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Serie A Week 9 - 28-10-12 (12:30 p.m.) 0 - 1 Arturo Vidal (57′) Angelo Massimino Stadium - Catania Referee: Andrea Gervasoni Attendance: 14000‎ Vidal clinches controversial win for the Bianconeri The Chilean was in the right place at the right time to hand the Old Lady three points in Sicily, but the match will be remembered for two incorrect decisions. Oct 28, 2012 Arturo Vidal tapped home the only goal of the game at Stadio Angelo Massimino to hand Juventus a closely-fought and equally controversial victory against Catania, who had a man sent off and an effort wrongly ruled out for offside in the first half. Gonzalo Bergessio had poked the home side into the lead, only for an erroneous linesman's flag to cut their celebrations short. To make matters worse, Nicklas Bendtner was stood in an offside position in the build-up to Juve's winner, while Giovanni Marchese was dismissed for two bookable offences. Bendtner, who was largely wasteful, headed Kwadwo Asamoah's cross into the ground and straight at Mariano Andujar after 21 minutes, and Marchese produced a dangerous cross after a burst to the byline at the other end as the game opened up following a cagey opening. Bergessio looked to have given the hosts the lead when he tapped into an open net after Nicolas Spolli's glancing header had come back off the post. But the Sicilians' joy quickly turned to fury when the linesman raised his flag for offside, despite the fact that neither Bergessio, nor any of his team-mates, were even close to being beyond the last defender. The home side were clearly angered by the decision and Spolli, Pablo Cesar Barrientos and Marchese were duly shown bookings for infringements varying from dissent to cynical fouls. As the hosts struggled to compose themselves, an offside Bendtner headed Andrea Pirlo's free kick against the crossbar and Pogba sent a dipping effort just inches over the goal to highlight the Bianconeri's dominance. The Elefante picked up their fifth booking inside the opening 38 minutes when Nicola Legrottaglie was booked for handball, just as Alexis Rolin had been earlier in the afternoon. Vucinic had a great opportunity to put his side ahead when through on goal from the resulting free kick, but he was denied by the recovering Legrottaglie. And the Montenegrin was denied again just two minutes later when keeper Andujar reacted well to keep out the striker's close-range effort on the line. Pirlo stung the shot-stopper's palms from 20 yards shortly afterwards, but the game remained goalless at the break. The only goal of the game arrived in typically controversial circumstances 11 minutes into the new half. Vucinic picked out Bendtner with a clinical pass from the edge of the area, only for the Danish striker to shoot tamely - and typically - at Andujar. But the impressive Argentine shot-stopper could only push the ball into the path of Vidal, who tapped into the unguarded net. Replays showed that Bendtner was in an offside position, which did nothing to placate the fired-up home support. Vidal waltzed through the home defence on 64 minutes but could only drag his shot wide, yet the home side were soon to be dealt a near fatal blow when Marchese was shown his marching orders when he picked up his second yellow card for an amateurish handball. As ever, Pirlo drifted the resulting free kick into a dangerous area, but Pogba's downward header was well saved by Andujar. The game lost any impetus following the red card, but Sebastian Giovinco's arrival went some way to adding a new dimension, and the diminutive Italian saw a sweetly-struck effort well saved by Andujar seconds after coming on. Lichtsteiner almost gifted the home side an equaliser with 10 minutes on the clock when he headed past Gianluigi Buffon, but into the side netting. Vidal again stung the palms of Andujar with three minutes on the clock, and Giovinco tore through the home defence before blazing over. It was another significant victory for Antonio Conte's champions, who again showed they have the stomach for a fight as they have done against Chievo and Napoli already this season. Catania, who have not beaten the Turin side in Serie A since 1964, will be furious that they were robbed of the opportunity to do so here thanks to that shocking offside call. http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Serie A Week 9 - 28-10-12 (12:30 p.m.) - Angelo Massimino Stadium - Catania Referee: Andrea Gervasoni HT: Fury at Catania-Juve offside call Oct 28, 2012 Expect the controversy to rattle on for days, as Catania saw a goal incorrectly disallowed and are therefore still 0-0 at the break against Juventus. Tempers are at exploding point in Sicily after a botched offside call. The Bianconeri were flying high on top of the table, but smarting from a third consecutive Champions League draw. With Claudio Marchisio and Lucio injured, they opted to give Paul Pogba and Nicklas Bendtner their first Serie A starts. Catania hadn’t won this fixture since the 1960s, but chose to mirror the 3-5-2 system rather than their habitual 4-3-3, giving Uruguayan Alexis Rolin his debut and pushing Pablo Barrientos into a deeper role. Gianluigi Buffon celebrated his 500th Serie A appearance, but it was Mariano Andujar who had his palms stung at the third minute by a ferocious Arturo Vidal snapshot. Leonardo Bonucci went shoulder to shoulder with Gonzalo Bergessio on the edge of the box, but the referee waved away appeals for a foul. A free kick was cleared to outside the area for Kwadwo Asamoah to smash his strike just over the bar. At the other end, Andrea Barzagli had to nod a chipped Alejandro Gomez cross off the head of Bergessio in the six yard area after a splendid run down the right from Papu. Juve did not deal at all well with the resulting corner, but eventually hoofed it clear. Bendtner didn’t get enough power on his header into Andujar’s arms, while Giovanni Marchese got to the by-line and flashed a dangerous ball across the face of goal. Catania were starting to push forward and thought they had broken the deadlock when Marchese’s cross found a Nicolas Spolli glancing header on to the far post, then Bergessio tapped in the rebound. The Sicilians were still celebrating when referee Gervasoni disallowed it on advice from his assistant. It was not clear whether the decision was for offside – which would be incorrect – or for Francesco Lodi’s handling offence as the Spolli header clipped off him – which would be harsh. Catania were furious and President Antonino Pulvirenti was sent off from the bench for dissent. Over the next few minutes, five Catania players were booked as the tension was at breaking point. Bendtner’s diving header from an Andrea Pirlo free kick clipped the crossbar, though the Dane was flagged offside. Pogba drilled just over the bar from distance with a dipping screamer, but Vucinic should’ve done better when a clearance ricocheted into his path, blocked off at the last moment by Nicola Legrottaglie. Bendtner knocked down a cross for Vucinic, who this time forced a remarkable reaction save out of Andujar from point-blank range. Pirlo also stung the goalkeeper’s gloves towards half-time in the fiery Stadio Massimino atmosphere. Catania 0-0 Juventus (Half-Time) Catania: Andujar; Rolin, Legrottaglie, Spolli; Izco, Lodi, Almiron, Barrientos, Marchese; Gomez, Bergessio Juventus:Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah; Bendtner, Vucinic Ref: Gervasoni http://www.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-a/20122013/regular-season/

Legrottaglie aveva fatto fallo su Seba

Giovinco fallisce lo 0-2.

Bendtner sembra stanco.

Altra grande parata di Andujar.

Conte, il leone in gabbia.

Ottimo Bendtner!

Con tutti gli argentini che ha, nello spogliatoio del Catania si parlerá solo spagnolo, immagino.

Andujar salva la sua porta da un gran tiro di Giovinco.

Giovinco per Vucinic. Bendtner resta in campo ... per ora.

Sta per entrare il piccolino.

Che bel giocatorino, Gomez

Andujar anticipa lo 0-2 di Bendtner.

In effetti il marchese é rosso.

Andujar salva su Pogba.

Catania in 10.

FATTO! Phil17 ti avevo avvertito!

VIDAL 0-1

Io seguo la partita in inglese cosí non sento i commenti faziosi dei cronisti italiani.

Il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio.