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Serie A Week 29 - 25-3-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 2 - 0 Martín Cáceres (57′) Alessandro Del Piero (71′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Andrea De Marco Attendance: 34000‎ Juve's Derby d'Italia triumph! Gigi Buffon’s heroics denied Inter in the first half, then Martin Caceres and Alessandro Del Piero struck to secure a Juventus victory. Mar 25, 2012 The Derby d’Italia has always been a fiery occasion, but even more so since the Calciopoli scandal of 2006. The new Juventus Stadium makes very clear they do not acknowledge the two stripped titles, so maintain they have 29 Scudetti rather than 27. Indeed it was in huge letters all over the stadium choreography with the banner ‘That which we earned on the pitch with sweat, was handed to you in the courts.’ The Bianconeri got through to the Coppa Italia Final on Tuesday night against Milan in extra time, though the club insisted their unbeaten record remained intact despite losing 2-1 at the end of the 90 minutes. Inter faced a massive struggle to even qualify for the Europa League and pressure was building on ex-Juve Coach Claudio Ranieri. Wesley Sneijder and Ricky Alvarez were unavailable, so Diego Forlan and Diego Milito were picked in attack. The home side missed Emanuele Giaccherini and the suspended Stephan Lichtsteiner, so Martin Caceres stepped in and Andrea Barzagli returned from injury. Juve had their first chance within three minutes, as Julio Cesar beat away Simone Pepe’s pull-back to Alessandro Matri and the defence scrambled clear. Inter also threatened, as Douglas Maicon played through the middle for Milito, forcing Gigi Buffon to parry from close range. On 16 minutes Caceres crossed for Matri inbetween two defenders, his header that Julio Cesar did well to palm away from six yards. There was a bizarre moment when Claudio Marchisio was barged off the ball by teammate Mirko Vucinic just as he was about to cross in the Inter box, much to the midfielder’s bemusement. Marchisio did manage to get a cross away soon after, but Vucinic just failed to make contact with his head and, as the move continued, Matri ballooned over from a Caceres cut-back. Vucinic was again unable to get on the end of a wayward Caceres header from Pepe’s cross. Inter threatened from a Maicon corner, but Buffon performed a stunning reaction save at the near post from point-blank range on Forlan’s header. Milito also went very close, trapping a long ball over the top and stinging Buffon’s gloves from just inside the box, then firing the follow-up over. Buffon was becoming much the busier of the goalkeepers, again forced to parry a screamer of a Joel Obi strike from distance. Milito was furious when the referee waved play on after he clashed with Giorgio Chiellini on the counter, while Julio Cesar smothered a Vucinic effort. A poor clearance found Dejan Stankovic on the volley, but again Buffon was there to save with his legs in a reflex parry. After the restart Pepe pounced on a Yuto Nagatomo error, but Walter Samuel got back to block the shot. Alessandro Del Piero and Leonardo Bonucci replaced Matri and Pepe, moving to a three-man defence. Julio Cesar flew to fingertip a Marchisio blockbuster out from under the bar and from the corner Caceres was left in far too much space to nod in the Juventus opener. The Uruguayan defender was totally unmarked from eight yards and left the goalkeeper rooted to the spot. Buffon audaciously came well out of his area to clear from Milito, while Ranieri introduced Giampaolo Pazzini and Marco Davide Faraoni for Obi and Poli. Vucinic sprung the offside trap from Del Piero’s pass to be totally on his own against Julio Cesar, but fired straight at the goalkeeper. The move continued and this time Del Piero was the one who went clear, keeping his cool to pass it across Julio Cesar into the far bottom corner. The captain timed his run perfectly on an Arturo Vidal pass through three Inter defenders. It was Alex’s first Serie A goal of the season, the 186th in his career. It really should’ve been 3-0 when Chiellini burst through the distracted Nerazzurri defence and rolled across for Leonardo Bonucci at the back post, but Maicon performed a crucial goalline clearance with Julio Cesar well beaten. Chiellini went for goal himself with a bullet header from the set play, but Julio Cesar