Socrates

Giaccherini in difesa 4-3-3

Borriello .... goal scudetto.

BORRIELLO!

Goal di Del Piero!

Punizione per il Cesena.

3-4-1-2

Del Piero applaudito anche dalla curva del Cesena.

Serie A - 14^ Giornata - Ritorno - 25-4-2012 (ore 18:00) - Stadio Dino Manuzzi - Cesena Arbitro: Marco Guida Confronti ufficiali 30 - 23 (Serie A) - 5 (Coppa Italia) - 2 (Serie B) Vittorie Juventus 14 - 11 (Serie A) - 2 (Coppa Italia) - 1 (Serie B) Pareggi 14 - 10 (Serie A) - 3 (Coppa Italia) - 1 (Serie B) Vittorie Cesena 2 - 2 (Serie A) Goals Juventus 50 - 42 (Serie A) - 4 (Coppa Italia) - 4 (Serie B) Goals Cesena 29 - 24 (Serie A) - 2 (Coppa Italia) - 3 (Serie B) Cesena - Juventus a Cesena Serie A Confronti ufficiali 11 Vittorie Juventus 4 (L'ultima il 26.02.1989, 1-2) Pareggi 6 (L'ultimo il 12.03.2011, 2-2) Vittorie Cesena 1 (Il 21.03.1976, 2-1) Goals Juventus 14 Goals Cesena 10 Giocatori con più presenze e goals contro il Cesena a Cesena 6 presenze Zoff Dino 5 Gentile Claudio 5 Scirea Gaetano 4 Bettega Roberto 4 Brio Sergio 4 Causio Franco 4 Cuccureddu Antonello 4 De Agostini Luigi 4 Furino Giuseppe 4 Tacconi Stefano 2 goals Brio Sergio 2 Matri Alessandro 2 Rui Barros Gil Soares 1 Altafini Josè João 1 Anastasi Pietro 1 Baggio Roberto 1 Bettega Roberto 1 Bonetti Dario 1 Boninsegna Roberto 1 Causio Franco Ultimi confronti diretti 10.12.1989 Serie A Juventus-Cesena 1-1 14.04.1990 Serie A Cesena-Juventus 1-1 23.09.1990 Serie A Cesena-Juventus 1-1 10.02.1991 Serie A Juventus-Cesena 3-0 23.08.2006 Coppa Italia Cesena-Juventus 1-2 16.01.2007 Serie B Juventus-Cesena 2-1 06.05.2007 Serie B Cesena-Juventus 2-2 07.11.2010 Serie A Juventus-Cesena 3-1 12.03.2011 Serie A Cesena-Juventus 2-2 04.12.2011 Serie A Juventus-Cesena 2-0 Giocate 10 - Vittorie Juventus 5 - Pareggi 5 - Vittorie Cesena 0 - Goals Juventus 19 - Goals Cesena 10

Serie A - 15^ Giornata - Ritorno - 22-4-2012 (ore 20:45) 4 - 0 Arturo Vidal (4′) Arturo Vidal (8′) Andrea Pirlo (29′) Claudio Marchisio (53′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Mauro Bergonzi Attendance: 35000 Serie A - Juve, prova di forza con vista scudetto: +3 I bianconeri asfaltano la Roma con un pesante 4-0 e allungano in modo deciso sul Milan: doppietta di Vidal nei primi 8', poi vanno a segno Pirlo dopo la respinta di un rigore e Marchisio. Espulso Stekelenburg al 26'. Giallorossi a -5 dal terzo posto. Eurosport - Domenica, 22 aprile 2012 Se l'ultimo ostacolo nella corsa allo scudetto doveva essere questo, allora si può dire davvero che la Juventus abbia ormai cucito sul petto il tricolore. Serate come queste - come il posticipo della 34esima giornata di Serie A che ha visto i bianconeri travolgere 4-0 la Roma di Luis Enrique - fanno pensare proprio che sia il tuo anno. Specie se al pomeriggio il Milan si è fatto frenare dal Bologna sull'1-1 e se dopo 8' ti trovi già in vantaggio per 2-0 con i primi due tiri in porta della partita. E, è bene non dimenticarlo, se mantieni ancora intatta l'imbattibilità con una straordinaria prova di forza. Quella che vale il +3 sulla seconda con cinque partite ancora da giocare. DEL PIERO E TOTTI IN PANCHINA - Antonio Conte conferma la difesa a tre con Lichtsteiner e De Ceglie esterni di centrocampo. In attacco, ancora una volta, Matri parte dalla panchina per lasciare spazio a Quagliarella, recuperato in extremis dopo l'allenamento del sabato. Al suo fianco ovviamente c'è il grande ex Vucinic, mentre Del Piero e Borriello si siedono al fianco del tecnico bianconero. Ancora una volta Luis Enrique stupisce tutti al momento della lettura delle formazioni ufficiali. Questa volta, il "toto Luis" tiene fuori Taddei, Totti e Lamela. Il modulo diventa un 4-2-3-1 con Perrotta (che non partiva titolare da dicembre) sulla trequarti in marcatura su Pirlo, oltre a Marquinho e Borini a supporto di Osvaldo e il duo Gago-Pjanic in mediana. I terzini sono invece Rosi e José Angel, mentre De Rossi è confermato nel ruolo di centrale difensivo con Kjaer. DOPPIO VIDAL E PIRLO: 3-0 ALL'INTERVALLO - La partita, in realtà, non inizia nemmeno. Passano quattro minuti e la Juventus è già in vantaggio con Arturo