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Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Bonucci: 'Juve will cling to top' Apr 7, 2012 Leonardo Bonucci says Juventus are top of the table now and “we want to hold on tight. It’s a dream and we live it with the dagger between our teeth.” The defender soared above the crowd to nod in the opener in a 2-0 victory away to Palermo. “We knew that we had to win tonight to stay close to Milan, then fortunately Amauri broke his duck and made life easier for us,” he said of Fiorentina’s shock 2-1 win at San Siro. “We won and leapfrogged the Rossoneri, so now we want to hold on tight. We will already play on Wednesday to stay on top. “It’s a dream and we live it with the dagger between our teeth. My celebration? I was happy for the goal that broke the deadlock in a difficult match. I was not thinking about what happened last week.” Bonucci had a goal originally credited to him, but it was then handed to Mirko Vucinic because replays could not prove he deflected the shot. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Conte: 'Better to be the leaders' Apr 7, 2012 Antonio Conte prefers “to lead because that way you depend on nobody except yourself,” and told Juventus they must work hard to stay top of Serie A. The Bianconeri leapfrogged Milan over the Easter weekend thanks to their 2-0 win at Palermo and the Rossoneri’s shock 2-1 home defeat to Fiorentina. “I always prefer to lead because that way you depend on nobody except yourself,” said Conte. “We did well to take advantage of Milan’s two recent slip-ups. There are still seven rounds to go and we have a tougher fixture list, but we also gained belief and are improving day after day. “We wanted to get on this bicycle, so now we’ve got to pedal like crazy to the bitter end. I know it’s better to be in front, because as a player and a Coach I have been in these situations. “The hierarchy has changed with this result, but we have to stay determined and concentrated to finish ahead of a superpower like Milan.” Leonardo Bonucci and Fabio Quagliarella netted at the Stadio Barbera this evening, as Palermo barely had a shot on goal. “We had many chances in the first half and were unable to make the most of them. Palermo allowed us to play football, sitting back with five in defence and leaving very little space through the middle. Compliments to them for making life difficult for us. “Even when playing attacking football, we risk very little at the back thanks to the concentration of all the lads who step on to the field. You can see our growth by the fact we are more patient now too, as I told the players to be less hasty. “We are still unbeaten and this makes us very proud.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Player Ratings The Bianconeri dominated from start to finish, and goals from Leonardo Bonucci and Fabio Quagliarella were enough to send them top of Serie A with just seven games remaining. Apr 7, 2012 Palermo Emiliano Viviano 6.0 - Had a mix-up with Munoz as Vucinic almost broke the deadlock, then beaten to the ball by Caceres, who shot wide. Was equal to a near-post effort from Pirlo, but couldn’t do anything about the two efforts which ended in his net. Ezequiel Muñoz 5.5 - Made a right royal mess of seeing off Vucinic, almost handing him a goal after hesitating in front of Viviano. Held off Matri on the run as Juve got their tails up, but he was too often left chasing shadows. Milan Milanovic 6.0 - Handed over easy possession to Juve, which almost led to a goal for Quagliarella, then suffered a probable broken nose in a sickening clash with Estigarribia which required five minutes of repair work. Fought on bravely, and was not afraid to get involved in the tough stuff. C. Labrin 5.5 - Looked uncomfortable on the left side of the three defenders, with Quagliarella allowed to drift into space too regularly down his channel. This was summed up when the striker was given cheap yards to slide home the crucial second goal. Eros Pisano 6.0 - Used his weight well in a couple of challenges as he helped to keep Juve at bay, and showed a very calm head in vital moments at the back. Tested Estigarribia at the other end when he could, but his chances to get forward were limited. Edgar Osvaldo Barreto 5.5 - Battled hard, but his touch at times was woeful, and he failed to take any show of authority when Palermo were struggling to get time on the ball in midfield. Never got nearly close enough to the dominant Pirlo. Francesco Della Rocca 5.5 - Failed to keep any kind of close rein on the Juve midfield, and then was out-jumped by Bonucci as the defender gave the visitors a deserved lead. An increasing passenger the more the game wore on. Giulio Migliaccio 6.5 - Left chasing shadows for much of the first half as Juventus dominated from minute one, but was forced to termporarily switch to centre-back after Milanovic damaged his nose in a collision with Estigarribia. Made one great run, but couldn’t quite reached the ball with the linesman’s flag still by his side. Afriyie Acquah 5.5 - Playing out of position on the left, the youngster worked hard ahead of the back three, but one clearance straight at a team-mate put his side in temporary danger, and he really looked completely comfortable. Replaced by Budan as Palermo switched to a 3-4-1-2. Josip Iličič 4.5 - Made