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Hamsik makes Coppa promise May 11, 2012 Marek Hamsik has promised to restyle his hair should Napoli beat Juventus in the Italian Cup Final on May 20. The midfielder’s Mohawk cut has developed into something of a trademark for him, but he could be set for a trip to the barbers later this month. “If we win the Coppa Italia then I’ll cut it,” the Slovakian international commented. “I can’t wait to play that game…” While the Stadio Olimpico clash could signal the end of Hamsik’s distinctive hair, it may also be the last game at the club for Ezequiel Lavezzi. “I have no idea what he will do,” Hamsik responded when asked about his attacking colleague. “You’ll have to ask him.” Reports are suggesting that the Argentine could leave the Stadio San Paolo this summer for a switch to Inter. Anzhi and Paris Saint-Germain are also keen.

Buffon: Champions League is Juventus' next objective The goalkeeper is already looking forward to the 2012-13 campaign, but realises that it will not be easy to emerge triumphant in Europe so soon after domestic success. May 11, 2012 Gianluigi Buffon believes Juventus must now start focussing on becoming a Champions League contender after securing the Serie A title in 2011-12. The Bianconeri have not won European club football's elite competition since 1996, and Buffon is desperate to help Juventus claim the prestigious title for the third time in their history. However, he acknowledged that it will be impossible for the team to lift the trophy next year. "I want us to be competitive in the Champions League next season. That has to be our goal," Buffon stated to Tuttosport. "We haven't won it in 16 years, but I don't think that the current team have what it takes to win it yet. That would be too much to ask from a team that have just accomplished a miracle. "The team needs two or three editions in order to become great again in Europe. At this point, I would be happy just to win back Europe's respect. "After all, a team like Real Madrid have spent some €800 million or so, and haven't won the Champions League yet either."

Pirlo: Allegri preferred Ambrosini & Van Bommel in my position so I left for Juventus The Juventus playmaker has taken a dig at the Rossoneri coach, while he has nothing but positive words for his current boss at the Bianconeri after his move in 2011. May 11, 2012 Andrea Pirlo has revealed that head coach Massimiliano Allegri's preference for Mark van Bommel and Massimo Ambrosini was one of the main reasons for him to leave AC Milan for Juventus in the summer of 2011. The Italy international opted not to renew his expiring contract with the Rossoneri last season and eventually left them for Juventus, where he has immediately won the Serie A title in his first year. "Allegri wanted to play Van Bommel or Ambrosini in front of the defence. I would have to change position, but I was not interested in doing that, so I joined Juventus instead," Pirlo stated to La giornalaccio rosa dello Sport. The 32-year-old then went on discuss Antonio Conte, and had nothing but praise for the successful Juventus coach. "He’s a great coach. I’ve had many coaches over the years, but no one is as meticulous in his work and as good at explaining things as him. "From a tactical and instructive point of view he’s even better than [Carlo] Ancelotti and [Marcello] Lippi in my opinion."