Vidal, che sfrutta nel migliore dei modi il primo tiro a disposizione dei bianconeri dopo un'uscita pessima della Roma che applica un insensato fuorigioco a palla scoperta. È l'inizio di un calvario vero e proprio per gli uomini di Luis Enrique, che all'8' vanno sotto 2-0. Scontro a centrocampo tra Quagliarella e De Rossi, il romanista va giù ma Bergonzi lascia correre. E Vucinic serve ancora a Vidal il pallone che con un diagonale perfetto di destro vale il sesto gol in Serie A del cileno. La partita potrebbe anche finire qui. Perché gli ospiti alzano il baricentro con il solito compassato possesso palla, ma la Juventus rinsalda gli ormeggi e non fa passare uno spillo dando l'impressione di poter fare ancora male in contropiede. Cosa che puntualmente accade al 26', quando Marchisio si trova tutto solo davanti a Stekelenburg, si allunga il pallone ma viene toccato dal portiere olandese. Il rigore ci sta, però Bergonzi esagera ed estrae anche il nono cartellino rosso nella stagione giallorossa. Luis Enrique mette Curci al posto di Borini e il neo-entrato ipnotizza Pirlo. Peccato che il pallone torni d'incanto sul piede del regista bianconero, che lo scaraventa in rete per il 3-0. La Juventus ci prova ancora, ma il punteggio non cambia prima dell'intervallo. MARCHISIO CALA IL POKER - L'avvio della ripresa è eloquente. Tutti si aspettano una Juventus più votata la contenimento. Invece gli uomini di Conte ripartono a tavoletta e per una decina di minuti buona tengono la Roma nella propria metà campo. Al 52', così, arriva il poker e a calarlo è Marchisio che infila di precisione uno splendido destro dal limite dell'area. I titoli di coda calano inevitabilmente e i due tecnici iniziano a pensare a un certo turnover. Conte mette Borriello, Del Piero e Giaccherini al posto di Vucinic, Quagliarella e Vidal (tra 57' e 67'), mentre Luis Enrique leva Osvaldo e Pjanic rimpiazzandoli con Bojan e Lamela. Le sostituzioni, però, non cambiano nulla. Finisce 4-0, con la postilla deprecabile di uno sputo rivolto da Lamela a Lichsteiner (non visto dall'arbitro, arriverà la prova tv) dopo un gesto in stile Totti ("ne avete presi 4, andate a casa") dello stesso esterno svizzero. La Juventus sale a 71 punti, +3 sul Milan, e pone l'allungo decisivo al campionato. La Roma resta a 50, a -5 dalla Lazio terza. Con cinque giornate dal termine qualcuno può ancora sperare. SCUDETTO NELL'ARIA, LUCHO BOCCIATO - Sesta vittoria di fila per la Juventus che con 15 punti ancora in palio scatta verso il primo tricolore post-Calciopoli. Una vittoria perentoria che conferma tutta la bontà del lavoro di Conte e mette decisamente in discesa la strada verso lo scudetto. Con un centrocampo così - perentorio esattamente come nella sfida vinta con il Napoli - la Juventus può dormire sonni tranquilli e sognare in grande anche in prospettiva futura. Sconfitta su tutta la linea per la Roma, all'ennesima "Caporetto" esterna. La difesa non tiene, nemmeno con la svolta " difensivista" di Luis Enrique. Un colabrodo resta sempre un colabrodo, anche con qualche aggiustamento. Certo, se poi la mossa decisiva doveva essere l'esclusione di Totti... Mattia Fontana - Eurosport Juventus - Roma 4-0

Serie A Week 34 - 22-4-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 4 - 0 Arturo Vidal (4′) Arturo Vidal (8′) Andrea Pirlo (29′) Claudio Marchisio (53′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Mauro Bergonzi Attendance: 35000 Juventus redemption almost complete Juventus edge closer to first Serie A title since Calciopoli scandal. Apr 23, 2012 July 4 2006 was a day all those connected with Juventus hoped would never come, as the Italian Football Federation's prosecutor, Stefano Palazzi, condemned them to Serie C1 as punishment for their part in the Calciopoli scandal. An investigation by Italian police in May of that year discovered, via telephone interceptions, a network of relations between the Juve hierarchy and referee organisations, and also implicated AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio and Reggina. Juve, back-to-back Serie A champions in 2005 and 2006, were however far greater exponents of these dark arts, and were justly punished for playing the most prominent hand in this match-fixing scandal. On appeal, the Turin giants were able to ensure they were only relegated as far as Serie B, but they were also forced to pay the price for their indiscretions by relinquishing the titles they had won during the previous two seasons. It was the first time in their illustrious history that Juve had been required to compete in the second-tier of Italian football, but relegation did not prove to be as catastrophic as it might have been, with a number of key players deciding to remain at the Stadio Delle Alpi. Although the likes of Lilian Thuram, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Fabio Cannavaro all departed for pastures new, Pavel Nedved, Gianluigi Buffon and Alessandro del Piero remained. The verdict of the Calciopoli scandal affected the latter emotionally more than many others, with Del Piero having spent 13 glorious years with Juventus before their demotion. Yet the 37-year-old could finish his career at the end of this season knowing he has played a role in restoring Juve to somewhere near their former glories. Redemption is near for Italy's most successful domestic club, as Antonio Conte's side edge ever closer to a first Serie A title since they were rocked so forcefully by the courts six years ago. Didier Deschamps had led Juve back to the top-flight at the first attempt, but five managers between he and Conte have failed to launch a serious challenge for the league title. The beginning of this campaign felt like the birth of a new Juventus, as they left the Delle Alpi behind - a stadium draped in both good and bad memories - for a purpose built new arena. Juventus Stadium, as it is appropriately named, has quickly become a fortress for the Turin outfit, with Conte's side boasting 12 wins and five draws in 17 league outings at their new home. The latest victory in Valette could be the most crucial yet, with Juve's convincing 4-0 triumph over Roma on Sunday propelling them above AC Milan to the summit of the Serie A table. Milan had been four points clear little over a month ago, but Juve have enjoyed a swing of seven points, and remain on course to end the campaign without a single league defeat. There may still be some distance to run in the Italian domestic season - five matches, to be precise - yet there is the sense that the momentum gained by Juve in recent weeks will be enough to see off any late surge from Milan. Juve have won their last five matches in Serie A, and face a relatively straightforward run on the final straight; meeting five of the league's bottom seven sides in their remaining fixtures. When Juventus limped to seventh place last season, some eight points away from the Champions League places, there was an overriding feeling that things could only get better, rather than worse, the following year. But few would have imagined they could realistically beat Massimiliano Allegri's imperious Milan to the league title, let alone end the season with a domestic double. Yet, with only three weeks of the current league campaign remaining and a Coppa Italia final with Napoli on the horizon, May could herald legitimate success at the top level for Juve for the first time in almost decade. Juventus have had to go some way to distance themselves from the scandal that almost ruined the club six years ago, but their journey to redemption is now almost complete. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 34 - 22-4-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 4 - 0 Arturo Vidal (4′) Arturo Vidal (8′) Andrea Pirlo (29′) Claudio Marchisio (53′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Mauro Bergonzi Attendance: 35000 Juventus: The Fall And Rise Of The Grand Old Lady Apr 23, 2012 by Michael Ogunjimi After the scandal that emerged in 2006. It seemed Juventus would never recover after their involvement in calciopoli. Juventus were stripped of their 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. This reduced their proud title tally from 29 Serie A medals to 27. Much