it too easy for Bonucci to read his approach when trying to take on the last man on a break, and he gave away possession far too regularly when his side were looking to hold on to the ball and rebuild from the front. Fabrizio Miccoli 6.0 - Left feeding off scraps as Palermo were dominated for the entire first half, though he did well to roll his man and set up his side’s best chance, but drilled a low cross just too forcefully for Ilicic to reach it at the far post. • Substitutions Franco Vázquez N/A - Brought on for the disappointing Ilicic late in the day. Armin Bačinovič 6.0 - Came on for Migliaccio with the game already over as a contest, and his fierce drive which cleared the bar summed up his side’s night. Igor Budan 6.0 - Replaced Acquah as Bortolo Mutti looked to change shape with Palermo chasing the game. Juventus Gianluigi Buffon 6.5 - Rarely troubled by a Palermo side who only hit the target for the first time in the 46th minute, and their one great chance was drilled across goal by Miccoli moments before Quagliarella wrapped up the match. Giorgio Chiellini 6.5 - As brave and committed as ever, regularly ensuring he got to the ball ahead of Ilicic and Miccoli. Even charged forward at times as Juve practically had a night off defensively. Martín Cáceres 7.0 - Completely miskicked a simple lifted shot as Viviano came out, having made a great run to meet Vucinic’s pass in the first place. He kept getting forward though, and his delivery was normally good, except for one attempted cut-back after a heavy pass from Marchisio. Andrea Barzagli 6.5 - Won the ball off Ilicic all too easily at times, as Juve’s back line enjoyed a very relaxing evening against his former side. Leonardo Bonucci 7.5 - Sent Quagliarella free with a great ball over the top in the second minute, and a similar pass soon after almost led to an opener. Broke the deadlock in the 56th minute, heading home Pirlo’s cross from the left. Claudio Marchisio 6.5 - Fired one shot over the bar when well placed after a corner and ran the ball out of play when he tried to flick it behind his back, before another chance was blazed high and wide. His passing was mostly effective, though a heavy through ball helped force Caceres wide when in a good position. Andrea Pirlo 7.5 - Absolutely dominated the middle of the field in the first half, and tried to catch Viviano off guard with a well struck effort at the near post. Continued his metronomic style after the break, and his excellent corner was headed home by Bonucci. Arturo Vidal Pardo 7.5 - Won back possession so often in the centre he made it look too easy. Sent in a fierce shot which flew straight into the midriff of Viviano, and was the industrious heart of Juve’s midfield before being withdrawn early for Pepe. Marcelo Alejandro Estigarribia 6.5 - Left his mark on Milanovic when the two clashed heads in the first half, and a through ball for Quagliarella should really have resulted in a goal. Not only did he attack well, but he also tracked back to ensure Pisano couldn’t cause trouble at the other end. Mirko Vučinić 6.5 - Scuffed a shot goalwards after a nice move through the middle, then shot horribly high and wide on the counter. Kept causing trouble for the Palermo defence, picking up some great space, but rarely looked likely to score and was replaced by Matri for the final quarter. Fabio Quagliarella 6.5 - Twice set free by Bonucci early on, he almost found Vucinic in the area with the latter effort. When the favour was returned, he took too long getting a shot in, then he fired badly wide after Estigarribia’s through ball. Made up for it later when he finally found the net with a left-foot shot set up by Matri. • Substitutions Simone Pepe N/A - Given the last eight minutes in place of Vidal. Alessandro Del Piero 6.0 - Replaced Quagliarella with the game already won 12 minutes from time. Alessandro Matri 6.5 - Came on for Vucinic and immediately held off a defender to tee up Quagliarella for the clinching goal. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Juve win, dethrone AC Milan atop Serie A Apr 7, 2012 Juventus moved to the top of the Serie A with a 2-0 win Saturday at Palermo after AC Milan crashed 2-1 at home to strugglers Fiorentina. A second-half header by Leonardo Bonucci and a drive from Fabio Quagliarella helped the unbeaten Bianconeri take a one-point lead over Milan with seven games left. In Milan, striker Amauri, who left Juve on bad terms in January, came on to score a late winner for Fiorentina after Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a penalty for the Devils' lead and Stevan Jovetic levelled with a great drive. 'After Milan's defeat we knew we had to win to keep chasing them,' Bonucci said. 'Luckily, Amauri managed to score his first (goal this season), and now we are here in first place. 'It was important to win, and now everything is up to us. I did not expect this at start of the season, but now we must make the dream come true and do it with all our strength.' In Palermo, a recurrent sterility upfront plagued Juve in a first half that saw glaring botches from Quagliarella and Mirko Vucinic. Martin Caceres flicked wide as he confronted custodian Emiliano Viviano, while Andrea Pirlo had two drives saved and fired high before similar mistakes by Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio. Pirlo centred a taut corner kick on 56 minutes to see the tall Bonucci jump by the first post to nod the ball by the far one. Captain Fabrizio Miccoli produced a dangerous break for the Sicily team before Quagliarella on 69 minutes drilled a low shot to Viviano's right. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Comfortable win as Juve go top Apr 7, 2012 Juventus took advantage of AC Milan's 2-1 defeat at home to Fiorentina by beating Palermo 2-0 to return to the top of Serie A. Leonardo Bonucci and Fabio Quagliarella were both on target for Antonio Conte's side in the second half of a one-sided game. The win takes Juve one point clear of Milan in a two-horse race for the Scudetto which looks likely to go down to the wire. The Bianconeri dominated at the Stadio Renzo Barbera but until the 56th minute to make it count. Earlier, Quagliarella missed the first chance in the 13th minute when he poked the ball wide of the near post with his toe. Two minutes later, a mix-up between Emiliano Viviano and Ezequiel Munoz let in Mirko Vucinic, who took the ball wide of the goal and did not have an angle for a shot on target and his cross found no takers. In the 20th minute, Martin Caceres was put through on goal by an excellent lobbed pass from Vucinic, but despite an excellent first touch to bring the ball under control he then nudged the ball wide of the far post with only Viviano to beat. The Bianconeri finally took the lead after 55 minutes after the home side had put together their first attacks of the game. Andrea Pirlo's corner was flicked by the head of Bonucci at the near post and went in off the far post. Quagliarella added the second in the 69th minute when he placed his left-footed shot into the far corner after Alessandro Matri just touched the ball to him right inside the penalty area. Juve played down the clock without any worries as they returned to pole position with seven games of the season remaining. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Juve soar past Palermo into top spot! Juventus dominated against a decimated Palermo and the 2-0 victory puts them top of the Serie A table on Easter weekend! Apr 7, 2012 The Bianconeri went into this game with an unexpected boost, as earlier this afternoon Milan lost 2-1 at home to Fiorentina, meaning a win in Sicily would put them top of the table. Fabio Quagliarella, Martin Caceres and Marcelo Estigarribia were given rare starts in the 3-5-2 system. Palermo were decimated, as bans alone ruled out Nicolas Bertolo, Abel Hernandez, Andrea Mantovani and Massimo Donati. The injured Federico Balzaretti, Matias Silvestre and Aguirregaray complete the absentee list, so the defence was completely revamped. Quagliarella had a chance in the opening minute, but his first touch let him down and he slipped in the box. Quagliarella then turned provider with a cross from the right that flashed across the face of goal, but Mirko Vucinic just failed to get the final touch from six yards. Quagliarella should’ve scored when he ran on to an Estigarribia through ball, but fired wide of the near post from close range when trying to surprise the goalkeeper. Vucinic went extremely close as he shook off Ezequiel Munoz in the box and Emiliano Viviano did just about enough to send him wide, so the cross-shot flashed past an open goal with nobody ready to tap in. Martin Caceres seemed certain to score on his birthday when sneaking up on the Palermo defence to latch on to a chipped Vucinic pass, but his finish with the outside of the boot was off target from eight yards. Juventus wasted another chance, but play was halted just after it went begging as there was a nasty clash of heads between Milan Milanovic – who was left with a heavily bleeding nose – and Estigarribia. The Palermo defender was able to resume after several minutes of treatment, although it was later confirmed he had fractured his nose. Viviano had his palms stung by a sudden Andrea Pirlo right-foot snapshot from distance, then another of the veteran midfielder’s attempts was well smothered. Palermo had their first shot on target in first half stoppages when Gigi Buffon easily gathered an Edgar Barreto strike from outside the box. A corner was cleared as far as Arturo Vidal for a fierce shot straight into Viviano’s arms, but Juventus did finally break through at the 55th minute. A Pirlo corner kick got a touch from Leonardo Bonucci’s glancing header to turn it past Viviano and in off the inside of the back post. Bonucci celebrated with particular joy, as he had a goal taken off him last week when replays failed to show his deflection on the Vucinic shot. Another corner was pulled back to the D for Claudio Marchisio to balloon over. Palermo introduced another striker, Igor Budan, for midfielder Afriyie Acquah. The Rosanero had a good chance when Giulio Migliaccio found himself unmarked, but he just failed to get the final touch to a chipped pass. Viviano had his palms stung by a long-range Vucinic screamer, but angered Antonio Conte with two solo efforts and the Coach replaced him with Alessandro Matri. Miccoli ran rings around Giorgio Chiellini down the right flank and his ball whistled across the six-yard line with Ilicic sliding in unable to make contact in front of an open goal. However, moments later Quagliarella scored Juve’s second with a fantastic strike. Quagliarella