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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 Conte: 'Juve ambition limitless' Apr 22, 2012 Antonio Conte insisted Juventus did not have it “easy” when steamrollering Roma, but “our ambitions have no limits.” The Bianconeri extended their lead at the top of the table to three points after tonight’s 4-0 victory over Roma, added to Milan’s 1-1 home draw with Bologna. “The approach was fundamental and worthy of a top club. These lads continue to amaze me. We know it was a little step forward, but there are also five Finals in front of us and none of them are easy,” said the Coach. “Tonight was not easy, either. We expected it to be tough and Roma can hurt anyone, but tonight they had to face off against a concentrated, enthusiastic and gritty Juve. I think it’s worth giving credit to the winning side rather than looking to blame the losing team.” Arturo Vidal’s brace had them 2-0 up after just eight minutes, followed by Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio, while Maarten Stekelenburg was sent off. “We have to look only at ourselves. We are in front right now and therefore our fate is in our hands. We don’t need to pay attention to how the other teams are doing. “We’ve already secured direct access to the Champions League with five rounds to go, which is an excellent objective. This project is going quicker than expected and enables us to experience this dream, which includes the Coppa Italia Final.” Conte was asked whether there was a Scudetto bonus in his contract, considering a title push was unexpected. “These are personal matters,” he grinned. “The club had asked me to start this new project and qualify for the Champions League, so it’s mission accomplished. Naturally we are now up here and will not set any limits on our ambition, as we can dream with the club, the players and fans. “We need to improve through tactical, physical, technical and psychological work every day, which is what I tell my players constantly. You can already see the growth of the team in those terms over the course of the season. “I will never stop thanking these lads, as they have been absolutely at my disposal from the first moment I was appointed Coach of Juventus.” Both Juve and Milan have dropped points against the smaller clubs this season. “This has been an extraordinary campaign for us, who are still unbeaten after 33 games. Do I like that? Oh definitely, I love it! Bologna took points off both us and Milan, so they balanced it out.” Conte was also asked how he felt hearing his name dragged into the match-fixing investigation regarding his time at Siena in Serie B last year. “I have been in football for many years and I understand certain behaviour. When you are at the top, the winds get stronger and they try to knock you off that pedestal. It’s all about being stronger than that pressure. “At times people can be cruel and try to damage others, but seeing as every time they attack me we end up winning 3-0 or 4-0, it doesn’t matter.” 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 Vidal: Juventus have not won Serie A title yet The Chile international was over the moon with his side's victory over Roma, but added that nothing is decided yet as there are still five more games to be played. Apr 22, 2012 Arturo Vidal has stressed that Juventus have not secured the Serie A title just yet, as he feels the Old Lady still have some tricky games coming up. The Bianconeri beat Roma 4-0 on Sunday evening to maintain their unbeaten status, and Vidal is eager to keep the momentum going in the remainder of the 2011-12 campaign. "The title? We haven’t clinched it yet, five games are left and we must continue in this way," Vidal was quoted as saying on the club's official website. "We’ve certainly given an important signal, not only with this evening’s victory, but with several excellent performances over the whole season. "It was a difficult game, but here in Italy all matches are tricky. Now, we must address the remaining fixtures like we did this evening." Juventus currently hold a three-point lead over second-placed AC Milan. 