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Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) 2 - 1 Simone Pepe (30′) Stefano Mauri (45′) Alessandro Del Piero (82′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Attendance: 35000‎ 700 Times ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO!!! Apr 11, 2012 It was in the cards. Following AC Milan’s win over Chievo just the day before, pressure was back on Juventus as they welcomed 3rd-place Lazio to Juventus Stadium Wednesday night. The battle, much as it was expected, was a tense one though completely dominated by the home team. After a lovely Simone Pepe bicycle kick opened the score, it really looked like the Bianconeri were going to win this game by a four-goal margin at least, but on their only chance of the game Lazio equalized. Who better at that point, to give Juventus a most vital three points for the Scudetto race, than their iconic captain who was celebrating tonight his 700th game in Bianconero? Aaron and Marco bring you the after-action report of a night truly under the effigy of Alessandro Del Piero. MATCH ANALYSIS (by Aaron Giambattista) In recent weeks, English newspapers have dubbed Antonio Conte “the Italian Mourinho” largely for his personality, man-management, and motivation skills. When it comes to tactics, as exemplified by his effortless switches between the 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, and 3-5-2 this season, Il Mister has proven to be no slouch either, though it wasn’t exactly clear what formation the manager planned to use against Lazio. Well, either a tactical “Eureka” moment or a knock to Paolo De Ceglie during the pre-match warm-up must have settled Conte’s mind, as a probable (and, according to TV commentators & journalists worldwide, announced) 3-5-2 line-up was shelved in favor of a 4-3-3, with Stephan Lichtsteiner replacing De Ceglie as the squad’s only genuine fullback. Lazio, who manager Edy Reja veered off in 4-2-3-1 mode, were missing some key members of their roster, notably Miroslav Klose and midfield playmaker Hernanes (out-of-form and benched) and it showed. The Biancocelesti were beaten from start to finish, unable to provide any legitimate counter-attacking threat as their midfield was completely dominated by Juve’s. Cana, Ledesma, Candreva, Mauri, and González all were bullied by their Juventus counterparts, and only heroics from goalkeeper Federico Marchetti kept the visitors in the game longer than they should have. Indeed, until the Biancocelesti’s equalizer, Juventus had laid siege to Marchetti’s box throughout much of the first half. The team went ahead through a superb Pirlo-assisted Simone Pepe goal, as the winger beat the offside trap, chested the ball, and then bicycle-kicked it into the net. After that more Juve chances ensued, with Vidal (shot of the century from 60 meters out), Quagliarella (sure goal denied by a super reaction save) and Vucinic (close-range finish deflected by the last-ditch tackle of Diakité) all somehow failing to hit the back of the net. Costly misses as it were (in the short-term analysis of things), because just before half-time Lazio equalized through their only real scoring chance of the game. Scaloni’s cross from the right was met by Stefano Mauri, who thanks to some rather poor marking by the Juve backline, adjusted his headed finish out Gigi Buffon’s reach. 1-1, and Lazio promptly returning to their defensive game plan. It nearly worked, as after the break Juventus continued to pound at Marchetti’s goal but couldn’t pierce through their opponents’ desperate defending and/or quality saves of their Biancoceleste goalkeeper. Enter one Alessandro Del Piero. With time dangerously ticking away, Il Capitano eyed a 30-yard set-piece in the 82nd minute and with Andrea Pirlo at his side (almost providing a “diversion”, with the ex-Milan midfielder continuing to complain to referee Damato about the wall’s distance, just as ADP hit the ball), aimed a dipping effort through a chaotic wall into the back of the net. Marchetti was finally beaten again and with minutes to go, the score was settled at 2-1. Lazio simply didn’t have the ideas or the energy to hit back, and Juventus would not let go of their lead for a second time. The team thus earns a capital three points that moves them back into 1st place at +1 over AC Milan. Choruses of “Salutate la Capolista” re-roared through Juventus Stadium, a radiant celebration for Alessandro Del Piero’s 700th hallmark night… LE PAGELLE (by Marco Pantanella) Buffon s.v. – Once again, practically nothing to do for 90 minutes. Bears no fault on the Lazio goal, because Mauri literally placed the ball out of Gigi’s reach. Lichtsteiner 6.5 – Many press outlets (JuventiKnows included) had suggested – following the Swiss right-back’s intense efforts September to February – that the player was a bit tired these days, making Cáceres the better option at the moment. Well, Conte disagrees and Lichtsteiner promptly repaid his manager’s confidence. A tireless performance, running up and down the pitch practically as a right midfielder. Too bad he scoffed that shot in front of Marchetti… Barzagli 6 – Solid as ever, keeping the Lazio offense well at bay. Forced Reja to switch his wingers often because Barzagli was giving