flew to palm it out from under the crossbar. Substitute Fabio Quagliarella muscled his way past Nagatomo to force another save at the near post. Chiellini was furious in stoppages when Milito ran with an arm into the back of his neck, but the referee waved play on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juventus:Buffon; Caceres, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe (Bonucci 53), Matri (Del Piero 53), Vucinic (Quagliarella 74) Inter:Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Nagatomo; Zanetti, Stankovic, Poli (Pazzini 68), Obi (Faraoni 68); Forlan, Milito Ref:De Marco http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 29 - 25-3-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 2 - 0 Martín Cáceres (57′) Alessandro Del Piero (71′) Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Andrea De Marco Attendance: 34000‎ Caceres and Del Piero settle Derby d'Italia and close gap to leaders AC Milan back to four points Second half goals from the Uruguayan and the Italian were enough to give the Bianconeri all three points, in what was a captivating encounter in Turin. Mar 25, 2012 Second half goals from Martin Caceres and Alessandro Del Piero were enough to give Juventus a 2-0 win over Inter at Juventus Stadium on Sunday. A header from the Uruguayan defender and a delightful first time finish by the veteran Italian striker gave the Old Lady a valuable win in their hunt to chase down leaders AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table. With Juventus fresh off the back of that Coppa Italia semi-final aggregate win over Milan on Tuesday, it was clear that Antonio Conte's men were brimming with confidence, and they started the game as such. The Bianconeri dominated possession in the early exchanges, but were nearly made to rue their lack of chances created on 13 minutes. Maicon made a trademark run down the right, cut inside, found the run of Diego Milito, and played the Argentine forward in on goal. Unfortunately for the Nerazzurri though, the former Genoa striker couldn't make the most of the opportunity, firing his shot straight at Gianluigi Buffon. Conte's men still had the monopoly on possession, but were now starting to create chances on goal, and they perhaps should have opened up their account on two occasions midway through the half. First, Alessandro Matri had a header from eight yards saved by Julio Cesar, and then just a few minutes later, a low cross from the right found Matri again, but the Italian forward could only hit his shot over the bar. Claudio Ranieri's side slowly started to impose themselves on the game; putting pressure on Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal. And it was that leg-work that almost led to Inter opening their account for the night. Dejan Stankovic dispossessed Marchisio in the centre circle, and played a long, diagonal ball to Milito. The Argentine forward brought the ball down superbly, took it into the box, and fired a shot straight at Buffon, only for the ball to arrive back at his feet for a second attempt. Regrettably for the Nerazzurri though, that effort was also missed, and the sides went into the break all square. The second half began in almost the exact opposite way to the first, with Inter controlling the play but struggling to create any clear-cut chances. Milito was, as usual, full of running, but the Nerazzurri midfield four were finding it difficult to pick out the Argentine forward's darting runs. That lack of incisiveness came back to haunt Inter on 57 minutes. A corner from the right was whipped in by Pirlo, and the ball found Caceres, who, unmarked inside the six yard box, headed home easily for his first Serie A goal of the season. The Nerazzurri starting pushing desperately for an equaliser, but all that pressing left them exposed at the back, and Juventus took full advantage on 70 minutes. A delightful through ball by Vidal found the run of Del Piero, who, just inside the area, gently slipped it past the on-rushing Julio Cesar to make it 2-0. Late chances for Fabio Quagliarella and Giorgio Chiellini almost made the final scoreline even more resounding, but Conte's men had to settle what they had, as they closed the gap on leaders Milan back to four points. Inter remain in eighth, meanwhile, and now trail third-placed Lazio by 10 points. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Inter a -18

Chiellini tenta l'autogoal

Parata straordinaria di Julio Cesar

Crampi alla gola?

Che goal fallito!

Quagliarella in campo fra poco

Il "vecchio" Del Piero segna piú del giovane Borriello.

ALEX NON SBAGLIA!

Vucinic non puoi sbagliare un goal cosí.

Finirá 1-0

Entrerá il Pazzo

Pirlo straordinario

Che ha fatto Del Piero!!!!

Non c'é fallo di Lucio su Vucinic.

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Serie A Week 29 - 25-3-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Andrea De Marco HT: Buffon heroics deny Inter Mar 25, 2012 Juventus may have dominated possession in the first half, but a series of fantastic Gigi Buffon saves have stopped Inter from taking the lead. The Derby d’Italia has always been a fiery occasion, but even more so since the Calciopoli scandal of 2006. The new Juventus Stadium makes very clear they do not acknowledge the two stripped titles, so maintain they have 29 Scudetti rather than 27. Indeed it was in huge letters all over the stadium choreography with the banner ‘That which we earned on the pitch with sweat, was handed to you in the courts.’ The Bianconeri got through to the Coppa Italia Final on Tuesday night against Milan in extra time, though the club insisted their unbeaten record remained intact despite losing 2-1 at the end of the 90 minutes. Inter faced a massive struggle to even qualify for the Europa League and pressure was building on ex-Juve Coach Claudio Ranieri. Wesley Sneijder and Ricky Alvarez were unavailable, so Diego Forlan and Diego Milito were picked in attack. The home side missed Emanuele Giaccherini and the suspended Stephan Lichtsteiner, so Martin Caceres stepped in and Andrea Barzagli returned from injury. Juve had their first chance within three minutes, as Julio Cesar beat away Simone Pepe’s pull-back to Alessandro Matri and the defence scrambled clear. Inter also threatened, as Douglas Maicon played through the middle for Milito, forcing Gigi Buffon to parry from close range. On 16 minutes Caceres crossed for Matri inbetween two defenders, his header that Julio Cesar did well to palm away from six yards. There was a bizarre moment when Claudio Marchisio was barged off the ball by teammate Mirko Vucinic just as he was about to cross in the Inter box, much to the midfielder’s bemusement. Marchisio did manage to get a cross away soon after, but Vucinic just failed to make contact with his head and, as the move continued, Matri ballooned over from a Caceres cut-back. Vucinic was again unable to get on the end of a wayward Caceres header from Pepe’s cross. Inter threatened from a Maicon corner, but Buffon performed a stunning reaction save at the near post from point-blank range on Forlan’s header. Milito also went very close, trapping a long ball over the top and stinging Buffon’s gloves from just inside the box, then firing the follow-up over. Buffon was becoming much the busier of the goalkeepers, again forced to parry a screamer of a Joel Obi strike from distance. Milito was furious when the referee waved play on after he clashed with Giorgio Chiellini on the counter, while Julio Cesar smothered a Vucinic effort. A poor clearance found Dejan Stankovic on the volley, but again Buffon was there to save with his legs in a reflex parry. Juventus 0-0 Inter (Half-Time) Juventus: Buffon; Caceres, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Vucinic Inter: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Nagatomo; Zanetti, Stankovic, Poli, Obi; Forlan, Milito Ref: De Marco http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 29 - 25-3-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Andrea De Marco Line-ups: Juventus-Inter Mar 25, 2012 Juventus have Simone Pepe, Alessandro Matri and Mirko Vucinic leading the line against Inter’s Diego Milito and Diego Forlan. The old rivals go head-to-head in Turin at 19.45 UK time and Claudio Ranieri faces his former club. The Bianconeri need a victory to keep up with leaders Milan, but have Stephan Lichtsteiner suspended and Emanuele Giaccherini out with flu symptoms. Martin Caceres receives a rare start at right-back in place of Lichtsteiner with Andrea Barzagli returning from injury to partner Giorgio Chiellini. Pepe, Matri and Vucinic retain their places in attack after the Coppa Italia semi-final result against Milan on Tuesday. Inter miss Wesley Sneijder and Ricky Alvarez for this trip to Turin, where they haven’t won since April 2005. Milito and Forlan are the front two despite the Uruguayan’s recent poor performances, while andrea Poli and Joel Obi push Esteban Cambiasso on to the bench. Juventus: 1 Buffon; 4 Caceres, 15 Barzagli, 3 Chiellini, 11 De Ceglie; 22 Vidal, 21 Pirlo, 8 Marchisio, 7 Pepe, 32 Matri, 14 Vucinic Juventus bench: 30 Storari, 19 Bonucci, 20 Padoin, 34 Marrone, 10 Del Piero, 18 Quagliarella, 23 Borriello Inter: 1 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 23 Samuel, 55 Nagatomo; 4 Zanetti, 5 Stankovic, 18 Poli, 20 Obi; 9 Forlan, 22 Milito. Inter bench: 12 Castellazzi, 23 Ranocchia, 26 Chivu, 37 Faraoni, 14 Guarin, 19 Cambiasso, 7 Pazzini http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Marotta: 'Juve have 29 titles' Mar 25, 2012 Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed “our position on Calciopoli is rigid and intransigent.” The choreography ahead of tonight’s big match with Inter represented that position on Calciopoli, as 29 different Scudetto symbols were held up around the Juventus Stadium rather than the ‘official’ 27. There was also a banner: ‘That which we earned on the pitch with sweat, was handed to you in the courts.’ The Bianconeri had the 2004-05 and 2005-06 titles stripped in the Calciopoli trial, the latter handed to Inter. “Our position on Calciopoli is rigid and intransigent,” stated Marotta on Sky Sport Italia before kick-off. “We have 29 Scudetti that were won on the field. This is what we wrote at the entrance to the locker room in our stadium. We simply want our rights to be respected. “Our response will also be to win on the field. After all, our captains always raised trophies to the sky that were legitimately earned.”

Marotta: 'Juve have 29 titles' Mar 25, 2012 Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed “our position on Calciopoli is rigid and intransigent.” The choreography ahead of tonight’s big match with Inter represented that position on Calciopoli, as 29 different Scudetto symbols were held up around the Juventus Stadium rather than the ‘official’ 27. There was also a banner: ‘That which we earned on the pitch with sweat, was handed to you in the courts.’ The Bianconeri had the 2004-05 and 2005-06 titles stripped in the Calciopoli trial, the latter handed to Inter. “Our position on Calciopoli is rigid and intransigent,” stated Marotta on Sky Sport Italia before kick-off. “We have 29 Scudetti that were won on the field. This is what we wrote at the entrance to the locker room in our stadium. We simply want our rights to be respected. “Our response will also be to win on the field. After all, our captains always raised trophies to the sky that were legitimately earned.”