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 Player Ratings Goal.come evaluates the performances of everyone involved at Juventus Stadium, after a game in which the Bianconeri cruised to victory over the 10-man Giallorossi. Apr 22, 2012 JUVENTUS Gianluigi Buffon 6.0 - Although Roma actually enjoyed a fair bit of possession in the opening half hour, Buffon was actually given very little to do - an easy save from a long-range volley from Gago aside. He may as well have got the deckchair out after Stekelenburg's dismissal, so rarely was he called upon thereafter. Giorgio Chiellini 6.0 - Rarely ruffled at the back and, from an offensive perspective, really should have put Juve 3-0 up midway through the first half but he headed Pirlo's inswinging free kick wide after his late run into the area went completely untracked. Paolo De Ceglie 6.5 - Was a threat going forward right from the start and laid on the opener for Vidal after being put in behind by Vucinic. De Ceglie was also tidy in defence and fully justified his recall to the starting lineup. Andrea Barzagli 6.0 - Signalled Juve's attacking intent by stepping out of defense early on but actually rarely ventured forward after Roma had been reduced to 10 - not that he needed to, of course. Enjoyed the most comfortable of evenings, in truth. Leonardo Bonucci 6.0 - Like his colleagues at the back, Bonucci was also given an armchair ride for the majority of the 90 minutes. Defended competently throughout, though. Stephan Lichtsteiner 6.0 - As ever, a useful outlet down the right-hand side for the Old Lady, though he was not his usual incisive self. He was, though, involved in the move which earned Juve a penalty on 26 minutes. Claudio Marchisio 7.0 - Popped up on the left wing on a couple of occasions before then winning the penalty from which Pirlo eventually made it 2-0 after being put in on goal by Vucinic. Later made it 4-0 to Juve with a measured finish into the bottom right corner of the Roma goal. Worth noting that he also worked hard defensively and made a timely interception when Roma were pressing while they still had 11 on the field. Andrea Pirlo 6.5 - Poor early free-kick attempt but after releasing Marchisio soon after, he really began to pull the strings from the base of the Bianconeri midfield. The former AC Milan was pretty fortunate to get a second bite at the cherry after seeing his penalty attempt saved by Curci but, given the season he's had, it was hard to begrudge him his good fortune. Arturo Vidal Pardo 8.5 - A stunning contribution. The Chilean opened the scoring with a wonderfully composed left-footed finish from De Ceglie's low ball across the box and then doubled the hosts' advantage with another first-time finish moments later - this time with his right foot. Mirko Vučinić 8.0 - Involved in all four of Juve's goals: releasing De Ceglie for the opener; laying the ball off to Vidal for the second; playing the through-ball from which Marchisio won the penalty; and then teeing the ball up for Marchisio to score early in the second half. His job well and truly done, Conte decided to give him a rest by replacing him on 57 minutes. Fabio Quagliarella 6.0 - In spite of Juve's dominance, Quagliarella did not really have a clear sight of goal in the opening period, with his most noteworthy contribution a well-struck, first-time half-volley from distance. • Substitutions Emanuele Giaccherini 5.5 - Came on in place of Vidal midway through the second half but was unable to make an impact on the proceedings. Alessandro Del Piero 5.5 - Replaced Quagliarella 17 minutes into the second period but there was to be no crowd-pleasing heroics this week. Marco Borriello 5.5 - Saw just over half an hour of action against the side he's on loan from but merely underlined why Luis Enrique was willing to let him go. ROMA Maarten Stekelenburg 5.5 - Impossible not to feel sorry for The Dutchman, who had no chance with either of Vidal's goals - he actually got a hand to the second one - before then being rather harshly sent off for bringing down Marchisio when it appeared what little contact there had been, had been instigated by the Juve midfielder. José Ángel 5.5 - Actually stood up reasonably well to the threat posed by Lichtsteiner and kept the Swiss relatively quiet. Overworked, though, and did little going forward. Simon Kjaer 4.5 - Gave his all and competed well in the air, as expected, but was regularly pulled out of position and did not know what to do to contain the elusive Vucinic. A real liability at the back for Roma when he should have been leading by example in light of De Rossi's selection alongside him. Aleandro Rosi 5.0 - Actually looked lively enough early on but he did not really get an opportunity to attack following Stekelenburg's dismissal. Worked hard but his poor positioning was repeatedly punished by the Bianconeri. Marquinho 5.0 - Made a dreadful error in the build-up to Juve's crucial third goal - and Stekelenburg's red card - by completely miscuing