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Serie A Week 24 - 9-2-2013 (6:00 p.m.) 2 - 0 Mirko Vučinić (20′) Alessandro Matri (42′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni Attendance: 38000‎ Bianconeri brush past Viola convincingly Feb 9, 2013 Juventus warmed up for their Champions League tie against Celtic with a victory over Fiorentina in Serie A action on Saturday night at Juventus Stadium. First half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri were enough to help the Bianconeri to a deserved win. Claudio Marchisio fired wide early on as they looked for the opener while Juan Cuadrado and Stevan Jovetic went close for the visitors before Stephan Lichtsteiner brought a save out of Emiliano Viviano. They took the lead after 20 minutes though when the Montenegrin lined up a shot from distance and unleashed a rocket which flew into the back of the net. He should have had another though when he found space in the box but could only put the ball straight at Viviano with the goal gaping. The Bianconeri scored their second before half time when Arturo Vidal set up Matri who steered the ball home with his sock, after his boot had fallen off but undeterred, he finished regardless. Matri should have had a second after the break but he rolled the ball wide when he should have done better but worryingly for Juve ahead of the Champions League, Vucinic left the field injured. His replacement Sebastian Giovinco was then denied once more by the in-form Viviano who saved well to his left and is showing that he can again be a key player. Paul Pogba also missed in the closing stages after a Gonzalo Rodriguez mistake but the Old Lady saw the game out for an important victory. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 24 - 9-2-2013 (6:00 p.m.) 2 - 0 Mirko Vučinić (20′) Alessandro Matri (42′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni Attendance: 38000‎ Juve stay out in front Juventus cemented their position at the top of the Serie A table as first-half goals from Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri sealed a comfortable 2-0 win over Fiorentina. Feb 9, 2013 Juventus will not be caught at the top of the Serie A table this weekend. Juve knew that failure to condemn Fiorentina to a third straight away defeat would leave the door open for Napoli to close a three-point gap against Lazio. Boss Antonio Conte had played down talk of a fierce rivalry between Turin and Florence and there was precious little evidence of competition on the pitch as Mirko Vucinic was left unchallenged to slam home the opener. Matri lost his boot when swinging at Arturo Vidal's canny pass but his socked foot guaranteed Juve all three points before what turned out to be an insipid second half. Stevan Jovetic let rip with a fine left-footed effort inside 60 seconds but the first half would belong to Juventus. Andrea Pirlo was back to his imperious best tonight, with a series of deft balls forward to Vidal and Claudio Marchisio inspiring gasps from the bumper crowd. Juve's first shot on goal came through Marchisio, who dribbled to the edge of the area before directing an effort just wide, before Emiliano Viviano was called into action. With Vucinic free to do as he pleased at the end of an attractive passing move, the Montenegrin rifled the ball against Fiorentina's goalkeeper. Vucinic's compatriot Jovetic soon warmed Gianluigi Buffon's palms on the turn but it would be Juve who made the breakthrough. With 20 minutes played Vucinic unleashed a furious right-footed drive that streaked past a stranded Viviano and into the net. A chance for a quickfire second went begging when Vucinic failed to tuck the ball away when Gonzalo Rodriguez offered it to him on a plate at the edge of his area Juve would give themselves a significant advantage going into the break, though, as Matri stole onto a Vidal pass to steer the ball past Viviano. Replays showed the former Cagliari man's boot had flown off before he scored with his sock. Pirlo went close himself when play resumed, just before Marchisio and Federico Peluso picked up the bookings that will keep them out of next week's trip to Roma. It was then time for Sebastian Giovinco to make an entrance when Vucinic called to be replaced after crashing to the ground and hurting his knee. Matri shrugged off the lull in action to burst onto a Stephan Lichtsteiner pass and drag the ball just wide of a post. Fiorentina substitute Mounir El Hamdaoui got Buffon working again when he twisted and turned to beat Peluso and Giovinco promptly drew a low save from Viviano at the other end. But after the high-tempo escapades of the first 45 minutes, the second half was a limp affair and not even Paul Pogba could liven things up with one of his trademark long-range screamers. The Frenchman looked up and shaped himself to shoot but opted instead to pass sideways to Marchisio, who could not quite dig out one last meaningful effort on the half-volley. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 24 - 9-2-2013 (6:00 p.m.) 2 - 0 Mirko Vučinić (20′) Alessandro Matri (42′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni Attendance: 38000‎ Juventus thump Fiorentina Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri – who scored after his boot fell off – secured a comfortable 2-0 Juventus victory over rivals Fiorentina. Feb 9, 2013 These clubs have always been bitter rivals and there was real fire in the opening fixture of Serie A Week 24. Leonardo Bonucci and Coach Antonio Conte were still banned for insulting the referee, while Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe, Mauricio Isla and Nicklas Bendtner were sidelined. Alberto Aquilani and Giulio Migliaccio sat out Fiorentina bans, so Romulo stepped in. The Viola had won just one of their last 22 League meetings with Juventus and Claudio Marchisio had a great opportunity, volleying off target from a splendid Andrea Pirlo ball over the top and no teammates were there to follow up. Moments later Marchisio drilled inches wide from the D, but