them virtually no space. Bears the crime of leaving Mauri relatively undisturbed for the Lazio goal though, with Lichtsteiner’s complicity. His only lapse of the game, but as is customary in soccer a fatal one. Bonucci 6.5 – Another solid performance from “Bonny”, very good positionally and comfortably at ease with the ball at his feet. In true warrior fashion remained on the field at the end, after an unintentional Kozak header opened up his nose. Preliminary reports indicate it’s broken and will require Leo to undergo surgery tomorrow. Chiellini 6.5 – Dominating physical presence on the center-left/left-wing, mainly defensively. Had a few decent runs forward, though certainly not as many as his Swiss teammate on the opposite flank. Vidal 7 – The more I watch this man play, the more I remain in awe of his technical skills. After his wonderstrike against Napoli, King Arturo very near scored the goal of the year from 60 yards. A daring effort that only the tipping hand of an in-form Marchetti could deny. On top that moment of inspirational genius, tons of quality touches and defensive work from the Chilean midfielder. (80′) Giaccherini s.v. Pirlo 7.5 – Once again, the majority of Juve’s plays today came from the velvet touches of Il Pittore. Created the wonderful aerial pass for Pepe’s finish, assist #11 of his Juventus season, and otherwise tons and tons of through balls (primarily for the forward runs of Lichtsteiner, who literally seems to have developed a telepathic understanding with the ex-Milan playmaker). Marchisio 6.5 – Principino may have stopped scoring vital goals for his team lately, but transparent he is not. After his January dip of form, battled on every ball and provided vital quality in midfield defensively as well as offensively. Pepe 7.5 – Hasn’t featured much in the starting eleven lately, but @pepigno7 (as he is known on Twitter) produced a generous performance of running, dribbles, and yes… quality touches/crosses. His bicycle-kick goal (after a lovely chested control) was the cherry on an already very sweet cake. (71′) Matri 6 – Brought on to provide some freshness and weight to the Juve attack. Didn’t get many touches on the ball but his tactical intelligence near the 90th minute, bringing the ball towards the corner flag in order to waste time, must be noted. Quagliarella 6.5 – This is Fabio’s moment of form, and Conte knows it. Rewarded with another starting eleven spot, Quags didn’t get on the scoresheet today but provided plenty of quality touches in that Juventus forward line. Had an almost-certain goal denied by Marchetti’s golden reflexes. Vucinic 6 – Despite a few wasted chances (a scoffed shot, another effort saved by Diakité) Mirko worked hard today, running up & down the left flank and circulating the ball well with his teammates. A constant thorn in Scaloni’s backside. (73′) Del Piero 8 – We’re running out of adjectives to describe Il Capitano. Thrown into the mix of an extremely delicate, potentially Scudetto-deciding match in the 73rd, ADP took less than 10 minutes to stamp his mark onto the game. Magisterially-executed free kick to fool Marchetti and give Juventus a vital three points. If you haven’t already done so, sign TuttoJuve’s Facebook petition: PRESIDENTE, PLEASE GIFT US DEL PIERO FOR ANOTHER YEAR! Conte 7.5 – After the game, Lazio coach Edy Reja declared to the press: “Conte executed his pre-match warm-up with 12 players. He fooled me”. The battle of wits of Juventus-Lazio began this way. Every commentator at Juventus stadium received a starting eleven formation that included De Ceglie, yet at the last possible minute Conte switched his plan from a 3-5-2 to a 4-3-3 and put Lichtsteiner in. The Juve manager could not have been more spot-on, as for 45 minutes there was only one team on the field: Juventus. Conte then mixed things up in the second half (after Juve dropped in rhythm) and threw a certain Alessandro Del Piero into the mix. The rest as they say, is history… http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) 2 - 1 Simone Pepe (30′) Stefano Mauri (45′) Alessandro Del Piero (82′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Attendance: 35000‎ Del Piero sends unbeaten Bianconeri top Apr 11, 2012 Alessandro Del Piero rolled back the years with a peach of a goal to hand Juventus a potentially decisive 2-1 victory over Lazio on Wednesday night - a result which sends them back to the top of the Serie A table. Simone Pepe had given the hosts a first half lead before Stefano Mauri equalised with Lazio’s only meaningful attack of the game. But veteran Del Piero proved the hero with a trademark free-kick in the final 15 minutes to move Juve two points clear of AC Milan in the race for the Scudetto. The first half was about as one-sided as 45 minutes of football can be but Lazio somehow sneaked into the break on level terms. The visitors’ goalkeeper Federico Marchetti was the star of the show making a string of vital saves. Fabio Quagliarella should have opened the scoring early but he failed to turn home Giorgio Chiellini’s cross from six yards. Marchetti was then deceived by a bounce but Quagliarella’s shot hit him in the face and rebounded to safety. Juve were in total control and Arturo Vidal played Pepe in behind the backline but Marchetti saved. The