a Martin Caceres handling offence, but it ricocheted around in the area and may well have struck his leg instead. It was almost a first half hat-trick for the Apache, but his right-foot shot from the edge of the box was over the bar. http://markting10.nl/ Hellas had a frantic start to the second half, as Bonucci rushed back to stop Romulo after a nutmeg on Giorgio Chiellini, then from that corner Vidal handled to clear a Toni header. Verona were clearly fired up and got a goal back when Romulo’s free kick was curled on to the head of Toni, who got in front of the defenders at the near post. There were again suspicions of offside. Chiellini and Vidal charged down a couple more Toni attempts, while Antonio Conte threw on ex-Southampton striker Daniel Osvaldo for his debut. He nearly scored within 90 seconds, as he sprung the offside trap on Pirlo’s pass, drew out the goalkeeper and his angled drive clipped the base of the far upright. http://markting10.nl/ Chiellini limped off with a suspected calf strain and Verona thought they had equalised when Toni half-volleyed another free kick, but Buffon flew for a fingertip save at the base of the near post. Marques risked a straight red for his two-footed tackle on Vidal, which left a gaping hole in the Chilean’s sock. http://markting10.nl/ Lichtsteiner handled in the box during stoppages, but it hit him after Toni’s deflection, so was considered involuntary. Verona were pouring forward for the entire second half and earned a deserved equaliser in stoppages. A free kick was taken quickly, Romulo was allowed to cross and Juanito Gomez Taleb got in front of defenders for a glancing header. http://markting10.nl/ VERONA: Rafael; Albertazzi, Marques, Moras, Cacciatore (Gomez Taleb 86); Hallfredsson, Donadel (Cirigliano 69), Romulo; Iturbe, Toni, Jankovic (Martinho 62) JUVENTUS: Buffon; Chiellini (Ogbonna 75), Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah (Peluso 80); Tevez, Llorente (Osvaldo 66) Ref: Doveri http://www.goal.com/en/results-standings/69/italy-serie-a/table?ICID=SP_TN_111

VERONA 2 - 2 JUVENTUS Carlos Tévez (4′) Carlos Tévez (21′) Luca Toni (52′) Juanito (90+4′) February 9, 2014 - 3:00 PM Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium — Verona Referee: Daniele Doveri Attendance:‬ 20000‎ Last-gasp Juanito strike denies Bianconeri Antonio Conte's side looked to be on course for all three points after Carlos Tevez scored twice, only for the striker to strike in the fourth minute of injury-time. Feb 9, 2014 A 94th-minute equaliser from Juanito saw Verona salvage a last-gasp 2-2 draw at home to Juventus. http://markting10.nl/ Carlos Tevez struck twice in the first half to put the visitors in complete control, with the 30-year-old taking his tally for the season to 13 with two close-range finishes. Former Juventus forward Luca Toni pulled a goal back seven minutes after the break, and with time running out the Argentine substitute rose to meet a Romulo cross and head past Gianluigi Buffon. Despite the disappointment, Juve are now unbeaten in 15 league games, although they missed a chance to extend their advantage at the top of Serie A after Roma were held by Lazio in the Rome derby. http://markting10.nl/ The visitors, who welcomed Buffon back after suspension, started at a high tempo and were rewarded with the opening goal in the fourth minute. Kwadwo Asamoah raced past Fabrizio Cacciatore on the left and saw his low shot parried by Rafael, before Tevez latched onto the rebound to find the net from six yards. Verona put together some neat passing moves as they looked to respond, but more slack defending in the 21st minute allowed Tevez to double his tally. http://markting10.nl/ The Argentina international sprung the offside trap to receive a perfectly weighted throughball from Paul Pogba, and fired through Rafael's legs from close range. Juventus were in complete control for the remainder of the first half, denying their hosts a shot on target. Verona finally got themselves into the game after the interval and halved their deficit in the 52nd minute through Toni’s sixth goal in his last six league appearances. http://markting10.nl/ Romulo delivered a free-kick to the near post for the striker, who got ahead of Leonardo Bonucci and headed low past Buffon. Pablo Daniel Osvaldo was handed his debut midway through the second half and the Southampton loanee had an immediate impact. He saw a low shot clip the post on its way wide, and had a goal disallowed soon after as Asamoah was adjudged offside before squaring to the striker. http://markting10.nl/ Buffon made a late save to deny Toni a second goal, before Juve central defender Giorgio Cheillini limped out of the match with 15 minutes remaining due to an apparent calf injury. Verona subsequently saw a penalty shout turned away as Stephan Lichtsteiner appeared to handle the ball inside his own penalty area when challenging Toni. However, it did not matter as Juanito rose highest to head home a dramatic equaliser. http://www.goal.com/en/results-standings/69/italy-serie-a/table?ICID=SP_TN_111

É successo cosí anche negli ultimi due anni. Se il finale sará lo stesso, faremo tutti festa quelli pro e quelli critici verso Conte.

Ho capito, per il momento ho bannato solo bbecker.

E sarebbe un motivo per aprire un altro account?

Sanasi ha una sua teoria, per cui favoriranno la Roma contro di noi. Il famoso teorema di Sanasi, lo studieranno a scuola fra qualche anno. A proposito, Sanasi come mai hai due accounts? Il nick bbecker ti dice niente? Che dici, ti banno?

Forse perché purtroppo siamo scoppiati noi stavolta.

Lazio-Roma 0-0 finita.

Gomez pareggia 2-2

90' Lazio-Roma 0-0

Vidal confuso.

Toni ridicolo. Non puó mai essere rigore.

86' 0-0

Nei secondi tempi ha segnato solo Toni per ora.

Juanito Gomez entra per il Verona.

Ultimo cambio anche per il Verona.

80' all'Olimpico - Lazio-Roma 0-0

Bell'intesa Osvaldo-Tevez, la difesa veneta libera.