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Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Pirlo key to Juventus' revival, claims Conte The Italy international was surprisingly released by AC Milan last summer but has proven his worth this season by inspiring the Bianconeri to a surprise Scudetto challenge. May 2, 2012 Juventus boss Antonio Conte has put the club's revival this season down to the players, singling out midfielder Andrea Pirlo for special praise. After successive seventh-placed finishes in Serie A, not much was expected of the Bianconeri this season and yet, ahead of Wednesday evening's meeting with Lecce, they stand within two victories of the title. Conte, who only returned to Turin last summer, has been lauded for Juve's remarkable transformation into Scudetto challengers, but he insists that the plaudits should go to the players, and in particular, Pirlo. "Our style of play comes from the desire to take the game to the opposition and it’s much easier to do this with players like Pirlo," he told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday. "We’ve worked intensely on our game but it’s the players’ commitment which has made it possible to make everything click." Meanwhile, Conte revealed that with the return of Alessandro Matri from suspension, he has a near full-strength squad to choose from ahead of the visit of Lecce. However, he has yet to decide if Simone Pepe will feature. “Del Piero has recovered from muscular fatigue and Quagliarella is on his way back," he explained. "Pepe trained separately yesterday [Monday]. He’s got great desire and enthusiasm to be involved, but the championship doesn’t finish tomorrow [Wednesday] and it’s important to make sensible assessments. "I’ll speak with my players - it’s an important moment and it’s right to consult them." Undefeated Juve go into the game with relegation-threatened Lecce three points clear of second-placed Milan. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Vucinic on Lecce reunion May 2, 2012 Mirko Vucinic will take on his past this evening when Juventus entertain former club Lecce in Serie A. The striker spent six years at the Via Del Mare, scoring 34 League goals in the process, before his August 2006 switch to Roma. “The Lecce tie will be a special one for me,” the Montenegro international centre-forward commented. “However, we have to remain concentrated until the end because we want to gift ourselves a special dream.” The Old Lady are three points clear of Milan at the top of the League with three games left to play this season. The Bianconeri will face Cagliari and Atalanta next. Milan’s last three games of the campaign are against Atalanta, Inter and Novara. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Cosmi wins Juventus appeal May 1, 2012 Serse Cosmi has won his appeal against a touchline ban, so he will be on the bench for tomorrow evening’s Juventus-Lecce match. The Salentini Coach was suspended, but the ban has been reduced on appeal to the Federal Court. Instead it will become a warning with €10,000 fine. Lecce are in a battle with Genoa to avoid relegation, while Juventus are top of the Serie A table. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Cosmi anticipates tough Juve May 1, 2012 Serse Cosmi still believes Lecce have what it takes to avoid relegation from Serie A, even if he admits that Wednesday’s trip to Juventus will be difficult. The Salentini arrive in Turin hoping for a result against a Bianconeri side that have won their last League games and who remain undefeated for the season. Sat in 18th place and arriving off the back of two defeats suffered, Lecce are in for a test to take anything from the game, admits Cosmi. “We know we’ll face a team that has conceded just one goal in the last eight games,” he told his Press conference on Tuesday. “Juventus are having a superb championship, for the results they’re achieving and the quality of their play. “I don’t know how much chance we have of getting a result in Turin, but with the right attitude we could give them a game. “We’ll require players who don’t surrender and are able to find the strength to give even more than they have done up until now. “It’s clear we squandered a great opportunity against Parma, but I still believe we can stay up.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Conte: Juve like Verona May 1, 2012 Antonio Conte believes that should Juventus win the Scudetto this season, then it is a comparable achievement to Hellas Verona’s 1985 title. The Gialloblu famously won the Italian League that season against all the odds, something that Bianconero Coach Conte says holds similar truth in reflection in 2012 to his Juve side. The comparison, though, was made after he was pushed for an answer to another subject, the future of strikers Alessandro Del Piero and Marco Borriello at the club beyond the summer. “Look, we are thinking in the present, their help has given us the opportunity to something incredible this year, something incredible and unthinkable earlier this season, ” deflected the 42-year-old tactician to the assembled media on Tuesday. “And if we win, I think this is comparable to the League championship of Hellas Verona’s, lest we forget where we have come from. “So we are thinking about this, let’s concentrate on doing something extraordinary in the League. “We are building on what we’ve already built that is important, but let’s not lose sight of the goal, because it has not yet been achieved. “Other things are secondary, they are things we will face when the time comes.” The Coach went further on this final point, by insisting that Wednesday opponents Lecce, Conte’s home-town club that he also once played for, would need Juve’s full concentration. “We can’t say Lecce are the final hurdle, because as the previous two games have taught us, we have found teams with the greatest motivation to get a result, as it should be. “So we will encounter a Lecce who like us have an important goal . We strive for something beautiful, magical, whilst they are after survival. It will be a nice challenge between two teams that still have the greatest motivation. “We absolutely have to think about us only, though, as I always say, partly because we have nothing in our hands at the moment, except for Champions League qualification and the Coppa Italia final. “We are looking before we speak, I was taught that you must win before you talk.” Conte was also asked about the Bianconeri’s possession statistics through the season, where they have averaged the third highest possession in League football across all of Europe. “The focus on possession was a well-defined concept from day one, that we want to take the game to the opponents and to do so we needed the ball at our feet. “We have facilitated this task through the players…[Andrea] Pirlo who is great for playing this style of play and allows the team to have peace of mind from this point of view. “We’ve worked hard on an idea for how to play, how to make the game, to want to keep the ball and all this has been possible thanks to the players.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Obodo ci fa perdere tempo