pressure told on the half hour mark as Andrea Pirlo’s delightful chip sent Pepe clear and with his back to goal he controlled the ball on his chest and then sent an acrobatic overhead bicycle kick past the goalkeeper. Vidal tried his luck from 60 yards, spotting Marchetti off his line, but the goalkeeper scrambled to save. Modibo Diakite then dived in to block what seemed a certain goal for Mirko Vucinic before Marchetti stuck out his left hand to stop Quagliarella’s deviated shot. But then on the stroke of half-time, Lazio took a quick free-kick and Mauri headed home Lionel Scaloni’s pinpoint cross. Juve were straight back on the attack after the break but although Vucinic beat Marchetti, his shot fizzed past the post. Chiellini had a glorious chance when set up by Stephan Lichsteiner but the big defender didn’t have quick enough feet to finish. But eight minutes from time Del Piero wrong-footed Marchetti, who seemed unsighted, with a free-kick from 25 yards out to send the home fans into ecstasy. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) 2 - 1 Simone Pepe (30′) Stefano Mauri (45′) Alessandro Del Piero (82′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Attendance: 35000‎ Juve regain top spot Alessandro Del Piero came off the bench to net the decisive goal as Juventus regained top spot in Serie A with a hard-fought home victory over Champions League hopefuls Lazio. Apr 11, 2012 The unbeaten Turin outfit found themselves toppled at the summit by AC Milan last night, the Rossoneri winning 1-0 at Chievo, but Simone Pepe set them on their way tonight with the opening goal after half an hour. Stefano Mauri equalised for the visitors on the stroke of half-time but Del Piero grabbed an 82nd-minute winner with a superb free-kick to lift Antonio Conte's side a point above Milan with six games left. Libor Kozak was sent off in stoppage time for a second bookable offence to add to Lazio's misery. Juve started well, but Arturo Vidal and Fabio Quagliarella were both off target with their shots after getting themselves into good positions. Quagliarella was then denied by Federico Marchetti, with Pepe also firing wide after finding himself through one on one with the Lazio goalkeeper. The Bianconeri deservedly made the breakthrough after 30 minutes, lashing a half-volley into the bottom-right corner from Andrea Pirlo's pass. Vidal almost doubled his side's advantage straight away but his shot was tipped over the bar by Marchetti. Third-placed Lazio had offered little in attack but just before the interval they were level, Mauri heading home Lionel Scaloni's perfect cross from the right. Juve started the second half full of intent, Mirko Vucinic sending a left-footed drive over the bar and Claudio Marchisio and Vidal shooting wide. Del Piero was introduced in place of Vucinic after 73 minutes and wasted no time making his presence felt, testing Marchetti from outside the box two minutes later. And, after 82 minutes, he produced the winner, despatching a superb free-kick into the top-right corner from 25 yards. Lazio substitute Hernanes blasted wide in stoppage time, but the evening ended on a sour note for the visitors as fellow substitute Kozak was sent off for a second bookable offence after fouling the lively Del Piero. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) 2 - 1 Simone Pepe (30′) Stefano Mauri (45′) Alessandro Del Piero (82′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Attendance: 35000‎ Del Piero wins Juve-Lazio thriller! Juventus dominated this game with Lazio, but only scraped a 2-1 victory thanks to Alessandro Del Piero’s late free kick. Apr 11, 2012 The Bianconeri took advantage of Milan’s shock home defeat to Fiorentina by leapfrogging them to the top of the table on Easter Saturday. The Rossoneri won last night’s game, so the pressure was back on Juve to regain the leadership. Antonio Conte had a full squad to choose from and opted for a last-minute change as Paolo De Ceglie was replaced in the named line-up by Stephan Lichtsteiner for a 4-3-3 system. Edy Reja’s injury crisis continued with Miroslav Klose, Andre Dias, Marius Stankevicius, Senad Lulic, Abdoullay Konko and Stefan Radu missing out. Juve were unbeaten in their previous 14 meetings with Lazio in Serie A, last tasting defeat in Rome in 2003-04. Giorgio Chiellini flashed a pass across for Fabio Quagliarella to scuff wide as he came sliding in, then Federico Marchetti was both lucky and unlucky simultaneously. Quagliarella’s snapshot from distance bounced very strangely off the turf to whack the goalkeeper in the face, leaving him in need of treatment. Mirko Vucinic had penalty appeals for a tussle with Lionel Scaloni, but the referee waved play on. Simone Pepe really should’ve opened the scoring on 27 minutes, but lost his nerve and fired straight at Marchetti. Pepe got his goal soon after in truly spectacular fashion. Lazio were pegged back into their own penalty area, so Pirlo chipped up a pass for Pepe to spring the offside trap, chest it down and with a fantastic overhead kick beat the goalkeeper from six yards. Arturo Vidal almost netted an even more astounding goal moments later, as he saw Marchetti off his line and lobbed from the centre-circle in a David Beckham style strike, but the goalkeeper back-pedalled