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Serie A Week 30 - 30-3-2013 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 2 Fabio Quagliarella (3′) Rodrigo Palacio (54′) Alessandro Matri (60′) "Giuseppe Meazza" Stadium - Milan Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Attendance: 79341‎ Derby d’Italia No Longer Top Of The Bill Mar 30, 2013 Walking into the lair of their most heated (and hated) rivals, for once Juventus had bigger concerns than a meeting with Inter. Thanks to a nine point cushion atop the Serie A table, nobody could blame the Bianconeri if they were looking past the latest installment of the Derby d’Italia saga and thinking about the Champions League Quarter Final against Bayern. MATCH ANALYSIS - by Adam Digby The line-up was, as the coach promised in his Friday press conference, very strong. Giorgio Chiellini took his place among the starting eleven despite missing out on Italy duty this past week as Conte looked to improve his match fitness ahead of Tuesday. The M-V-P trio of Claudio Marchisio, Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo was also left intact behind a front pairing of Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri. On the other side, Andrea Stramaccioni went back to the 3-5-2 formation that served Inter well at Juventus Stadium back in November. Walter Samuel returned in the heart of defence, in hope the robust Argentinean could bolster the back line but, throughout the first half, it appeared the young coach had out-thought himself. Seemingly inspired by a huge banner in the Curva Nord belittling the 2006 relegation, Juventus went at Inter from the opening whistle and, in the unfamiliar shape, the Nerazzurri struggled to contain such a vibrant start. The opening goal was no surprise but the amount of time and space awarded to Quagliarella certainly was. The Neapolitan striker has proven time and time again that given such generous defending he will almost certainly punish opponents as he did here, lashing a superb shot past Samir Handanovic from outside the area. From there the two sides exchanged ball-to-hand incidents in the box as first Bonucci and then Javier Zanetti were struck by crosses they had no chance of avoiding with referee Nicola Rizzoli shockingly managed to get both calls right in a game which he managed relatively well. Juve than appeared happy to sit and defend, with only Kwadwo Asamoah appearing to struggle as Inter enjoyed some success down his flank. The second half was something of a stalemate until come great play from Cassano released Rodrigo Palacio to level the scores but Juventus reacted almost immediately as Simone Padoin almost scored from a smart shot. Vidal then sent Quagliarella through and the striker made a huge effort to keep the ball in play, successfully squaring for Matri to smartly restore Juve’s lead. Inter pressed forward searching for a lead, making some penalty appeals for some typically tough Chiellini tackles. Their tempers frayed and substitute Cambiasso saw a red card right at the final whistle for a tackle on Sebastian Giovinco that can only be described as disgusting. LE PAGELLE - by Adam Digby Gianluigi Buffon 7.0 - San Siro marshalls should ask to see his ticket. Best seat in the house and actually got paid to watch the game. *Yawn*Ooops, sorry, that was every other game this season, here Buffon actually had work to do, making some excellent saves from a number of good Inter chances. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrea Barzagli 6.5 - Calm, cool and rock solid as ever, Barzagli surprised everyone with an incredible burst of speed in the first half. The defender stepped out to dribble past both Antonio Cassano and Cristian Chivu, thoroughly embarrassing the latter as he left him trailing in his wake. Leonardo Bonucci 6.0 - With Cassano and Palacio pulling wide he had very little to do other than marshall the defence. He did. Giorgio Chiellini 6.0 - Seeing him in the starting XI after injury is always a worry, his desire to play often overriding rational thoughts about fitness. He quickly allayed those fears with a typically robust performance that bodes well for Bayern. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simone Padoin 6.0 - Came in to allow Lichsteiner to rest up and did just what you would expect in a dependable but ultimately limited performance. Claudio Marchisio 6.5 - A quiet display as both he and Vidal sat deep alongside Pirlo rather making than his usual late forays into the opposition area. Andrea Pirlo 7.0 - At the heart of everything as ever, he was crucial to controlling the tempo and direction in the calm manner we have come to expect of the Bearded Genius. Unlucky not to score in the first half but otherwise a sharp display. Arturo Vidal 6.5 - Like Marchisio he abandoned all thoughts of attacking in order to contribute to a sound defensive display. Kwadwo Asamoah 5.5 - Struggled to stay in front of his man and can fully expect to be replaced by Federico Peluso in the Champions League this week. Still nowhere near the levels we saw from him prior to his African Cup of Nations exploits. ’56 Federico Peluso 6.0 - Given the final thirty minutes which one imagines was preparation for facing Bayern. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabio Quagliarella 7.5 - Took his goal as only he can and immediately rushed to celebrate with Nicolas Anelka who has been acting as something of a mentor/guide/coach for the other strikers since his January arrival. Eager Beaver once again rewarded Conte’s faith in him. ’82 Sebastian Giovinco s.v - Came on to play ten minutes as a 5′ 5″ (1.64 m) lone striker. Unsurprisingly made very *ahem* little impact in his *cough* short spell other than be the victim of Cambiasso’s late violent lunge. Alessandro Matri 7.0 - Held the ball up well but wasted a couple of great chances in the opening 45 minutes. Matri would fully make amends in the second half as he capitalised on some woeful Andrea Ranocchia defending to slot home Juve’s second goal. ’74 Paul Pogba 6.5 - Came on to reinforce an already solid midfield in order to ensure the victory. Job done. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antonio Conte 7.5 - Made a number of big calls but his choices, tactics and substitutions kept him one step ahead of Stramaccioni throughout the game and will ensure the team heads to Tuesday’s huge game filled with confidence and sharpness. ANALYSIS WRAP-UP - by Adam Digby The difference here appeared to be comfort. Juventus, the opening half aside, were rarely at their best but Antonio Conte thoroughly got the better of Andrea Stramaccioni as the two men went head to head. Juve’s familiarity with the 3-5-2 told for the whole game as far too many Inter players simply did not fit into the framework their coach demanded. Nowhere was this truer than with Ranocchia who, as we saw at both Genoa and Inter under Gian Piero Gasperini, cannot understand the nuances of the system. Constantly out of position and not quick enough to recover, the 25 year old was at fault on both goals and it was no surprise to see him replaced by Esteban Cambiasso midway through the second half. Antonio Conte: Juventus now go to Munich with great confidence. We are facing a strong Bayern side, but continue to embrace this dream. In Italy we realised that we are on the right track and now we want to measure ourselves against Europe too. Conte’s plans as the Bianconeri head for the Allianz Arena remain unclear but they undoubtedly need to shore up the wide areas before facing Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. With Lichtsteiner and Peluso surely coming in for Simone Padoin and Asamoah, it would also be no surprise to see them opt for Paul Pogba over one of the two strikers on Tuesday as he did in the final quarter of this match. Conte used the latter part of this match to experiment with a 3-5-1-1 formation with Marchisio just behind Sebastian Giovinco and that shape could well be used against Bayern although Mirko Vucinic would be the most likely candidate for the lone striker role. Overall a solid performance which maintains the lead over the rest of the pack domestically, Juventus can take some momentum and the memory of good performances with them to Germany. Conte ensured the focus was firmly on this game but will now move on in positive fashion after expending the minimal amount of effort. Andiamo ragazzi! Senza di te non andremo lontano, ANTONIO CONTE IL NOSTRO CAPITANO! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xylvin_inter-vs-juventus-1-2_sport http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 30 - 30-3-2013 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 2 Fabio Quagliarella (3′) Rodrigo Palacio (54′) Alessandro Matri (60′) "Giuseppe Meazza" Stadium - Milan Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Attendance: 79341‎ Spectacular Quagliarella the difference for Bianconeri Mar 30, 2013 Inter were beaten 2-1 by Juventus at the Stadio Meazza on Saturday afternoon in Serie A. An early goal from Fabio Quagliarella gave the Bianconeri the lead, before Rodrigo Palacio levelled but Alessandro Matri put Juve back in front in the second half of what was a pulsating game of football. Quagliarella’s rocket after just three minutes gave the away side the lead. The Italian curled the ball from just outside the area leaving Samir Handanovic rooted to the spot. After that goal Inter rallied well and put their opponents under a good amount of pressure and did have an appeal for a penalty waved away as Javier Zanetti’s cross was poorly controlled by Leonardo Bonucci and the ball ricocheted off the defender’s hand, but as it wasn’t a deliberate action the referee waved play on. Antonio Cassano also shot just wide