and Matri combined on the edge of the box for the Neapolitan to curl the finish past Viviano with the inside of his boot to the far bottom corner. Substitute Armin Bacinovic blasted over in the closing stages, but Alessandro Del Piero went on a mazy move in the box and forced Viviano to parry with an outstretched foot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palermo: Viviano; Munoz, Milanovic, Labrin; Pisano, Migliaccio (Bacinovic 73), Barreto, Della Rocca, Acquah (Budan 62); Ilicic (Vazquez 82), Miccoli Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Caceres, Vidal (Pepe 82), Pirlo, Marchisio, Estigarribia; Vucinic (Matri 67), Quagliarella (Del Piero 77) Ref: Brighi http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) 0 - 2 Leonardo Bonucci (56′) Fabio Quagliarella (69′) Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi Attendance: 20000‎ Bonucci and Quagliarella send dominant Bianconeri back to the top of Serie A Two second-half goals saw the Bianconeri emerge from Sicily with victory and a one-point lead in first place, leaving the Rossoneri to chase in the race for the Scudetto. Apr 7, 2012 Juventus have returned to the Serie A summit following a 2-0 win over Palermo at the Stadio Renzo Barbera on Saturday evening, sending them one point clear at the top of the table. AC Milan’s shock 2-1 loss at home to Fiorentina in the earlier kick-off had left the door open for Antonio Conte's men, who were presented with the chance to overturn a two-point deficit to the Rossoneri with a win against Bortolo Mutti’s side. Juve dominated the contest from start to finish, but a slew of missed chances had sent the game into half-time deadlocked. However, they were able to finally break Palermo's resistance 10 minutes after the restart through a headed goal by Leonardo Bonucci. Fabio Quagliarella then sealed the victory with 20 minutes to go to hand the Bianconeri the advantage in the title race, and stretch their domestic unbeaten run to 31 games. Ex-Juve striker Amauri had done his former club a huge favour earlier in the day, with a late winner at San Siro, leaving Conte’s men with the knowledge that victory in Sicily would see them reclaim top spot for the first time since February. Indeed, Juventus seemed determined to make the most of Milan’s slip-up, dominating play right from the start of the match. Mirko Vucinic came within inches of turning home a Quagliarella cross, before the Italian striker himself sliced wide after being put clean through with only the keeper to beat. Juve were running Palermo ragged, but their wastefulness told, as they were unable to take one of the many chances that fell their way. A mix-up between Ezequiel Munoz and Emiliano Viviano left Vucinic with an open goal, but the Montenegrin could not find the target from an angle. Martin Caceres was next to try his luck, after a surging run into the box left him with space to shoot, but his finish was woeful and bounced out of play off his shin. Palermo were nowhere to be found, despite the cutting edge of Conte’s men tailing off slightly as the half wore on. Pirlo tested Viviano with a pair of efforts from range as the visitors continued to search for a breakthrough. Arturo Vidal sent a shot straight into Viviano’s arms from the edge of the box in the 50th minute with Juve looking to make headway coming out of the break. They would finally get their breakthrough five minutes later, after Andrea Pirlo’s corner was glanced into the far corner by Bonucci to give Juventus a priceless lead. Palermo continued to show precious little in the attacking third, as Conte’s men continued to control possession inside their half. Vucinic cut in from the left to sting the palms of Viviano with a drive from distance as the game crossed the hour mark. Fabrizio Miccoli caused Juve hearts to flutter as he beat Giorgio Chiellini brilliantly towards the right byline, but his drilled centre across the face of goal was just too far ahead of the waiting Josip Ilicic. However, barely a minute later, Juventus went 2-0 in front. Substitute Alessandro Matri held the ball up well at the top of the box, before teeing up Quagliarella for a cool finish into the corner to give the visitors a two-goal cushion. Viviano then had to be alert to tip over a dangerous cross by Pirlo in the 77th minute, with Caceres lurking at the far post. The Palermo keeper was called into action once more to deny Alessandro Del Piero on the stroke of injury time with his legs from close range, but by that point, the Old Lady already had the result in the bag. Juventus now lead Milan by a single point at the top of the Serie A table with only seven games remaining of the season. Palermo meanwhile remain in 11th place, and continue to sputter in mid-table mediocrity. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Il lancio di Marchisio non filtra.

Alex é ancora un grande attaccante.

Alex dá spettacolo.

Calcione a Marchisio.

Miccoli cederebbe volentieri la sua maglia numero 10 ad Alex se andasse a giocare al Palermo.

Esce Quagliarella?

Fuorigioco millimetrico

... e milionario

Mica tanto in fuorigioco Matri

Quagliarella stasera esulta .....

Pericolo Miccoli

Finalmente dentro Matri

Migliaccio non ci arriva di testa perché é calvo.

Budan per Acquah

Marchisio trasforma la meta

Goal di Bonucci

9 palermitani nella loro area.