Stevan Jovetic ran on to a smart Luca Toni pass only to take a heavy touch and allow Gigi Buffon to block his path. The goalkeeper also smothered a Juan Cuadrado volley and Toni almost got a toe to it. It was wide open and very attacking from both sides, as Emiliano Viviano used his legs to deny Mirko Vucinic at the near post. Buffon needed a spectacular reaction save with an outstretched foot after Jovetic spun round on the penalty spot to shoot. Toni and two Juve players dived in to get the rebound, but it bundled out for a corner. Stephan Lichtsteiner’s screamer swerved viciously in the air and Viviano got enough on it to punch away, but there was absolutely nothing Viviano could do moments later. Vucinic gathered a poor Gonzalo Rodriguez clearance outside the box and hit an absolute missile under the bar. It was really travelling at an astounding pace. Vucinic really should’ve made it 2-0 on 32 minutes. Gonzalo Rodriguez slipped over, letting the Juventus striker clear on goal, but he fired straight at Viviano from close range. Alessandro Matri was ready for Vucinic to roll across for a certain goal. Juventus doubled their advantage before the break when Arturo Vidal controlled with a smart flick and rolled a through ball to release Matri for the angled drive. Bizarrely, Matri managed to score after his boot had fallen off! It flew away as he was pulling the trigger, but he got enough power on to it even with just socks. After the restart Paolo De Ceglie’s pull-back went past Vucinic, but Vidal blasted over. Marchisio and Federico Peluso were booked and will be suspended for next week’s game with Roma. More concerns for Juve, as Vucinic limped off with a right knee problem. Matri threatened a second personal goal when he flashed an angled drive across the face of goal, inches away from the back post. Buffon captured efforts from Romulo and Mounir El Hamdaoui and Viviano was booked for a coming-together with Lichtsteiner. The Fiorentina goalkeeper needed a good save at full stretch to deny Sebastian Giovinco’s curler. Rodriguez tried to dribble out of his own area and risked giving away a goal to Paul Pogba. Adem Ljajic had an opportunity in stoppages at the by-line, but could only force a corner. Giovinco also horribly scuffed a volley. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUVENTUS: Buffon; Peluso, Marrone, Barzagli; De Ceglie (Caceres 59), Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Lichtsteiner; Vucinic (Giovinco 61), Matri (Pogba 75) FIORENTINA: Viviano; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Savic (Tomovic 46); Cuadrado, Romulo, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Pasqual; Jovetic (Ljajic 74), Toni (El Hamdaoui 57) Ref: Mazzoleni http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 24 - 9-2-2013 (6:00 p.m.) 2 - 0 Mirko Vučinić (20′) Alessandro Matri (42′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni Attendance: 38000‎ Vucinic and Matri net in authoritative display Antonio Conte's men put an end to a bright start from the Viola with two first-half goals proving to be enough to open up a temporary six-point lead at the top of Serie A. Feb 9, 2013 Juventus strolled to comfortable 2-0 win over rivals Fiorentina at Juventus Stadium, ending a run of three domestic games without tasting victory. Despite an open start to proceedings the Bianconeri soon asserted their dominance over the Florence outfit with Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri providing the goals in what eventually proved to be a routine win. The Viola had clearly not come to Turin to sit back and that contributed to an extremely stretched start to the game. Andrea Pirlo looked on song early on as he sprayed a number of quality passes in behind the defence but it was Claudio Marchisio who provided the goal threat in his 200th appearance for the club, pulling a low effort narrowly wide of the goal in the ninth minute. Both goalkeepers were having a busy start to the evening yet the pair were not fazed by intensity of the game as Stevan Jovetic, Juan Cuadrado and Vucinic were all kept out before 15 minutes had passed. Stephan Lichtsteiner was the next to go close but in the 20th minute Vucinic was the man to find the back of the net. The Montenegrin pounced on Stefan Savic's headed clearance and then rifled an astonishing volley past Emiliano Viviano from 25 yards. Vucinic then had a chance to double the Old Lady's advantage just after the half hour mark as he dispossessed Gonzalo Rodriguez on the edge of the box. Matri could not provide a supporting option so the former Roma man went alone and ended up firing a shot straight at the keeper. Vicenzo Montella's men continued to attack their hosts but they lacked conviction and in the 42nd minute the Bianconeri grabbed their second. Arturo Vidal did magnificently to pluck the ball out of the sky before turning and surging into the area. He slid a pass into Matri, who peeled away from his defender and swept a shot into the back of the net. Juve continued in a similar fashion after the break and it took them just three minutes to forge an opportunity in the second half. Paolo De Ceglie's cutback was met by Vidal at the edge of the box but he could not keep his attempt on goal down. Content with their two-goal advantage, the Bianconeri began to approach the game with an increased level of caution, built upon their resilience at the back. The visitors did not have an answer up front and would have found themselves three goals down in the 64th minute if Matri had been able to find the far corner from Lichtsteiner's threaded pass. Substitute Sebastian Giovinco was desperately close to having the perfect impact as he sent a curling effort to Viviano's right. The keeper, however, had other ideas and parried the ball well to safety. Juventus' win therefore puts the pressure on Napoli to get a result against third-placed Lazio later on Saturday or see themselves fall six points away from the Serie A summit. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Giovinco