and Rodrigo Palacio did have a header saved off the line from Gianluigi Buffon. There was also a penalty incident involving Zanetti, similar to that of Bonucci earlier in the match, but as before the referee waved play on. However, the Old Lady then took control of the game and could have had a penalty of their own when Arturo Vidal was played through on goal by Andrea Pirlo thanks to a splendid ball over the top, but a combination of Mateo Kovacic and Handanovic denied the Chilean. Though there were more penalty claims as Vidal felt he was fouled by the Nerazzurri goalkeeper. Pirlo had a great shot from the edge of the area well saved by Handanovic, before Palacio had another header saved by Buffon, though the cross was slightly behind the Argentinian making the stop relatively simple for the Italy number one. Then, 10 minutes into the second half, Palacio levelled the game. Kovacic started a quick attack before releasing the ball to Cassano, whose lovely pass into the path of the onrushing Argentinian who cooly placed the ball past Buffon. But then six minutes later Vidal played a through ball into the box for Quagliarella whose cut-back cross was smashed home from close range by Matri. There were protestations from the Nerazzurri who felt the ball was out of play before Quagliarella sent it into the box, however replays showed this was not the case. Kovacic then had another penalty decision turned down as Giorgio Chiellini looked to have brought down the young Croation, but the referee deemed the challenge fair. Then from the resulting corner Cassano had a point blank effort saved by Buffon, though the shot was directly at the goalkeeper. The penalty incidents kept on coming as this time Cassno was in a rage after he felt he was tripped by Chiellini once more, but again nothing was given. Inter then went all out in a bid to get an equaliser but despite their efforts the Bianconeri backline remained resolute. Then just as the final whistle blew Esteban Cambiasso was given a straight red card after a horror tackle on Sebastian Giovinco, going in studs up on the striker’s ankle. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 30 - 30-3-2013 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 2 Fabio Quagliarella (3′) Rodrigo Palacio (54′) Alessandro Matri (60′) "Giuseppe Meazza" Stadium - Milan Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Attendance: 79341‎ Juve beat Inter to extend lead Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the San Siro to extend their lead at the top of Serie A thanks to goals from Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri. Mar 30, 2013 Juventus overcame the first major obstacle on the last leg of their Serie A title defence by edging out 10-man Inter Milan in today's Derby d'Italia. League leaders Juve were also eager to avenge November's 3-1 home defeat to the Nerazzurri which saw their unbeaten run ended one game shy of 50, and Fabio Quagliarella drew first blood within minutes. Inter dominated for long spells but, despite Rodrigo Palacio's second-half equaliser, they could not break down a resilient Bianconeri defence after Alessandro Matri found a winner 30 minutes from time. Esteban Cambiasso's late dismissal for a foul on Sebastian Giovinco then summed up a frustrating afternoon for Andrea Stramaccioni's men, who remain in sixth place. Juve, however, have a 12-point lead at the top ahead of second-placed Napoli's trip to Torino this evening and this week's Champions League quarter-final meeting with Bayern Munich. There was never any danger of this becoming a run-of-the-mill game but Quagliarella ensured it would be a riveting contest inside three minutes. The Neapolitan striker shaped to shoot from outside Samir Handanovic's area and his superb curling effort sailed over the Inter keeper's head to nestle in the net. Antonio Cassano came close to a rapid equaliser with a daisycutter from distance but Gianluigi Buffon stood tall to punch the ball clear for a corner. The Italy keeper then found himself pulling off a stunning parry on Rodrigo Palacio's header as Inter pressed on. Matri was flagged for offside as Juve grew back into the game before Arturo Vidal fluffed a chance to make it 2-0 when one-on-one with Handanovic. It was the Bianconeri backline who would preserve their side's lead towards the break, however, with Andrea Barzagli sweeping the ball off Cassano's feet before closing down a rampant Palacio. Andrea Pirlo's improvised curler was contained by Handanovic and, with Buffon snaffling a Palacio header in the 44th minute, it was still game on heading into the interval. So it proved in the 54th minute as Palacio squeezed through a sleepy Juve defence to level.. That state of affairs did not suit the champions, however, and they wasted no time in wresting back control of the tie. Having scored the first Quagliarella was heavily involved in the second as he beat Andrea Ranocchia to cut the ball back to Matri, who clipped a measured right-footed shot beyond Handanovic's reach. The outcome might have been very different had referee Nicola Rizzoli had awarded either of two strong penalty calls for Inter around the 70-minute mark. First, Palacio went to ground after contact with Barzagli. Cassano then appealed in vain after clashing bodies with Giorgio Chiellini. The late introduction of Giovinco for Quagliarella was designed to produce one final goal for Juve and, although he did not score, he played a vital role in securing the result. He had been on the pitch for 10 minutes when Cambiasso saw red for an over-zealous challenge on the diminutive striker, leaving Inter a man short and thwarting their late bid to force an equaliser. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 30 - 30-3-2013 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 2 Fabio Quagliarella (3′) Rodrigo Palacio (54′) Alessandro Matri (60′) "Giuseppe Meazza" Stadium - Milan Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Attendance: 79341‎ Juve win the Derby d'Italia! Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri gave Juventus a 2-1 victory away to Inter that seals the Derby d’Italia and possibly also the Scudetto. Mar 30, 2013 This remains a massive grudge match in any situation, but this time the Bianconeri were out for revenge after their 49-match unbeaten League run was ended in Turin. Juve also faced potential distraction from the upcoming Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich. Mirko Vucinic pulled out with flu symptoms, joining Mauricio Isla, Martin Caceres, Nicklas Bendtner and Simone Pepe on the treatment table. Juan Jesus was suspended, while Fredy Guarin arrived late back from international duty after missing his flight. Dejan Stankovic, Diego Milito, Luca Castellazzi, Joel Obi and Gaby Mudingayi missed out. Walter Samuel and Giorgio Chiellini were able to start despite injury concerns, as Inter switched to a three-man defence. Inter fans mocked their rivals’ post-Calciopoli slip into Serie B by pointing out in banner form they were the only side never to disappear from Serie A. It took under three minutes for Juventus to break the deadlock, as Fabio Quagliarella gathered from 20 metres and curled a wonderful effort under the bar with Samir Handanovic watching it go by. Leonardo Bonucci nodded over on the counter-attack from a poor Cassano corner, while Gigi Buffon was at full strength to fingertip a deflected Cassano angled drive round the far post. From that corner, Buffon performed a stunning reaction save to deny Rodrigo Palacio’s header at the back stick. Alessandro Matri had a great chance moments later on the counter, but his volley was so far off target it went out for a throw-in. Claudio Marchisio nodded the ball on to Javier Zanetti’s arm, so the referee waved play on. Juve were continually dangerous on the counter, but Matri was caught offside and Arturo Vidal trapped an Andrea Pirlo chipped pass, but hesitated and Handanovic smothered at his feet. Handanovic palmed away a fierce Pirlo shot from the edge of the area before half-time. Fredy Guarin replaced the anonymous Ricky Alvarez for the second half and Inter equalised after nine minutes. Pirlo gave the ball away in midfield to spark a counter and Cassano rolled through the middle to send Palacio clear with a delicate angled drive across Buffon into the far bottom corner. Simone Padoin stung Handanovic’s palms and moments later Juventus restored their advantage. Vidal’s through ball sent Quagliarella to the by-line and he just about kept it in, pulling back for Matri to tap in from a couple of yards at the near post. Inter protested and claimed the ball had gone out of play, but replays show it was clean. Cassano had too much time to chest down and volley a corner, which Buffon managed to block. There were protests in the build-up for Chiellini’s tackle on Mateo Kovacic. Inter also complained at Chiellini’s challenge on Cassano, but it was right under the eyes of the goal line official. There was controversy in the final kick of the game, as Esteban Cambiasso was shown a straight red card for taking down Sebastian Giovinco with a horrible leg-breaker tackle to the ankle. It was an awful challenge for his first red card in 277 games for Inter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inter: Handanovic; Ranocchia (Cambiasso 66), Samuel, Chivu; Zanetti, Kovacic, Gargano (Rocchi 79), Pereira; Alvarez (Guarin 46); Palacio, Cassano Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Padoin, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah (Peluso 64); Quagliarella (Giovinco 83), Matri (Pogba 74) Ref: Rizzoli Sent off: Cambiasso 95 (I) http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 30 - 30-3-2013 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 2 