the ball in midfield, thus handing possession to the home side. Did not even come close to making amends thereafter. Miralem Pjanic 5.0 - Surprisingly selected in the trequartista role by Luis Enrique but Roma were already two goals down by the time he managed to get his foot on the ball. He did actually see a fair bit of possession before the sending off but did not make the most of it. Daniele De Rossi 4.5 - Again paired with Kjaer at the heart of the Giallorossi defence but while the midfield man makes for a competent centre-half, he looked out of his depth at times. He was blatantly bumped out of the way as he attempted to deal with the long ball from which Juve made it 2-0 but one wonders if the wily Heinze would have allowed such a thing to happen to him.A Fernando Gago 5.5 - Worked his socks off and put in a number of great challenges but his passing wasn't as tidy as usual and that hardly aided 10-man Roma's cause. Simone Perrotta 5.0 - Recalled to the midfield and put himself about but he did not manage to influence the game in any way, shape or form. Pablo Osvaldo 5.0 - Hard to criticism him given he'd barely had a look-in before Roma were reduced to 10 and he was probably glad when he saw his number go up 12 minutes into the second half. Fabio Borini 5.0 - Recalled to the starting lineup in place of Francesco Totti after recovering from a lower back problem but hardly got a touch of the ball before being sacrificed for Curci following Stekelenburg's dismissal on 28 minutes. • Substitutions Gianluca Curci 6.0 - Surprisingly thrust into the action after less than half an hour and saved a penalty just seconds after his introduction only to see Andrea Pirlo follow up the rebound. Was well beaten by Marchisio but then pulled off a great save to deny the midfielder a second goal not long after. Erik Lamela 5.0 - Would have been hoping to make a point to Luis Enrique after being dropped to the bench but when he came on early in the second half his side were already a man and three goals down. Was unable to make any impression on the game as a consequence. Bojan Krkic 5.0 - The former Barcelona man was thrown on in place of Osvaldo not long after the restart but he proved just as ineffective as the man he replaced. 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 Vidal steals the show in Bianconeri masterclass Apr 22, 2012 The Old Lady cruised to victory as they went three points clear at the top of Serie A after two goals from Arturo Vidal and one each from Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio. The Bianconeri took the lead after four minutes when Vidal slotted home after a well-timed late run into the box to get on the end of a Paolo De Ceglie cross. Juve pressed the play high up the field at lightning pace giving the Giallorossi huge defensive problems and within eight minutes found themselves 2-0 up after Vidal blasted home his second of the night. Roma’s night went from bad to worse when goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was sent off just before the half hour mark after bringing down Marchisio inside the box. Pirlo scored at the second time of asking from the resulting penalty after a good save from Roma’s substitute keeper Gianluca Curci. The home side continued to dominate possession restricting Roma to very few attacking chances as they maintained their frantic style of play for the remainder of the half despite being 3-0 up already. Not long after the restart Marchisio placed a delicate shot into the bottom right hand corner of the net after a quaint lay off from Mirko Vucinic who had a part to play in creating all four goals. The remainder of the match seemed to be nothing more than a formality where Juventus continued to show their dominance without any signs of serious fight back from Luis Enrique and his team. 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 Juve cruise to win Apr 22, 2012 Juventus cruised to a 4-0 win over ten-man Roma to go three points clear of AC Milan at the top of Serie A on a perfect night for Antonio Conte's side at the Juventus Stadium. Arturo Vidal scored twice in the first eight minutes as the Bianconeri responded well to Milan's surprise home draw with Bologna earlier today. The home side were assisted by a controversial penalty decision which saw Maarten Stekelenburg sent off in the 26th minute, and Andrea Pirlo on the rebound after seeing his spot-kick saved. Claudio Marchisio completed the scoring in the 52nd minute to round-off a comprehensive win which, regardless of the red card, was never in any