Ljaic sembrava Maradona.

Pogba .... mi sembrava goal.

Una perdita incolmabile.

Entra Pogba.

Peccato per Matri. Quasi 3-0.

2-0 Dominio Juve tranne che nei primi 20 minuti del primo tempo. Vucinic é appena uscito infortunato, speriamo niente di grave.

De Ceglie sostituito per evitare l'antidoping.

Vucinic sembra essersi rotto.

Serie A Week 24 - 9-2-2013 (6:00 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni HT 2-0: Juve flatten Fiorentina Feb 9, 2013 Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri have given Juventus the 2-0 half-time lead in an exhilarating encounter with Fiorentina. These clubs have always been bitter rivals and there was real fire in the opening fixture of Serie A Week 24. Leonardo Bonucci and Coach Antonio Conte were still banned for insulting the referee, while Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe, Mauricio Isla and Nicklas Bendtner were sidelined. Alberto Aquilani and Giulio Migliaccio sat out Fiorentina bans, so Romulo stepped in. The Viola had won just one of their last 22 League meetings with Juventus and Claudio Marchisio had a great opportunity, volleying off target from a splendid Andrea Pirlo ball over the top and no teammates were there to follow up. Moments later Marchisio drilled inches wide from the D, but Stevan Jovetic ran on to a smart Luca Toni pass only to take a heavy touch and allow Gigi Buffon to block his path. The goalkeeper also smothered a Juan Cuadrado volley and Toni almost got a toe to it. It was wide open and very attacking from both sides, as Emiliano Viviano used his legs to deny Mirko Vucinic at the near post. Buffon needed a spectacular reaction save with an outstretched foot after Jovetic spun round on the penalty spot to shoot. Toni and two Juve players dived in to get the rebound, but it bundled out for a corner. Stephan Lichtsteiner’s screamer swerved viciously in the air and Viviano got enough on it to punch away, but there was absolutely nothing Viviano could do moments later. Vucinic gathered a poor clearance outside the box and hit an absolute missile under the bar. It was really travelling at an astounding pace. Vucinic really should’ve made it 2-0 on 32 minutes. Gonzalo Rodriguez slipped over, letting the Juventus striker clear on goal, but he fired straight at Viviano from close range. Alessandro Matri was ready for Vucinic to roll across for a certain goal. Juventus doubled their advantage before the break when Arturo Vidal controlled with a smart flick and rolled a through ball to release Matri for the angled drive. Bizarrely, Matri managed to score after his boot had fallen off! It flew away as he was pulling the trigger, but he got enough power on to it even with just socks. Juventus 2-0 Fiorentina (Half-Time) Scorers: Vucinic 20 (J), Matri 41 (J) JUVENTUS: Buffon; Peluso, Marrone, Barzagli; De Ceglie, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Lichtsteiner; Vucinic, Matri FIORENTINA: Viviano; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Savic; Cuadrado, Romulo, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Pasqual; Jovetic, Toni Ref: Mazzoleni http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Mazzoleni con la mano a carciofo ...

Francamente non vedo nessuna rivalitá con la Fiorentina. Noi siamo superiori e basta!

Bravo Matri.

ALESSANDRO MATRI 2-0

Vucinic si divora letteralmente il raddoppio.

De Ceglie crolla in area .... improvviso abbassamento della pressione sanguigna .....

Cuadrado abbattuto da Marchisio.

MIRKO VUCINIC 1-0

Bravo Gigi!

Grande Marchisio, di poco fuori.