worse yet the Old Lady was unceremoniously kicked out of the 06/07 Champions League and relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history. Because of these incidents many star players left I bianconeri but after one season in Serie B they achieved promotion and the slightest of redemptions after winning the league with extreme ease. During the 07/08 season they reached third place status in Serie A and qualified for the Champion’s League, but it was still not enough for a big club like Juventus losing to Chelsea in the knockout round in the latter stages in the competition in the 08/09 season. The season after that proved to be disappointing having been knocked out the Champions League again, this time by Bayern Munich and finishing in 7th place and also again finishing 7th in the 10/11 season. It appeared it was going to take a lengthy time for Juventus to recover. Enough was enough. In the summer of 2011 the Juventus board gained inspiration from Barcelona’s decision to hire Pep Guardiola which paid dividends as the Catalan club have now won an astonishing 13 major titles in the last four years. They ultimately decided to hire Juventus legend Antonio Conte and this was when things started to dramatically change. Fast forward to current events and Juventus have not been beaten at all this season taking their unbeaten streak to 32 games. They are now just two games short of equalling Fabio Capello’s AC Milan side of 1991-92. While they may not play pretty football like Barcelona but their game is similarly based around possession – they are in 8th place in Europe’s possession stats, the second highest in Italy after AC Milan. To optimise this Conte’s first aim was to make Juventus an extremely fit side, which is a key component as to why they are unbeaten this season. Its seems teams that have high fitness are doing well of late at the moment e.g. Borrusia Dortmund who are now on a 26 match unbeaten streak and have recently been crowned the Bundesliga Champions for the second consecutive year in a row. Also Real Madrid whose fitness levels are simply incredible – especially that of Cristiano Ronaldo – are now massive favourites to lift the La Liga title after beating Barcelona at the Nou camp with exactly the same line up used against Bayern Munich a few days earlier. If you were fortunate enough to watch the match you could see how Madrid pressed Barcelona effectively and with such efficiency. Similarly Conte puts fitness first in the Juventus team and made attacking football the second priority. After all he did push all the way to sign Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal who, like Ramirez of Chelsea, has amazing fitness levels as it seemed Vidal was on his way to Bayern Munich. You heard it here first, I believe over the next few years clubs will aim to take fitness levels into even more extreme stratospheres. Another purchase that has greatly helped Juventus is the signing of Andrea Pirlo the former AC Milan legend who surprisingly left AC Milan after it was deemed he had no place in the team after Milan bought Van Bommel. Pirlo does what he does best which is dictating and spraying pinpoint accurate long passes to the forwards. He is to Juventus what Xavi is to Barcelona and what Xabi Alonso is to real Madrid, Pirlo has been integral for Conte’s plan for Juventus as he was seen as the missing link in the legendary football side. The formation Juventus play can be really confusing and mind twisting because at the start of the season Conte’s side were playing an attacking 4-2-4 formation but in games against Napoli and Milan Conte’s tactical changes have been effective. Playing a 3-5-2 formation against Napoli matching them blow for blow, coming from 2-0 down to draw 3-3 and later winning 3-0 in the next fixture against them. Against Milan he’s played the same formation again, this time drawing against them after Juventus lost one nil earlier in the Serie A campaign. It clearly seems that Conte is becoming infatuated with using the 3-5-2 formation. Has it been enough? One simple answer. Yes. Juventus have won their last 5 games against good sides playing the same formation. They beat Inter, Fiorentina, Lazio, Napoli and Palermo. They are also in the Coppa Italia final and are looking to win a domestic double. Conte’s vision for Juventus is clearly bright and clear. He has definitely brought the Guardiola first season effect to Turin and is seeing amazing results. Quite simply they’ve been the best team in Serie A. The question remains however, can they keep it up? Can they continue to dominate next season like this one? Crucially can they have a massive effect in the Champion’s League? Well I do personally feel Juventus can become better from here particularly if they seek out more proficient strikers whose profligacy is a major reason for their astonishing 14 Serie A draws this term. Were it not for Milan’s slip-ups those draws would surely have come back to haunt them. To this end the rumour mill in Turin is already whirring away linking the club to all manner of arch poachers. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 34 - 22-4-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 4 - 0 Arturo Vidal (4′) Arturo Vidal (8′) Andrea Pirlo (29′) Claudio Marchisio (53′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Mauro Bergonzi Attendance: 35000 Juventus 4-0 Roma: Black & White Hurricane Unleashed!!! Juve at +3!!! Apr 23, 2012 Can you feel it? That tingling sensation Juventus are onto something big!? Dubbed as their “last big hurdle” of the campionato, Roma provided a slippery slope for Conte & Co. this week-end, as indeed when the Giallorossi step onto a soccer pitch few can tell what can of team they will see. Well, few certainly predicted quite such a goal-rout in Turin, with the Bianconeri literally steamrolling their Roma opponents in a match that was over as quickly as it began. Lead by a storming Arturo Vidal, a rejuvenated Marchisio, and the ever-commanding presence of Andrea Pirlo in midfield, Juve’s win not only mathematically ensures them of a Champions League berth next season but puts them +3 ahead of rivals AC Milan atop Serie A standings! Aaron brings you the after-action report of a slammin’ Sunday! MATCH ANALYSIS (by Aaron Giambattista) Luis Enrique, who had typically stuck with either a 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2 formation all season, chose the latter to take on Juventus in Torino. To pressure Andrea Pirlo in midfield, a more defensive trequartista option (Perrotta) was utilized, with Totti and Lamela starting out on the bench. Daniele De Rossi was pushed back in defense, Pjanic, Gago, and Marquinho given the reins of the Giallorossi midfield. The chief flaw of the 4-3-1-2 is its vulnerability along the flanks. A longtime problem for Italian clubs in Europe (who, barring a stunning display from the fullbacks, play generally too narrow and are often outpaced against 4-4-2 opponents), the same situation applied to Roma today. With little width, the Giallorossi were perfectly countered by the 3-5-2′s two wing-backs flying up and down the flanks. Juve’s first goal – a brilliant finish by Arturo Vidal – was born from this situation, with Vucinic playing the ball wide to De Ceglie (who had gotten clear of Rosi) and Paolino’s cut-back cross finding the feet of the Chilean midfielder. After the opening the score Juventus continued to push down the flanks, hitting home for a second time through Arturo Vidal once again. Off a counter-attack, Vucinic slid the ball on the right for Capitan Uncino (the Chilean’s new nickname) who drove a powerful finish with his right foot from the edge of the box. Stekelenburg was left helpless and it was 2-0 within the first 10 minutes of play, Roma’s defense once again a complete disaster at the back. It only got worse for the Giallorossi. Though they admirably attempted to build possession and create attacks, Juve’s defense suffocated Osvaldo & Borini up top, while their five-man midfield had a clear numerical advantage over its Roma counterpart. It was simply a matter of time before Luis Enrique’s defense capitulated once more, though Vucinic and Chiellini’s