furiously to fingertip it out from under the bar. Juventus had another amazing opportunity, all of it in the space of five minutes. Quagliarella’s shot seemed certain to go in after he spun round Mobido Diakite in the six-yard box, but Marchetti showed cat-like reflexes to stick up a trailing hand and palm it over the bar while he was on the ground. The first half was one-way traffic and Pirlo’s long ball found Lichtsteiner to pull back from the by-line for Vucinic, but Diakite’s sliding tackle was decisive to deflect over the bar. Juve were made to pay for wasting all those chances, though, as Stefano Mauri equalised on the stroke of half-time with Lazio’s first real opportunity. Leonardo Bonucci completely forgot his man, so Mauri was allowed a free header from a cross whipped in from the right. After the restart Rocchi went on a dangerous counter-attack, so Lichtsteiner was booked for a cynical foul in the final third against his former teammate. Vucinic controlled a long pass well, but flashed the angled drive across the face of goal as Marchetti rushed out at his feet. Marchetti flapped away a dangerous Pirlo free kick, then saved from Lichtsteiner from point-blank range even though he was offside. Both sides made substitutions to maintain the amazing intensity of this match. Lichtsteiner sprung the offside trap again only to pull his cross too far back for Chiellini, who was ready to tap in. Alessandro Del Piero rescued Juve in the final minutes, as he came off the bench and curled a magnificent free kick into the near bottom corner, leaving Marchetti rooted to the spot. The Lazio wall seemed to split in the middle and Marchetti was wrong-footed, sending the Juventus Stadium wild. Edoardo Reja was sent off in stoppages for dissent and bizarrely Libor Kozak was also red carded. He accidentally clashed heads with Leonardo Bonucci and may have broken the Juve defender’s nose, but did not use his elbow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Pepe (Matri 72), Vidal (Giaccherini 81), Pirlo, Marchisio; Quagliarella, Vucinic (Del Piero 73) Lazio: Marchetti; Scaloni, Diakitè, Biava, Garrido; Cana, Ledesma; Gonzalez (Brocchi 81), Mauri (Hernanes 72), Candreva; Rocchi (Kozak 74) Ref: Damato Sent off: Kozak 93 (L) http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) 2 - 1 Simone Pepe (30′) Stefano Mauri (45′) Alessandro Del Piero (82′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Attendance: 35000‎ Del Piero the hero as late free-kick returns Old Lady to Serie A summit The legendary trequartista, who is set to leave Turin at the end of the season, came off the bench to score a crucial goal in terms of this season's Scudetto race. Apr 11, 2012 Alessandro Del Piero scored a stunning late free-kick to earn Juventus a vital 2-1 victory over Lazio in Turin on Wednesday night. With the game tied at one goal apiece, with Stefano Mauri having cancelled out Simone Pepe's opener, the legendary trequartista was sprung from the bench and rolled back the years with a characteristically deadly set-piece which propelled his side back to the summit of Serie A. Milan had reclaimed top spot the night before with their victory over Chievo in Verona but Juventus began as if intent on sending a message to their title rivals. Indeed, the Bianconeri could have opened the lead as early as the fifth minute but Fabio Quagliarella was just off target after sliding to get himself on the end of Giorgio Chiellini’s cross from the left-hand side. The hosts continued to dominate thereafter and really should have broken the deadlock on 28 minutes when the ball broke for Pepe in the area but he shot straight at Federico Marchetti. However, the former Udinese man made amends just over 60 seconds later – and in some style too, Pepe controlling a clever chip from Pirlo on his chest before then volleying home acrobatically in one glorious movement. The Bianconeri were now buzzing and had it not been for Marchetti, the game would have been over by the break, the Biancocelesti goalkeeper scrambling back to keep out Arturo Vidal’s stunning 60-metre strike before then stretching out a hand to deny Quagliarella after being wrong-footed by the forward’s deflected shot. As it was, the two sides went in level at the interval, with Mauri beating Buffon with a bullet header after Juve's three-man defence, which had been so dominant up until that point, had gone AWOL. Credit to a shell-shocked Juventus, they regrouped during the break and quickly set about reasserting their superiority after the restart. However, while they were dominating possession once more, they struggled to open their opponents up and were restricted to long-range efforts from Quagliarella and Claudio Marchisio. Stephan Lichsteiner did fluff his lines after being the recipient of a sublime pass from Vidal but there was an inescapable suspicion that the Bianconeri had run out of ideas. However, cometh the hour, cometh the man, and with just eight minutes remaining substitute Del Piero curled home a 25-metre free-kick to secure a victory which moves Juve two points clear of Milan once more. As for Lazio, who lost Libor Kozak to a red card right at the death, they remain third. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Kozak rosso ... come il naso di Bonucci