Fabio Quagliarella (3′) Rodrigo Palacio (54′) Alessandro Matri (60′) "Giuseppe Meazza" Stadium - Milan Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Attendance: 79341‎ Matri settles Derby d'Italia as Old Lady continue title march The former Cagliari man created the opener for Fabio Quagliarella with a sublime dummy before then popping up to net the winner, after Rodrigo Palacio had briefly levelled matters. Mar 30, 2013 Juventus took a significant step towards a second successive Scudetto by battling their way to a 2-1 victory over Inter in Saturday's Derby d'Italia at San Siro. Fabio Quagliarella opened the scoring in sensational fashion just three minutes in with a stunning strike from just outside the area, after Alessandro Matri had created space for him with an ingenious stepover. Rodrigo Palacio drew a game home side level shortly after half-time with an impressively composed finish but there was no containing the Bianconeri's front two, who combined to devastating effect again on the hour mark, with Matri applying the finishing touch this time in far more routing fashion to send Antonio Conte's men 12 points clear at the summit of Serie A. Juve would have been forgiven for having one eye on their midweek Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich, but the likes of Gianluigi Buffon spoke before the game of a burning desire for vengeance, having seen their 49-game undefeated run in Serie A ended by the Nerazzurri all the way back in October. Therefore, the way in which Juve tore into their hosts right from the first whistle really should have come as no surprise. That their early endeavour yielded a goal was not in the least bit shocking either - but the manner of the opener was most certainly spectacular, Quagliarella picking up possession some 25 yards out following a wonderful dummy from strike partner Matri before whipping the ball into the top right corner of Samir Handanovic’s goal. The reigning champions could have doubled their advantage moments later but Leonardo Bonucci headed over at the end of a breathtaking Bianconeri breakaway. This frustratingly brittle Inter side could easily have folded in the face of such an early onslaught but, credit to Andrea Stramaccioni’s side, they came storming back and Buffon was twice forced to come to the visitors’ rescue, tipping a low strike from Antonio Cassano around the post before then scrambling a Palacio header off the line. It was Juve who continued to carry the greater attacking threat, though, and only some alert goalkeeping from Handanovic prevent Arturo Vidal from getting a shot away after the Chilean had been put through by a characteristically sublime ball over the top from Andrea Pirlo. The latter then tested Handanovic himself shortly before the break with a stinging drive from distance. Inter responded with a tame downward header from Palacio, following more good work from Cassano, but, in truth, they home side were somewhat fortunate to go in just a goal in arrears at half-time. They looked a different side after the break, though, and deservedly drew level when Palacio, with the aid of the most exquisitely timed arrival into the area, took a measured pass from Cassano in his stride before casually rolling the ball past an exposed Buffon. However, the equaliser merely raised Juve from the interval-induced slumber and they reclaimed the lead on the hour mark. Again, the goal owed everything to the tremendous telepathy between their front two, Matri slotting home first time at the near post after being the recipient of a terrific cut-back from Quagliarella. Inter tried valiantly to rally but they were unable to secure even a point from the game, thus all but ending their hopes of a top-three finish. However, even that was no justification for the way in which their frustration spilled over right on full-time, with Esteban Cambiasso earning a fully-deserved straight red card for a dreadful foul on fellow second-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco. Even that, though, did not sour Juve's celebratory mood at the end of a game which has all but sealed the title. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

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Abbiamo vinto.

Passaggio geniale di Cassano per Guarin in area.

Giovinco sembrava un bambino deluso.

Chiellini e Barzagli non ci saranno contro il Pescara.

Esce Quagliarella.

L'Inter a trazione anteriore e Conte fa entrare il veloce Giovinco per il contropiede.

Rocchi per Gargano. L'Inter si gioca il tutto per tutto.

Pogba entra per Matri.

Cassano non ci arriva.

Intervento pericoloso di Chiellini che rischia il rigore.

Barzagli ammonito.

Conte e Cassano entrambi pugliesi: uno bravo, l'altro no.

Quando giocate contro di noi sei sempre il benvenuto Tango.

Inter, una squadra isterica.

ALESSANDRO MATRI 1-2

Perché tiri Chiello?

Goal di Palacio