Si sta scaldando

Matri si scalda

Lecce in asfissia

La Juve gioca come l'Olanda di Cruijff degli anni 70. Vero calcio totale.

Marchisio gladiatore

Il centrocampo Juve in azione

ARTURO VIDAL GRANDISSIMO

Marchisio in versione gladiatore

Grande azione Juve. Vidal calcia fuori di pochissimo.

Giacomazzi si scalda

Quagliarella non in fuorigioco

Una Juve ubriacante ....

Straordinario Vidal

Quasi autogoal Lecce

Cuadrado assassino

Antonio Conte scatenato

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Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Cosmi: Lecce will give Juventus a game The flamboyant coach has nothing but praise for the Serie A leaders, but has stressed that his side will do their utmost to cause an upset in Turin. May 1, 2012 Lecce coach Serse Cosmi is confident that his team have what it takes to trouble Juventus in Wednesday's Serie A match in Turin. Cosmi is full of respect for the Bianconeri following their impressive performances in the 2011-12 campaign, but believes Lecce can 'give them a game' with the right attitude. "We know we face a team that has conceded just one goal in the last eight games. Juventus are enjoying a superb championship with great results and football of the highest level," Cosmi said at a press conference. "I don’t know how much chance we have of getting a result in Turin, but with the right attitude we could give them a game. “We’ll need players who don’t surrender and are able to find the strength to give even more than they have done up until now." Wednesday's match kicks off at 20.45CET. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 36 - 2-5-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Paolo Valeri Conte: Winning the Scudetto would be comparable to Hellas Verona's success in 1985 The 42-year-old has stated that if his side win the league this term, it would be a similar feat to when the unfashionable Italian outfit won the title 27 years ago. May 1, 2012 Antonio Conte believes that if Juventus win the Scudetto this season, it will be comparable to Hellas Verona's title success in the 1984-85 campaign. The unfashionable Verona outfit defied the odds to be crowned champions of Italy ahead of Torino and Inter 27 years ago. With Juve on the verge of their first league title since 2003, Conte has spoken out about what he feels could be an incredible achievement. "Look, we are thinking in the present, their help has given us the opportunity to do something incredible this year, something that was unthinkable earlier this season," he said at his press conference ahead of the game against Lecce on Wednesday. "And if we win, I think this is comparable to the league championship of Hellas Verona, lest we forget where we have come from. So we are thinking about this, let’s concentrate on doing something extraordinary in the league. "We are building on what we’ve already built that is important, but let’s not lose sight of the goal, because it has not yet been achieved." Victory against Lecce combined with a home defeat for AC Milan versus Atalanta midweek would see the Old Lady win the league bet Conte is refusing to underestimate his hometown club. "We can’t say Lecce are the final hurdle, because as the previous two games have taught us, we have found teams with the greatest motivation to get a result, as it should be," he added. "So we will encounter Lecce who like us have an important goal. We strive for something beautiful, magical, while they are after survival. It will be a nice challenge between two teams that still have the greatest motivation. “We absolutely have to think about us only, though, as I always say, partly because we have nothing in our hands at the moment, except for Champions League qualification and the Coppa Italia final. "We are looking before we speak, I was taught that you must win before you talk." http://www.soccerway...regular-season/