Reja espulso.

Signor Agnelli, ma é sicuro di voler mandare via Alex?

LA LEGGENDA

Pirlo abbattutto da Kozak ammonito

Esce Vidal, entra Giaccherini

Non ne va bene una stasera.

Tira Alex, para Marchetti

Aveva un occhio nero, mi pare.

700 presenze per Alex. É uscito Vucinic ... finalmente.

Matri per Pepe

Speriamo in Matri

Il montenegrino non ne azzecca piú una.

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato HT: Lazio punish wasteful Juve Apr 11, 2012 Juventus dominated the first half and scored a sensational Simone Pepe goal, but were made to pay for wasting their chances as Lazio draw at the break. The Bianconeri took advantage of Milan’s shock home defeat to Fiorentina by leapfrogging them to the top of the table on Easter Saturday. The Rossoneri won last night’s game, so the pressure was back on Juve to regain the leadership. Antonio Conte had a full squad to choose from and opted for a last-minute change as Paolo De Ceglie was replaced in the named line-up by Stephan Lichtsteiner for a 4-3-3 system. Edy Reja’s injury crisis continued with Miroslav Klose, Andre Dias, Marius Stankevicius, Senad Lulic, Abdoullay Konko and Stefan Radu missing out. Juve were unbeaten in their previous 14 meetings with Lazio in Serie A, last tasting defeat in Rome in 2003-04. Giorgio Chiellini flashed a pass across for Fabio Quagliarella to scuff wide as he came sliding in, then Federico Marchetti was both lucky and unlucky simultaneously. Quagliarella’s snapshot from distance bounced very strangely off the turf to whack the goalkeeper in the face, leaving him in need of treatment. Mirko Vucinic had penalty appeals for a tussle with Lionel Scaloni, but the referee waved play on. Simone Pepe really should’ve opened the scoring on 27 minutes, but lost his nerve and fired straight at Marchetti. Pepe got his goal soon after in truly spectacular fashion. Lazio were pegged back into their own penalty area, so Pirlo chipped up a pass for Pepe to spring the offside trap, chest it down and with a fantastic overhead kick beat the goalkeeper from six yards. Arturo Vidal almost netted an even more astounding goal moments later, as he saw Marchetti off his line and lobbed from the centre-circle in a David Beckham style strike, but the goalkeeper back-pedalled furiously to fingertip it out from under the bar. Juventus had another amazing opportunity, all of it in the space of five minutes. Quagliarella’s shot seemed certain to go in after he spun round Mobido Diakite in the six-yard box, but Marchetti showed cat-like reflexes to stick up a trailing hand and palm it over the bar while he was on the ground. The first half was one-way traffic and Pirlo’s long ball found Lichtsteiner to pull back from the by-line for Vucinic, but Diakite’s sliding tackle was decisive to deflect over the bar. Juve were made to pay for wasting all those chances, though, as Stefano Mauri equalised on the stroke of half-time with Lazio’s first real opportunity. Leonardo Bonucci completely forgot his man, so Mauri was allowed a free header from a cross whipped in from the right. Juventus 1-1 Lazio (Half-Time) Scorers: Pepe 29 (J), Mauri 45 (L) Juventus:Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Pepe, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Quagliarella, Vucinic Lazio: Marchetti; Scaloni, Diakitè, Biava, Garrido; Cana, Ledesma; Gonzalez, Mauri, Candreva; Rocchi Ref: Damato http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (20:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Line-ups: Juventus-Lazio Apr 11, 2012 Juventus have picked Fabio Quagliarella and Mirko Vucinic to face off against Lazio, who dropped Hernanes to the bench. The Bianconeri leapfrogged Milan to the top of the table on Easter Saturday, but as Milan won at Chievo last night, they need a victory to retain the leadership. They welcome third-placed Lazio