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Serie A - 18^ Giornata - Andata - 15-1-2012 (ore 15:00) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Stadium - Torino Arbitro: Marco Guida Spettatori: 30874‎ Serie A - Il Cagliari rallenta la corsa della Juve: 1-1 Ai bianconeri non basta Vucinic (7'), perché Cossu trova il pareggio a Torino grazie a un gol nella ripresa: i bianconeri vanno a +1 sul Milan sconfitto nel derby. Eurosport - Domenica, 15 gennaio 2012 Il Cagliari ferma la corsa della Juventus, che dopo quattro vittorie consecutive in casa viene fermata sull'1-1 dagli isolani nel pomeriggio della 18esima giornata di Serie A. Un pareggio meritato dai rossoblù, ma anche un risultato che potrebbe costare caro agli uomini di Antonio Conte. Che restano in vetta grazie alla sconfitta del Milan nel derby. BORRIELLO DALLA PANCHINA COME CONTI - Conte conferma le indiscrezioni della vigilia e riporta Matri al centro dell'attacco nel tradizionale 4-3-3 in cui le altre due punte sono Pepe e Vucinic. In difesa, al posto dello squalificato Chiellini, si rivede De Ceglie, schierato da terzino sinistro. Borriello parte dalla panchina, lì dove torna a sedersi anche Krasic. Soltanto tribuna per Pazienza ed Elia, mentre gli unici infortunati sono Quagliarella e Giaccherini. Davide Ballardini non tocca il 4-3-1-2 e conferma il trio d'attacco composto dal trequartista Cossu e dalle due punte Ibarbo e Larrivey. A centrocampo, poi, Ekdal parte davanti alla difesa con Dessena e Naiggolan mediani, mentre Conti si rivede ma soltanto per la panchina. Ancora fuori per infortunio Perico, Rui Sampaio, Nené ed Eriksson. SUBITO VUCINIC, PROTESTE DEL CAGLIARI - In uno Juventus Stadium tutto esaurito, non si fa nemmeno in tempo a dare il calcio d'inizio che i bianconeri sono in vantaggio. A sbloccare la partita è Vucinic, che al 7' trova il terzo gol stagionale segnando a porta vuota dopo una splendida azione impostata da Lichtsteiner in collaborazione con Pepe (pregevole il suo colpo di tacco) e Marchisio. Il Cagliari, però, non demorde. Al 13' rischia di incassare il 2-0 dall'ex Matri, che calcia a lato di poco dopo aver soffiato palla a Canini, ma con il passare dei minuti tira fuori le unghie e va in pressing su Bonucci e Pirlo, i due registi dei padroni di casa. Di grandi occasioni non ve ne sono, ma il match è molto equilibrato e ben giocato da entrambe le squadre. E al 45' arriva anche l'episodio da moviola, con Pirlo (in netto affanno) che tocca di braccio in area un tiro da fuori di Cossu. L'arbitro lascia correre e concede il corner, ma il rigore ci poteva stare. Le proteste non mancano, così come in precedenza per un tocco di mano di Barzagli. COSSU PUNISCE, KRASIC NO - Il Cagliari continua a premere in avvio di ripresa e subito viene premiato. Al 48' Ibarbo mette in difficoltà Bonucci, che spazza male e regala il pallone a Cossu. Il trequartista isolano non sbaglia, insaccando dal limite e battendo Buffon con un tiro che passa anche sotto le gambe di Barzagli. La partita sale ancora di livello perché la Juventus si riporta in avanti e il Cagliari non rinuncia a giocare. Al 51' Matri chiede un penalty ma viene ammonito per simulazione (decisione eccessiva di Guida), mentre Conte capisce che è il caso di premere sull'acceleratore. Al 67' entra Del Piero al posto di Pepe, mentre al 71' tocca a Krasic in luogo di Matri e all'82' c'è l'esordio di Borriello (fischiato soltanto da pochi tifosi) che rimpiazza uno spento Vucinic. Ballardini, invece, si mette sulla difensiva passando a un 5-3-2 con l'ex Ariaudo per Larrivey (71'). Il fortino rossoblù tiene sino ai minuti di recupero, quando concede le uniche occasioni del match (fatta eccezione per un colpo di testa di Del Piero salvato da Agazzi al 79'). Krasic prima e Vidal poi, però, graziano il Cagliari. E, alla fine, è soltanto 1-1 per la Juventus. Un risultato comunque più che giusto per quello che si è visto in campo. JUVE A SINGHIOZZO, GRANDE CAGLIARI - Forse in pochi l'avranno notato, ma i bianconeri - ancora imbattuti in stagione - dal 26 novembre a questa parte alternano una vittoria a un pareggio. Una marcia che procede da 8 partite e che non sembra il passo giusto per dare l'allungo alle rivali. Dopo quattro vittorie di fila allo Juventus Stadium, poi, sono incappati nel primo pareggio, l'unica gara in cui è tornato a galla un problema di inizio stagione come lo scarso numero di palle-gol create. Un problema che, in questa occasione, è stato acuito dai problemi a centrocampo denunciati da Pirlo e Vidal, in palese debito d'ossigeno. Diverso il discorso per il Cagliari che ha confermato l'ottimo stato fisico messo in mostra contro il Genoa cogliendo un pareggio tanto insperato quanto meritato. I punti in classifica diventano 22, la terzultima è dietro di sette lunghezze. Ballardini sembra aver trovato la quadratura del cerchio, merito di un centrocampo dove brillano i polmoni di Dessena e Naiggolan. E di un attacco in cui la stella di Ibarbo inizia a splendere sul serio. Eurosport http://www.tifosibia...0#entry11815572 Juventus - Cagliari 1-1

Serie A Week 18 - 15-1-2012 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Marco Guida Attendance: 30874‎ Juventus aim to join Serie A legends with unbeaten run Jan 16, 2012 Juventus broke a 62 year old club record this weekend for the most games unbeaten in Serie A, their 18th game without defeat. However, they have a long way to go yet to match some of the unbeaten records of Calcio sides of the past. In post-war Serie A, going an entire season unbeaten is almost impossible. In fact, only two sides have done it, while a select few clubs have come very close, losing only once during the whole campaign. The 1955-56 season was a famous one in the city of Florence, as it was the first time the city’s famous side Fiorentina won a Scudetto, and they did so by only losing a solitary game, away at mid-table Genoa on the last game of the season, ending an excellent 33 game unbeaten run. Incredibly, the next side to lose only one game in an entire season was Fiorentina again in the 1968-69 season. Finishing four points ahead of Gigi Riva’s famous Cagliari side, la Viola lost their only game of the season at home to Bologna in only their fifth game, meaning that in a league of 16 teams, the Tuscans went 25 games unbeaten as they claimed their 2nd Scudetto badge. Torino also managed to go a whole season losing only one game, but could still only finish 2nd behind rivals Juventus in the 1976-77 race, losing to Roma in February that ultimately cost them a second post-Superga triumph. It was Juventus themselves who only lost once in their 18th Scudetto season the following year. After all these near misses, it was an un-fancied underdog who were the first Italian side to go an entire Serie A campaign unbeaten, and incredibly they still didn’t win the title. The Perugia side of 1978-79 came unbelievably close to winning what would have been arguably the biggest Scudetto shock in history. Going the entire season unbeaten, it was the defensive efforts of Frosio and Della Martira that propelled I Grifoni to the brink of the championship, conceding a miserly 16 goals all season. Ultimately, it was draws that cost the Umbrians an unlikely title, as they only won 11 games, drawing a massive 19 games to finish four points adrift of legendary coach Nils Liedholm and his Milan side. Never again would Perugia grace such heights, while only one more side since has gone the season without defeat. Fabio Capello’s stock may have fallen on these shores since taking the England job, but once he was the coach of one of the greatest sides the world has ever seen. Milan won the 1991-92 title comprehensively, finishing eight points clear of Juventus and becoming only the 2nd side to go the entire Serie A season unbeaten, also setting an Italian record for most consecutive games without defeat, a run of 58 games that stretched from 26th May 1991 against Parma (0-0) and coincidently was ended by Parma on the 21st March 1993. In more recent years, going unbeaten or even losing just once has been managed only by Inter in 2006-07 in a Calciopoli ravaged Serie A, with Roma the only side to take maximum points from Roberto Mancini’s Nerazzurri. The same Inter also came closest to breaking Milan’s unbeaten record, but still fell 25 games short, remaining unbeaten in 33 games between May 2006 and April 2007. Should Antonio Conte be looking through the history books, he will be both in awe and inspired by the great sides of Serie A days gone by. His Juventus side deservedly lead at the almost half-way point this season and have rarely looked like losing. The closest they came was being 3-1 down at Napoli but even then la Vecchia Signora clawed it back to 3-3, showing determination that’s long been missing for the Bianconeri. The tactician has constantly preached that his side are taking it one game at a time, so whilst the aim remains to win the Scudetto by any means necessary, now a 62 year old weight has been lifted, the most decorated side in Calcio will be hoping to extend that unbeaten record for a little while yet. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 18 - 15-1-2012 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Marco Guida Attendance: 30874‎ Juventus created enough chances to win, says Barzagli Jan 16, 2012 Andrea Barzagli believes Juventus were unlucky not to claim all three points against Cagliari on Sunday. Mirko Vucinic’s opener was cancelled out by Andrea Cossu’s strike early in the second half, but, after peppering the Cagliari goal, Juve could not find a winner. “It’s a shame not to have won. We created many opportunities without being able to make the most of them,” said the central defender. “Cagliari played a great game from a defensive point of view. We lacked a bit of attention in the first ten minutes of the second half, when we conceded and also took another risk. Then we got back to dictating the game and with a bit of luck we would have been able to win.” Juve went clear at the top despite only drawing, but they face a difficult clash in Bergamo against Atalanta next Saturday. “We’ll keep the morale and concentration levels high, because we have an important and difficult match coming up on Saturday.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 18 - 15-1-2012 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Marco Guida Attendance: 30874‎ Bonucci stands up for Juve Jan 16, 2012 Leonardo Bonucci has defended his Juventus teammates after their 1-1 draw against Cagliari on Sunday. The Old Lady moved clear at the top of the standings thanks to Milan’s loss against Inter last night, but their failure to beat the Sardinian outfit has been highlighted by critics. “We’re top and we’re alone up there,” the defender wrote on his official website on Monday afternoon. “I wanted to start with that phrase because I’ve heard a lot of criticism aimed at us because we didn’t win. “I, however, want to remind everyone that we are in first place and we are unbeaten. “It’s obvious that winning would have been best, but we’ll take this draw and we’ll look to the future with optimism and faith. “We face Atalanta next and it’ll be a battle like against Cagliari. We have just one requirement and that is to try to win the game.” The Old Lady, who are a point clear of Milan, have now gone 18 games without defeat. That is their longest unbeaten start to a campaign and surpasses the achievement of the 1949-50 side. Oddly, all of Juve’s home draws this season have come against sides whose clubs colours are Rossoblu – Bologna, Genoa and Cagliari. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 18 - 15-1-2012 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Marco Guida Attendance: 30874‎ Juventus and Cagliari All Even at 1-1: Now with 100 Percent More Milos Krasic Jan 15, 2012 Sunday's game was a multi-record breaker. First, the 1-1 draw means this year's Juventus side is the longest to go unbeaten. Additionally, Antonio Conte may have set a 2011-2012 season record for the most variety in a Juventus lineup sheet. The game featured Paolo De Ceglie starting in place of the suspended Giorgio Chiellini, and two other players made rare appearances. King of the transfer rumors Milos Krasic subbed in for Alessandro Matri in the 71st minute, and then later, new transfer Marco Borriello was substituted in for Mirko Vucinic. Both men are in strikingly circumstances currently, and both men played terribly today. Borriello was not as astoundingly bad as Milos; he just had a quiet game in the short of amount of time he was on. Milos Krasic was just plain bad. I was at first very excited to see him come on, but that feeling almost immediately fizzled. The lasting memory of Krasic's play today will be of Stephan Lichtsteiner, arms out, yelling in frustration at Milos to provide the right back with some cover. It's worth noting that Milos is suffering from a considerable amount of rust, since he hasn't played for months. Still, given all the rumors about a transfer away from Turin, one would think that Milos would come out spoiling for a fight. Instead, he seemed timid at best, and lost at the worst. I'm unsure whether or not there is even one bit of truth to the transfer rumors surrounding Milos, but I think that interest might wane after scouts see his performance against Cagliari. The rough landing of Milos Mania was perhaps the most frustrating note from a game full of frustrating events for Juventus and her fans. The game started out well enough, though Cagliari were very much ready to bring the game to Juventus. After only seven minutes, Stephan Lichtsteiner played a one-two pass to Claudio Marchisio, and upon receiving the "two" pass, Lichtsteiner swung a horizontal pass to Mirko Vucinic, who fired the ball into the goal. It looked like Juventus was in the clear and was on their way to a 3-0 victory. Shortly after, Alessandro Matri had a shot that was just inches off of goal. That was basically the highpoint of Juve's control of the match. After that, Cagliari began to impose themselves a bit more. They made themselves a number of chances, though Juventus still seemed in control of the match. The second half began, and things almost immediately went sour for Juventus. Cagliari's forwards were putting heavy pressure on the Juventus backline, and this tactic was bringing back pretty impressive returns. Victor Ibarbo was particularly effective while putting pressure on Leonardo Bonucci. Indeed, Ibarbo got past Bonucci and managed to play a pass to his teammate, Andrea Cossu, who slipped the ball past Gigi Buffon and into the net. Cagliari had equalized, and Juventus Arena went pretty quiet. This is the point where the bottom fell out of Juve's game. Cagliari opened up the Juventus back line once again only moments later, but this chance would fade out. The defense was just all over the place, and this let Cagliari expose them a number of times. Juventus had a venture into Cagliari's box shortly after the equalizer, but Alessandro Matri went down on a dive and received a yellow card. It should be said that, though he did lose his man on the goal, Leonardo Bonucci had a fine game otherwise. Many people on Twitter had been bashing his passing and his overall game, but he was perfectly acceptable aside from his mistake on the goal. His passing was relatively accurate, at 88 percent (two percent higher than Stephan Lichtsteiner's pass accuracy rate), and he was successful on all but one of his 13 long-ball attempts. Of course, Bonucci is scapegoated by some for all of the problems in Juve's defense. This has been the case ever since he arrived. This is the second week in a row where a smaller side has put up a strong fight against Juventus. This is due both to problems with the play of Juventus and greater effort by the smaller sides. Juventus are now being thought of by opposing managers as one of the top teams in Italy. They are a top of the table side, and teams usually bring their A-game against top of the table sides. Usually. There was one more area where Juventus really had trouble today. Their passing in the final third was atrocious. They struggled to string together more than two forward passes once they got into the final third. The frontline also underwent a complete transformation over the course of the game. The starters were Alessandro Matri (playing as a striker), with Mirko Vucinic and Simone Pepe on the wings. Pepe would be subbed out for Alessandro Del Piero, who had a decent game but struggled with his finishing. Del Piero's finishing has been poor all season, and he's yet to break in the new Juventus Arena with a goal. He had a chance today, with a header off of a Pirlo free kick, but his header went straight to the Cagliari keeper Michael Agazzi and was saved. Alessandro Matri was subbed out for Milos Krasic, and we already know how Milos played. Vucinic went out for newly arrived Marco Borriello. I mentioned earlier that Borriello played poorly, but that he did not have much time to show anything, really. He had only seven touches, but he was still dispossessed twice. He was never really given the ball at a time when Cagliari were particularly vulnerable. It's going to take some more time for us to really see what Borriello can do for Juventus. Today's result is disappointing. Last week, the team struggled against Lecce but still managed to pull out a 1-0 victory and three points. This week, they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at home. The one point earned by Conte's men puts them in first place over Milan by one point. Luckily for Juve, Udinese lost 3-2 to Genoa. The Bianconeri players laid a big fat stinking egg on the pitch today. They have one more opportunity to pick up a clean three points next Saturday, away at Atalanta. They better win that game, because my birthday is on Friday and so it's basically their present to me. The following Saturday, a big game at home against Udinese awaits Juventus. The last Udinese-Juvenuts match was a tense 0-0 draw, and this one has an even bigger implication on the Scudetto race, as this is the final matchup between the two sides, and thus, there is no longer a chance to avenge a negative result. Hopefully, Juventus can shake off their recent struggles and continue winning. Praise Conte, and Forza Juve. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 18 - 15-1-2012 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Marco Guida Attendance: 30874‎ Juventus draw but go top Jan 15, 2012 Juventus moved top of Serie A despite dropping points at home to Cagliari on Sunday (local time) as Inter Milan beat champions AC Milan 1-0. Antonio Conte's Juve were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against 11th-placed Cagliari, despite taking a seventh-minute lead at Juventus Stadium. Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic tapped into an empty net to complete a fine team move that featured several short and sharp passes. But despite Juve having several chances, the visitors took a point after attacker Andrea Cossu volleyed in a 48th-minute equaliser from 20 yards. In the late kick-off, Inter continued their revival under Claudio Ranieri with a narrow victory in the Milan derby. A well-taken strike from Argentina international Diego Milito in the 54th minute of the match at San Siro proved the difference between the two teams. Milito found the bottom corner of the net after seizing on an error from Milan fullback Ignazio Abate, who failed to intercept Javier Zanetti's crossfield pass. The goal came largely against the run of play, with Milan dominating possession and enjoying the majority of the chances. Mark van Bommel struck the crossbar during the first half, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexandre Pato threatened throughout, without success. Inter stay fifth following the win, but are now five points behind title-holders Milan, and just six points back from leaders Juve. Elsewhere, Lazio secured a comfortable 2-0 win against Atalanta at the Stadio Olimpico. Brazilian Hernanes' 20th-minute spot-kick and Miroslav Klose's neat finish in stoppage time were enough for Edy Reja's men, who played the majority of the second half against 10 men after Atalanta defender Stefano Lucchini was sent off. Third-placed Udinese also dropped points, suffering a surprise 3-2 loss at Genoa. Damiano Ferronetti gave Udinese the lead, but Genoa hit back after half-time as Andreas Granqvist, Bosko Jankovic and Rodrigo Palacio netted. Veteran forward Antonio Di Natale struck a 75th-minute penalty after Marco Rossi was sent off, but Udinese were unable to find an equaliser against 10 men. Meanwhile, a goal from Paolo Sammarco led Chievo to a 1-0 win over Palermo, whose winless league run was extended to six matches. Lecce recorded just their third league win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina, Parma snapped a six-match winless league run with a 3-1 defeat of Siena and Adrian Mutu's brace helped Cesena beat Novara 3-1. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 18 - 15-1-2012 (3:00 p.m.) 1 - 1 Mirko Vučinić (7') Andrea Cossu (48′) Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Marco Guida Attendance: 30874‎ Conte rues missed chances Jan 15, 2012 Juventus coach Antonio Conte played down the significance of two dropped points following a 1-1 draw at home to Cagliari on Sunday. Mid-table Cagliari were not expected to trouble Conte's title-challengers in their own backyard, and the hosts duly took the lead through Mirko Vucinic just seven minutes into the match at Juventus Stadium. But Andrea Cossu levelled for the visitors three minutes into the second half, and Juve proved unable to force a winner in the time remaining. "After 18 games unbeaten, it is acceptable to draw against Cagliari," Conte said. "I don't think my men were arrogant, as they fought hard for the result." "It was a good reminder that we have to suffer and fight to the very end in every game from here to the last one in the season." Conte felt the result was not a fair reflection of his team's dominance, after they recovered to control proceedings late in the contest. "I think the game immediately started well for us, as we were in the lead and playing good football with many chances to finish it off," he said. "After the break we conceded straight away and that goal made us freeze up. We improved later, but were unable to take our scoring opportunities." "I tried to introduce fresh legs in attack, but the final blow just didn't come." "I am not satisfied with the result, as we must be intelligent enough to improve on negatives and continue this campaign that is above our expectations." http://www.soccerway...regular-season/