certainly were warning signs. In the 26th minute came Juve’s third, with Claudio Marchisio running onto a through Mirko pass and getting upended by Stekelenburg. Bergonzi pointed to the spot and issued the Dutch keeper a (perhaps harsh) red card. Pirlo stepped up from 12 yards, saw his shot saved by substitute Gianluca Curci, but coolly slotted in the rebound. At 3-0 with less than a half-hour on the clock and Roma down to 10 men, the match was pretty much over. With their midfield completely overrun and their defense all-the-more fragile, Juventus made it 4-0 shortly after the break, another wide run from De Ceglie culminating in a Vucinic-redirected backheel to Claudio Marchisio, who put a powerful curling shot into the bottom-right corner. At this point, Antonio Conte decided to go easy on Roma and sent on Borriello & Del Piero to replace Vucinic & Quagliarella. Despite putting on a great obstacle to goalscoring, Juventus still had plenty of decent efforts on goal, the most notable of which through Marchisio, Giaccherini, and Del Piero. The match had been over for some time by then. The game finished with a bit of unsportsmanlike conduct from both sides. There was an incident between former Lazio defender Stephan Lichtsteiner and Roma’s Erik Lamela. The two had words and Lichtsteiner flashed 4 fingers to Lamela, mimicking Totti’s famous hand gesture of several years ago. Lamela also took inspiration from the Roman captain by spitting on the Swiss defender, no doubt earning himself a cushy three-match ban in the process. Three being the operative word, just like the number of points separating Juve from AC Milan in the standings… LE PAGELLE (by Aaron Giambattista) Buffon s.v. – Roma’s only shot on target today was a weak Gago effort from mid-range. When asked if he had made any saves today, Buffon replied “One I think, telegraphed. My pre-match warm-up went great though”. Oh Gigi… Barzagli 6.5 – Kept Borini (in his brief time on the pitch) quiet, and Osvaldo starved of service. An easy outing. Bonucci 6.5 – Continues to tie the three-man defense together as the central stopper. Decent range of passing today. Chiellini 7 – Much like his two center-back colleagues, had Roma’s attack completely locked up. In tremendous form this season. Lichtsteiner 6 – The Swiss Express kept his spot in the team but didn’t entirely convince. Had plenty of space and practically no defensive duties today, but didn’t take much advantage of it. In a 3-5-2, Cáceres is the better RWB option at the moment. Vidal 8 – In absolutely unstoppable world-class form at the moment. Put the game away in the first 10 minutes with two clinical finishes, smashing the ball into the goal with both his left and right feet. It’s scary how good Arturo is at this age. (67′) Giaccherini 6 – Didn’t have too long to impress but moved around midfield well enough. Pirlo 7 – Luis Enrique assigned Pjanic & Perrotta as Pirlo’s bodyguards, but neither managed to create any kind of significant pressure on the Juve playmaker, who directed the match with ease. Had his penalty saved but hit it well on the rebound. Marchisio 7.5 – A great display. Made brilliant insertions to threaten the Roma goal, won the penalty (causing Stekelenburg’s dismissal) and capped the evening off with a lovely curling effort into the back of the net. Principino is IN. De Ceglie 7 – Acres of space on the left flank as Paolino consistently tore Rosi apart. His crossing wasn’t great but his movement stretched Roma and he delivered a good cut-back ball for the first goal. His confidence was clearly showing as he even attempted to get on the scoresheet. Quagliarella 6.5 – Chosen surprisingly ahead of Alessandro Matri, the in-form Neapolitan had a relatively good game working hard up top. Combined well with Mirko Vucinic. (61′) Del Piero s.v. – Juventus didn’t press very heavily by the time Pinturicchio stepped on the pitch. Not much to do but participate in the post-match celebrations. Vucinic 7.5 – For his first appearance against his former side Mirko started the match poorly, losing possession rather easily in the first few