doubt. Juve were quick out of the blocks with Vidal putting them in front in the fourth minute. Paolo De Ceglie's square ball was behind Vucinic, but perfectly placed for Vidal to curl his shot into the far corner beyond the reach of Stekelenburg. Stekelenburg got his fingertips to Vidal's next effort in the eighth minute, but he was still unable to keep the ball out. Vucinic progressed with the ball at his feet and played it to his right where Vidal rifled in a venomous shot into the far corner. The game was practically over as a contest when the referee harshly awarded a penalty and sent Stekelenburg off when Marchisio appeared to leap over his outstretched arms. Gianluca Curci came on and actually saved Pirlo's penalty, but the Juve captain was quickest to react to convert the rebound. Marchisio completed the scoring in the 52nd minute, thanks again to former Roma striker Vucinic. The Montenegrin's perfect control took the pace out of a cross from the left and teed the ball up for Marchisio, who swept a shot past Curci from the edge of the area. Marchisio brought an excellent save out of Curci in the 71st minute before Juve took the pace out of the game and began conserving energy for the trip to Cesena on Wednesday. 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 Four-star Juve flatten Roma Juventus soar towards the Scudetto after steamrollering 10-man Roma 4-0 with Arturo Vidal’s brace, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio. Apr 22, 2012 Juventus soar towards the Scudetto after steamrollering 10-man Roma 4-0 with Arturo Vidal’s brace, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio. Antonio Conte said Juve would “treble” their efforts in the final six rounds of the season and he had a full squad to choose from. It was a special game for Mirko Vucinic, who faced his former teammates, though ex-Roma striker Marco Borriello was on the bench and Fabio Quagliarella was fit to start despite a thigh problem. Leonardo Bonucci played with a protective mask after fracturing his nose two weeks ago. The Giallorossi were pushing for a Champions League spot, but had a dire away record and were missing Nicolas Burdisso, Juan, Marco Cassetti and Bogdan Lobont. Fabio Borini and Maarten Stekelenburg started despite knocks, with Daniele De Rossi in defence, but Francesco Totti and Erik Lamela were sensationally dropped. It took just over three minutes for Juventus to break the deadlock, as Paolo De Ceglie sprung the offisde trap down the left from a Claudio Marchisio pass and rolled across for Arturo Vidal to curl in from 11 yards with the inside of his left foot. Juve doubled their lead with the same Chilean international, as De Rossi lost possession, Vucinic burst forward and spread the play to the right, where Vidal smashed a powerful right-foot finish across Stekelenburg into the far side netting. It was almost 3-0 as Stek blocked a Vucinic angled drive, while Jose Angel and Fernando Gago had efforts from distance. Giorgio Chiellini’s diving header from an Andrea Pirlo free kick saw him turn wide unmarked, as it bounced into the ground and off target. On 26 minutes Marchisio sprung the offside trap and went clear but had flicked the ball over Stekelenburg when tripping over his leg. The referee awarded a penalty and the red card, though he was going wide and there were two Roma players nearby. Borini was sacrificed for substitute goalkeeper Gianluca Curci, whose first touch was to parry Pirlo’s penalty, but he could do nothing on the veteran’s follow-up. It was only the second spot-kick awarded to the Bianconeri this season. A corner was cleared to the edge of the box for De Ceglie to drill just wide of the upright, while Curci smothered an audacious Quagliarella volley. After the restart Curci took two attempts to take the sting out of Marchisio’s snapshot and Vucinic fired wide after a give-and-go with Quagliarella. The fourth arrived when De Ceglie pulled back and Vucinic flicked it on to the edge of the D for Marchisio’s powerful angled drive into the far bottom corner past Curci’s outstretched hand. Marco Borriello replaced Vucinic against their former club and Bojan Krkic came on for Osvaldo. De Rossi had to hoof clear from Borriello as he was preparing to pounce. Alessandro Del Piero was also introduced, much to the joy of the home fans. It should’ve been 5-0 on 70 minutes, as Marchisio dribbled into the box but was stopped short by a crucial Curci one-handed reaction save to block the shot dead. Emanuele Giaccherini drilled wide and Del Piero blasted over. Erik Lamela came off