who are fresh from beating Napoli to consolidate that third Champions League berth. Antonio Conte has a full squad to choose from and has picked Vucinic and Quagliarella to lead the 3-5-2 system. Simone Pepe and Paolo De Ceglie are pushed wide to protect a three-man defence, meaning Stephan Lichtsteiner is on the bench against his former club. Lazio have to deal with an injury crisis that has ruled out Miroslav Klose, Andre Dias, Marius Stankevicius, Senad Lulic, Abdoullay Konko and Stefan Radu. Veteran Tommaso Rocchi therefore starts in attack with support from Stefano Mauri, Alvaro Gonzalez and ex-Juve man Antonio Candreva. It means Hernanes is dropped to the bench after a period of poor form, joining the not 100 per cent fit Francelino Matuzalem. Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Pepe, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie; Quagliarella, Vucinic Juventus bench: Storari, Caceres, Lichtsteiner, Giaccherini, Borriello, Matri, Del Piero Lazio: Marchetti; Scaloni, Diakitè, Biava, Garrido; Cana, Ledesma; Gonzalez, Mauri, Candreva; Rocchi Lazio bench: Bizzarri, Zauri, Matuzalem, Brocchi, Hernanes, Alfaro, Kozak. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Pepe and De Ceglie return to face Lazio The former Udinese man has got the nod ahead of Martin Caceres and Stephan Lichtsteiner for the right wing berth as Bianconeri boss Antonio Conte makes two changes to his lineup. Apr 11, 2012 Simone Pepe and Paolo De Ceglie have both been recalled to the Juventus starting lineup for Wednesday night's crucial Serie A clash with Lazio in Turin. Pepe takes over from Martin Caceres on the right-hand side of the Bianconeri's five-man midfield, with Stephan Lichtsteiner forced to make do with a seat on the bench, while Paolo De Ceglie replaces Alejandro Estigarribia on the opposite flank. Elsewhere, Fabio Quagliarella, who has hit two goals in his last two appearances for the Bianconeri, will continue up front alongside Mirko Vucinic. Lazio, meanwhile, have opted to drop the out-of-form Hernanes to the bench as Edy Reja elects to play Stefano Mauri, Alvaro Gonzalez and Antonio Candreva in behind lone striker Tommaso Rocchi. Hernanes' fellow Brazilian Matuzalem, who is not 100 per cent fit, has also been named among the substitutes. The Biancocelesti have arrived in Turin without a host of first-team regulars through injury, including Miroslav Klose, Andre Dias and Stefan Radu. Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Pepe, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie; Quagliarella, Vucinic. Subs: Storari, Caceres, Lichtsteiner, Giaccherini, Borriello, Matri, Del Piero. Lazio: Marchetti; Scaloni, Diakitè, Biava, Garrido; Cana, Ledesma; Gonzalez, Mauri, Candreva; Rocchi. Subs: Bizzarri, Zauri, Matuzalem, Brocchi, Hernanes, Alfaro, Kozak. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Viviano only behind Buffon Apr 11, 2012 Palermo’s Emiliano Viviano is the best Italian goalkeeper there is behind Gigi Buffon of Juventus, says Giovanni Galli. “Emiliano can become a great if that is what he wants,” Galli, a former custodian for Fiorentina and Milan, told Il Giornale di Sicilia. “It would be a shame if he doesn’t take advantage of the qualities that he has and I often tell him that,” he added. “He has the misfortune of having a great goalkeeper like Buffon ahead of him in the national side. It happened to me too with Dino Zoff, but I’m certain that Viviano is the best second choice.” The Rosanero No 1 did replace Buffon under Cesare Prandelli while the Juventino was injured, but Viviano has had his own injury problems to deal with. Having moved to Inter from Bologna in the summer, he was sidelined for six months after damaging knee ligaments in pre-season. He joined Palermo at the start of 2012 and he’s attempting to win his place back in the Italy squad for Euro 2012.