Serie A Week 37 - 6-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 0 - 2 Mirko Vučinić (6′) Michele Canini (74′ - O.G.) Nereo Rocco Stadium - Trieste Referee: Daniele Orsato Attendance: 9500 CAMPIONI D’ITALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!! May 6, 2012 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqn3hf_juventus-campione_sport?start=79 NELLO SPOGLIATOIO: I tifosi sul campo (e PIAZZA SAN CARLO a TORINO): IL RITORNO A TORINO: http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A - 18^ Giornata - Ritorno - 6-5-2012 (ore 20:45) 0 - 2 Mirko Vučinić (6′) Michele Canini (74′ - O.G.) Stadio Nereo Rocco - Trieste Arbitro: Daniele Orsato Spettatori: 9500 Serie A - Cagliari ko, la Juve è campione d'Italia! Il gol di Vucinic e l'autorete di Canini regalano i tre punti che valgono lo Scudetto per la Juventus di Antonio Conte. Battuto 2-0 il Cagliari e festa grande a Trieste. Decisiva la brutta sconfitta del Milan nel derby. Eurosport - Domenica, 6 maggio 2012 MILANO PER LA RINASCITA JUVENTINA - Come nel migliore dei sogni possibili la Juventus vince il 30º titolo grazie alla vittoria dei rivali dell'Inter contro la diretta concorrente allo Scudetto, il Milan. Chi l'avrebbe mai detto? Il derby milanese per la rinascita bianconera. La Juventus di Antonio Conte, bandiera e simbolo della società, riesce in una serata surreale, con un match contro il Cagliari giocato al Nereo Rocco, a cancellare anni di delusioni e fallimenti. Una bella favola che finisce, o meglio comincia, nel migliore dei modi. Dall'altra parte quella Milano "nemica" e che nella notte proprio del derby della Madonnina, simbolo degli ultimi anni di dominio rosso-nerazzurro, consegna il titolo alla Juventus. No, sembra uno scherzo, invece è la fine di un'epoca. MATRI DAL PRIMO MINUTO, JUVE SUBITO IN VANTAGGIO - Conte, privo dell'infortunato De Ceglie, ritrova Pepe e si affida alla coppia Matri-Vucinic con Borriello in panchina. Dall'altra parte Ficcadenti toglie Cossu, per dar spazio ad un tridente composto da Thiago Ribeiro, Pinilla e Ibarbo. Una scelta abbastanza discutibile, bocciata dall'ingresso in campo nella ripresa proprio di Cossu, unico in grado di creare qualcosa di interessante. Dopo un avvio in tinta bianconera, il Cagliari si affaccia nella metà campo avversaria con Conti e sembra guadagnare metri. un apparente equilibrio che dura appena sei minuti, quanto basta ai bianconeri per passare in vantaggio. Bonucci pesca in profondità Vucinic. Il montenegrino davanti ad Agazzi non si scompone e lo trafigge in mezzo alle gambe. I sardi non riescono a uscire dalla loro metà campo. Decisiva, come sempre, la pressione e la corsa dei bianconeri. Marchisio ci prova al 13'e Pirlo al 16' non angola a dovere, mentre è di Pepe, al 17', la conclusione più insidiosa. Paura al ventesimo minuto di gioco per un bruttissimo scontro tra Pinilla e Lichsteiner. Ad avere la peggio è il giocatore della Juventus, portato via in barella e sostituito da Caceres. Allo scadere, dopo una conclusione pericolosissima di Pinilla (unica nel match) è ancora Pepe, dal vertice, a sfiorare il palo. CRESCE IL CAGLIARI MA LA JUVE AFFONDA IL COLPO - Squadre invariate nella ripresa. Conte, dopo pochi minuti decide di far uscire un nervoso Vidal per Giaccherini. I rossoblù, con l'ingresso dell'escluso Cossu hanno un approccio più convinto ma non creano occasioni. Proprio Cossu rimedia un'ammonizione per simulazione dopo un contatto con Chiellini iniziato fuori area. La Juventus dopo dieci minuti di pausa si rende pericolosa sempre con Pepe, quindi Vucinic al 19' sbaglia da posizione interessante. Cossu entra subito in partita e al 25', si esibisce in un destro a girare, imitato poi da Vucinic, che al 27' chiama Agazzi ad un super intervento. Il Cagliari molla la presa e la Juventus, caricata dalle notizie provenienti da San Siro, si lancia alal ricerca del raddoppio. Raddoppio sfiorato alla mezzora dal colpo di testa di Caceres e, due minuti più tardi, trovato grazie all'autorete di Canini, sfortunato nell'anticipo su Borriello (entrato al posto di uno spento Matri). La partita finisce ufficialmente con la notizia del quarto gol interista. Trieste si scatena e riesce a far scomporre addirittura Antonio Conte, costretto, con la matematica, a saltare con i tifosi al grido "campioni d'Italia". La Juventus torna grande a Trieste, nel modo più curioso e spietato possibile. Zero sconfitte e un successo che vede in Antonio Conte l'artefice principale. Da domani si comincerà a parlare del futuro e polemizzare, come sempre, sul passato. Intanto non possiamo che applaudire la nuova regina della Serie A. Per i presunti torti e i litigi c'è tempo. Andrea Prete - Eurosport Cagliari - Juventus 0-2

Moggi: 'Nail star to Moratti's head!' May 9, 2012 Luciano Moggi has a novel idea on where Juventus can put the third golden star. “I’d nail it to Massimo Moratti’s forehead.” A row is erupting between Juve and the football authorities, as the club considers this to be their 30th Scudetto, counting the two that were stripped in the Calciopoli trial of 2006. “Of course Juventus ought to put the third star on their jerseys,” said Moggi on Radio 24, referring to the tradition of a golden star depicting each 10 titles. “If it were up to me, I’d nail it to Moratti’s forehead.” Inter President Moratti insists the 2005-06 Scudetto stripped from Juventus and handed to the Nerazzurri was deserved, even with the emergence of fresh evidence. Moggi was the director general at the time of the Calciopoli incidents and generally considered to be the main figure in the scandal. “Of course I’m still in contact with President Andrea Agnelli and we spoke after the Scudetto. He learned how to be a director from me and Antonio Giraudo. We taught him well.”

