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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 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.

Brutta partita.

Serie A Week 31 - 7-4-2012 (6:30 p.m.) - Renzo Barbera Stadium - Palermo Referee: Christian Brighi HT: Juve wasteful in Palermo Apr 7, 2012 Juventus have dominated the first half in Palermo, but wasted far too many scoring opportunities, as it’s still 0-0 at the break. 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. 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. Palermo 0-0 Juventus (Half-Time) Palermo: Viviano; Munoz, Milanovic, Labrin; Pisano, Migliaccio, Barreto, Della Rocca, Acquah; Ilicic, Miccoli Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Caceres, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Estigarribia; Vucinic, Quagliarella Ref: Brighi http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

É scandaloso che siamo ancora sullo 0-0

Io metterei Matri e Del Piero.

Primo tiro (telefonato) del Palermo verso Buffon.