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Serie A - 13^ Giornata- Ritorno - 11-4-2012 (ore 20:45) - Juventus Stadium - Torino Arbitro: Antonio Damato Confronti ufficiali 157 - 135 (Serie A) - 19 (Coppa Italia) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) - 2 (Campionato a gironi) Vittorie Juventus 76 - 69 (Serie A) - 6 (Coppa Italia) - 1 (Campionato a gironi) Pareggi 40 - 34 (Serie A) - 6 (Coppa Italia) Vittorie Lazio 41 - 32 (Serie A) - 7 (Coppa Italia) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) - 1 (Campionato a gironi) Goals Juventus 268 - 240 (Serie A) - 25 (Coppa Italia) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) - 2 (Campionato a gironi) Goals Lazio 184 - 157 (Serie A) - 23 (Coppa Italia) - 2 (Supercoppa Italiana) - 2 (Campionato a gironi) Juventus - Lazio a Torino Serie A Confronti ufficiali 67 Vittorie Juventus 42 (L'ultima il 12.12.2010, 2-1) Pareggi 17 (L'ultimo il 31.01.2010, 1-1) Vittorie Lazio 8 (L'ultima il 15.12.2002, 1-2) Goals Juventus 149 Goals Lazio 70 Giocatori con più presenze e goals contro la Lazio a Torino 13 presenze Boniperti Giampiero 13 Del Piero Alessandro 12 Varglien II Giovanni 11 Varglien I Mario 9 Borel II Felice Placido 9 Causio Franco 9 Conte Antonio 9 Cuccureddu Antonello 9 Ferrara Ciro 9 Foni Alfredo 7 goals Gabetto Guglielmo 6 Hansen John 5 Borel II Felice Placido 4 Boniperti Giampiero 4 Del Piero Alessandro 4 Muccinelli Ermes 4 Nicolè Bruno 4 Orsi Raimundo Bibiani 4 Trezeguet David Sergio 4 Vialli Gianluca Ultimi confronti diretti 27.04.2008 Serie A Juventus-Lazio 5-2 18.01.2009 Serie A Lazio-Juventus 1-1 03.03.2009 Coppa Italia Lazio-Juventus 2-1 22.04.2009 Coppa Italia Juventus-Lazio 1-2 31.05.2009 Serie A Juventus-Lazio 2-0 12.09.2009 Serie A Lazio-Juventus 0-2 31.01.2010 Serie A Juventus-Lazio 1-1 12.12.2010 Serie A Juventus-Lazio 2-1 02.05.2011 Serie A Lazio-Juventus 0-1 26.11.2011 Serie A Lazio-Juventus 0-1 Giocate 10 - Vittorie Juventus 6 - Pareggi 2 - Vittorie Lazio 2 - Goals Juventus 17 - Goals Lazio 9

Serie A Week 32 - 11-4-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Antonio Damato Del Piero: Juventus have to beat Lazio to keep our title dream alive The experienced attacker has stressed that the Old Lady can not afford to spill points in Wednesday's encounter if they are to win the Italian title this term. Apr 11, 2012 Juventus attacker Alessandro Del Piero has made it clear that the Bianconeri desperately need all three points in Wednesday's Serie A match at home against Lazio in order to keep their Scudetto dreams alive. The Turin giants are currently trailing Serie A leaders AC Milan by two points, but Juventus have a game in hand and will return to the top of the table if they beat Lazio. "We need the full three points in order to keep dreaming of the title. The previous matchday couldn't have gone any better for us. We beat Palermo and climbed to first spot in the table," Del Piero said to Tuttosport. "Another crucial and difficult week awaits though. This is not the time to celebrate. We have to focus on the game against Lazio and on bagging the three points once more. We all want to achieve great things again." http://www.soccerway...regular-season/