Buffon and Barzagli to renew May 9, 2012 Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli will become the latest members of Juventus’ title winning squad to be handed new deals. Reports today suggest that boss Antonio Conte will extend until 2016 later this month, but he won’t be alone. Goalkeeper Buffon and Barzagli will be rewarded with new agreements seeing as their present ones expire in June 2013. Buffon, it is claimed, will put pen to paper on a contract until 2016. The 34-year-old joined the club in the summer of 2001. Barzagli, meanwhile, will be offered new terms until 2014, with an option for an extra 12 months on top of that. Alessandro Matri, Paolo De Ceglie, Fabio Quagliarella and Leonardo Bonucci have already had their deals renewed this season.

Buffon and Barzagli to renew May 9, 2012 Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli will become the latest members of Juventus’ title winning squad to be handed new deals. Reports today suggest that boss Antonio Conte will extend until 2016 later this month, but he won’t be alone. Goalkeeper Buffon and Barzagli will be rewarded with new agreements seeing as their present ones expire in June 2013. Buffon, it is claimed, will put pen to paper on a contract until 2016. The 34-year-old joined the club in the summer of 2001. Barzagli, meanwhile, will be offered new terms until 2014, with an option for an extra 12 months on top of that. Alessandro Matri, Paolo De Ceglie, Fabio Quagliarella and Leonardo Bonucci have already had their deals renewed this season.

I'd nail Juventus' third golden star to Moratti's head, says Moggi The man at the centre of the refereeing scandal that rocked Italian football in 2006 maintains that the Bianconeri were wrongly stripped of two Scudetti. May 9, 2012 Former Juventus director Luciano Moggi has weighed into the increasingly heated debate over the club's '30th' Scudetto success, claiming that he would nail the controversial third golden star to Inter president Massimo Moratti's forehead. The Bianconeri have sparked outrage among many of their rivals by revealing that they intend to sew a third star onto their jerseys in honour of what they feel is their 30th Serie A title, even though they were stripped of two Scudetti because of their alleged involvement in 'Calciopoli'. However, the man at the centre of that scandal, Moggi, feels that Juve are perfectly entitled to add another star above their crest and dismissed the concerns of Moratti, who earlier this week urged the Turin club not to stir up any more controversy. “Of course Juventus ought to put the third star on their jerseys,” Moggi told Radio 24. “If it were up to me, I’d nail it to Moratti’s forehead!" Moggi, who resigned from his position at the end of the 2005-06 season, then claimed some credit for the Old Lady's latest league triumph. “I’m still in contact with president Andrea Agnelli and we spoke after the Scudetto win," he revealed. "He learned how to be a director from me and Antonio Giraudo. We taught him well.”

Van Persie is one of 'the most complete players' around, admits Juventus director Marotta The 57-year-old Italian is a huge fan of the Dutchman but he hinted that whether the Bianconeri move for the forward could hinge on the future of Marco Borriello. May 9, 2012 Juventus director Beppe Marotta has described Robin van Persie as one of the most complete players around but refused to disclose whether the newly-crowned champions of Italy will launch a bid to sign the Arsenal hitman. Van Persie has just a year left on his current contract with the Gunners and has been linked with a number of Europe's top clubs in recent months, including the Bianconeri, who Goal.com revealed last month have made the forward their principal summer transfer target. Marotta is remaining coy on his club's interest in the Netherlands international, though, suggesting that much will depend on whether Juve coach Antonio Conte wants to make Marco Borriello's loan deal from Roma permanent. “He is among the most complete players around, but he still has a year on his contract with Arsenal and so I can only express an opinion on his qualities," he told Sky Sport Italia. "I don’t feel like naming targets, as that would be unfair for their clubs and the players. “Our option on buying Borriello from Roma expires on June 20, so we have time to discuss things. "He had some initial difficulties, but recently helped us a great deal and Conte always admired him." Marotta then turned his attention to another Dutchman, Eljero Elia, who revealed on Tuesday that he is desperate to depart Turin after seeing little game time following his arrival from Hamburg. “It may seem strange, but a year to settle in was important for Elia," the Bianconeri director argued. "Serie A is different to the Bundesliga and he understood it’s another type of approach. "Clearly he needs to play consistently and we are happy to help our players when they ask for that, but there won’t be any meetings until after the Coppa Italia final."