minutes. Made up for it with a brilliant set of assists. The Montenegrin had a hand in each of the goals today: set up De Ceglie’s cross and Marchisio’s penalty-kick run, then directly assisted Vidal’s 2-0 and Marchisio’s 4-0. Post-match, Conte stated “Roma did us a favor by giving us Mirko… he was devastating.” (57′) Borriello s.v. – Came onto a match that was already done and dusted. Still was unable to even threaten the goal. Conte 8 – The sixth win in a row, a level of consistency that we haven’t hit since Farsopoli. Approaching Capello’s record of 9 wins in a row, and doing so in style. Whether Roma had a man sent off or not, this match was going to be a rout. Conte prepared his team brilliantly. ANALYSIS WRAP-UP (by Aaron Giambattista) With Milan drawing Bologna 1-1 earlier today, Juventus have been handed a massive opportunity to create space in the Scudetto race. Their lead has now increased from +1 to +3 and with a superior head-to-head record, Juventus only need to win four of their remaining five matches to be crowned Serie A champions! Crushing Roma was impressive in itself, but the truly stunning fact is that Conte has won 6 games in a row, defeating Fiorentina, Inter, Napoli, Palermo, Lazio, and Roma in the process. Even more dazzling are Juve’s 18 goals scored and only one conceded during this six-match run! That sort of consistent winning is what the club has found so difficult since Farsopoli, and that has resulted in many failed Scudetto attempts. The team has drawn many games this season, but has hit a hot spot at the right moment. The defense is still rock-solid, and with the midfielders returning to goalscoring form, the points have come. Five matches remain: five finals. Juventus are very close to the DOUBLE, and close to clinching it undefeated. A decade after Antonio Conte celebrated an improbable Scudetto as a player, he eyes what would be a most-incredible title in his first season as coach. In Conte We Trust! . JUVENTUS-ROMA 4-0 GOALSCORERS: 4′, 8′ Vidal (J), 29′ Pirlo (J), 52′ Marchisio (J) JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon – Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini – Lichtsteiner, Vidal (67′ Giaccherini), Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie – Quagliarella (61′ Del Piero), Vucinic (57′ Borriello). COACH: Conte (UNUSED SUBSTITUTES: Storari, Cáceres, Pepe, Matri). ROMA (4-5-1): Stekelenburg – Rosi, Kjaer, De Rossi, José Ángel – Pjanic (61′ Lamela), Perrotta, Gago, Marquinho, Borini (28’ Curci) – Osvaldo (57′ Bojan). COACH: Luis Enrique. (UNUSED SUBSTITUTES: Heinze, Taddei, Greco, Totti). . http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 34 - 22-4-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 4 - 0 Arturo Vidal (4′) Arturo Vidal (8′) Andrea Pirlo (29′) Claudio Marchisio (53′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Mauro Bergonzi Attendance: 35000 Lamela handed three-game ban for spitting on Lichtsteiner The Argentine attacker's offence was caught on camera and he will now sit out the Giallorossi's Serie A matches against Fiorentina, Napoli and Chievo. Apr 23, 2012 Roma's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League have been dealt a blow with the news that Erik Lamela has been banned for three games for spitting on Stephan Lichtsteiner during Sunday's 4-0 loss to Juventus. The Argentina international, who only came on early in the second half of the game in Turin, was involved in an off-the-ball dispute with his Swiss opponent, which went unnoticed by the match officials but was captured by the television cameras. On the evidence of the recorded footage, Lamela has now been suspended for his side's upcoming clashes with Fiorentina, Napoli and Chievo. A statement from Lega di Serie A read: "The television images show that the Giallorossi player, in the centre of the field but at a considerable distance from the play, was close to the Juventus player and that he - presumably in response to a mocking gesture - spat on the left shoulder of the Bianconeri player, leaving a visible residue." http://www.soccerway...regular-season/