Serie A Week 29 - 25-3-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Andrea De Marco Forlan recalled for Derby d'Italia The striker allegedly refused to come off the bench during last Sunday's clash with Atalanta but he has been given the nod in the Nerazzurri attack ahead of Giampaolo Pazzini. Mar 25, 2012 Diego Forlan will start for Inter in Sunday night’s Serie A showdown with Juventus in Turin. The Uruguay international allegedly refused to come on as a substitute during the second half of last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Atalanta but coach Claudio Ranieri has paired the veteran forward with Diego Milito in the Nerazzurri attack, with Giampaolo Pazzini the man to make way. Elsewhere, Dejan Stankovic has also been recalled and the Serb’s inclusion results in Esteban Cambiasso dropping to the bench. Wesley Sneijder again misses out with a groin problem, meaning Inter will line out in a conventional 4-4-2, with Stankovic joining Javier Zanetti, Andrea Poli and Obi in midfield. As for the home side, Alessandro Matri returns in place of Alessandro Del Piero after sitting out the midweek Coppa Italia clash with AC Milan. In a boost for the Bianconeri, Andrea Barzagli is fit again after his recent calf trouble and he slots back into the centre of the defence at the expense of Leonardo Bonucci, while Martin Caceres fills in for the suspended Stephan Lichtsteiner at right-back. There are two other changes to the side which started against the Rossoneri, with Gianluigi Buffon taking over from Marco Storari in goal and Claudio Marchisio replacing Emanuele Giaccherini in midfield. Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; Caceres, Barzagli, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Vucinic. Subs: Storari, Bonucci, Marrone, Padoin, Del Piero, Quagliarella, Borriello. Inter (4-4-2): Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Nagatomo; Zanetti, Stankovic, Poli, Obi; Milito, Forlan. Subs: Castellazzi, Ranocchia, Chivu, Faraoni, Guarin, Cambiasso, Pazzini. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Luciano Moggi: Inter offered me a contract before Calciopoli The former Bianconeri chief has insisted that he had the chance to work at the San Siro outfit before the football scandal and dared Moratti to look at the contract he still owns. Mar 25, 2012 Ahead of tonight's Derby d'Italia in Turin, former Juventus director Luciano Moggi has repeated the claim that he was offered a position at Inter prior to the Calciopoli scandal. The 74-year-old has said on numerous occasions that Inter president Massimo Moratti presented him with the chance to become the club's general manager before Calciopoli erupted in 2006, allegations which the Nerazzurri supremo has always denied. "Moratti said he never thought about me as a director for Inter?," pondered Moggi to Il Giorno. "He talks through the media, if he feels the need to say so, I will invite him to meet me and I will ask him if he can recognise his signature from the three-year contract." Inter won five consecutive Scudetti from 2006 to 2010 (the first of these awarded through the courts after Juventus were stripped of two titles and relegated), but have struggled this season and lie in seventh position in the Serie A table. Prior to that successful period the Nerazzurri had not won the league since 1989, and Moggi has blamed the title drought on the club's raw material. "They did not win because they bought bad players," Moggi blasted. Juventus and Inter have become bitter enemies since the scandal, with Bianconeri fans and Moggi adamant that there was a conspiracy against the club. The two sides meet in Turin tonight, with rumours rife that Juve Ultras will continue their Calciopoli protests via their stadium choreography.

Luciano Moggi: Inter offered me a contract before Calciopoli The former Bianconeri chief has insisted that he had the chance to work at the San Siro outfit before the football scandal and dared Moratti to look at the contract he still owns. Mar 25, 2012 Ahead of tonight's Derby d'Italia in Turin, former Juventus director Luciano Moggi has repeated the claim that he was offered a position at Inter prior to the Calciopoli scandal. The 74-year-old has said on numerous occasions that Inter president Massimo Moratti presented him with the chance to become the club's general manager before Calciopoli erupted in 2006, allegations which the Nerazzurri supremo has always denied. "Moratti said he never thought about me as a director for Inter?," pondered Moggi to Il Giorno. "He talks through the media, if he feels the need to say so, I will invite him to meet me and I will ask him if he can recognise his signature from the three-year contract." Inter won five consecutive Scudetti from 2006 to 2010 (the first of these awarded through the courts after Juventus were stripped of two titles and relegated), but have struggled this season and lie in seventh position in the Serie A table. Prior to that successful period the Nerazzurri had not won the league since 1989, and Moggi has blamed the title drought on the club's raw material. "They did not win because they bought bad players," Moggi blasted.