the bench, but could face a lengthy ban after he was caught on camera spitting at ex-Lazio full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner after he had done the four-finger wave that Totti famously made towards Juve during a Roma victory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juventus:Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal (Giaccherini 67), Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie; Quagliarella (Del Piero 61), Vucinic (Borriello 57) Roma:Stekelenburg; Rosi, De Rossi, Kjaer, Jose Angel; Perrotta, Gago, Marquinho; Pjanic (Lamela 61); Osvaldo (Bojan 57), Borini (Curci 27) Ref:Bergonzi Sent off: Stekelenburg 26 ® Saved penalty: Pirlo 28 (J) 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 Vidal, Pirlo and Marchisio strike as Conte's side open up three-point lead at top of Serie A The still undefeated Bianconeri ruthlessly capitalised on AC Milan's shock draw at home to Bologna by routing the Champions League-chasing Giallorossi in Turin. Apr 22, 2012 Juventus took a major step towards the Serie A title with a resounding 4-0 victory over 10-man Roma on Sunday evening. Arturo Vidal put the Bianconeri two goals to the good inside the opening eight minutes before Andrea Pirlo made it 3-0, knocking home the rebound after his penalty attempt just before the half-hour mark had been saved by Gianluca Curci, who had taken over in goal following the dismissal of Maarten Stekelenburg. Claudio Marchisio who added Juve’s fourth goal shortly after the interval as Antonio Conte’s men moved three points clear of title rivals AC Milan. Undoubtedly buoyed by the news that the Rossoneri had been held at home by Bologna earlier in the day, Juventus made a rip-roaring start to the game, with Vidal netting a quickfire double. The Chilean’s first goal was a wonderfully composed first-time finish with his left-foot from a cross from Paolo De Ceglie, after Mirko Vucinic had opened up the Giallorossi defence. The latter was also heavily involved in Vidal’s second strike. Fabio Quagliarella cleverly took Daniele De Rossi out of the equation by jumping into the makeshift Roma centre-half as he attempted to head clear just inside his own half. The ball dropped for Vucinic, who drove forward before feeding it wide to Vidal. Again, the former Bayer Leverkusen man did not even think twice before letting rip and beat Stekelenburg with a stunning right-footed shot from the edge of the area. Roma were reeling and though they did improve from an offensive perspective, they continued to look desperately porous at the back. It came as no surprise, then, when Juve moved 3-0 up with just 29 minutes gone. After Marquinho had gifted the hosts possession in midfield, the ball eventually found its way to the feet of Vucinic. The former Roma man took a couple of touches before playing a delightful outside-of-the-foot pass in to Marchisio, who was taken out by Stekelenburg after knocking the ball beyond the Roma keeper. Stekelenburg rather harshly saw red for making minimal contact with Marchisio and although his replacement, Curci, saved Pirlo’s subsequent spot-kick, the midfielder was on hand to tuck away the rebound. The game now over as a contest after less than half an hour of play, it was just a question of how many goals Juve would rack up. In the end they managed just one more, Marchisio expertly placing the ball into the bottom right corner of the Roma goal early in the second half after a sublime lay-off from the effervescent Vucinic. Marchisio went close to adding a fifth only to be denied by Curci but Juve were more than happy to settle for four as they cruised to a victory, which means that in light of their superior head-to-head record, they can afford to lose one of their five remaining fixtures and still win the title. Roma, meanwhile, remain sixth in the standings and are now five points adrift of third-placed Lazio. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Bravo

Ma chi se ne frega?

C'é anche il recupero ....

Sí, nei sogni.

É solo un ragazzino viziato ....

Sono pazzi questi romani .... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_siI27zfGREk/TB3Q8GpUvSI/AAAAAAAADI4/RYQDx1MhANA/s1600/asterix.jpg

E meno male che la Roma pensava di toglierci l'imbattibilitá

La Juve sente il profumo dello scudetto.

La Juve non teme le mele

Partita iutile ora

Non si spara sulla croce rossa ....

Aó che Juve!

Errare é umano.

Vidal ... acquisto fondamentale.

É un'impresa immane anche per il capitano.

Bravo Cago ....

Entra la leggenda ....

Matri ha appena rinnovato.