Socrates

Altra occasione Heinze salva ancora

Formidabile Vidal

Sbaglia anche Pirlo

Vidal, Pepe, para Stekelenburg

Vidal quasi goal

Male Matri finora

Siamo leziosi. Non va bene.

Taddei non é un difensore e purtroppo Estigarribia non é un attaccante.

Ecco perché lo chiamano Forrest Gump.

Grande Andrea

Difesa della Roma in bambola ma noi non ne apprfittiamo

Incredibile goal di De Rossi

Heinze cade e scalcia il guadalinee

La Roma con un centrocampo giovanissimo contro gente come Pirlo, Vidal e Marchisio ... Luis Enrique é incomprensibile.

Roma (4-3-1-2): Stekelenburg; Taddei, De Rossi, Heinze, Josè Angel; Pjanic, Viviani, Greco; Lamela, Totti, Osvaldo. Subs: Curci, Cicinho, Rosi, Simplicio, Perrotta, Caprari, Borriello. Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Estigarribia. Subs: Storari, Pazienza, De Ceglie, Elia, Giaccherini, Del Piero, Quagliarella.

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Francesco Totti starts in attack for Roma in Monday's Serie A clash versus Juventus The inspirational captain features in the starting XI for Luis Enrique's side, while Antonio Conte's visitors go with Pepe, Matri and Estigarribia in a three-pronged attack. Dec 12, 2011 Francesco Totti will start up front for Roma in Monday night's crucial Serie A clash versus Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico. The veteran captain is joined by Pablo Osvaldo in attack, with Erik Lamela operating in behind in a 4-3-1-2 formation. In midfield, starlet Federico Viviani will be given the opportunity to showcase his talents as Luis Enrique shows faith in the 19-year-old. For Juventus, who are searching for victory to retake top spot from Udinese in the standings, have opted for Pepe, Alessandro Matri and Marcelo Estigarribia to lead the line in the 4-3-3. Roma (4-3-1-2): Stekelenburg; Taddei, De Rossi, Heinze, Josè Angel; Pjanic, Viviani, Greco; Lamela, Totti, Osvaldo. Subs: Curci, Cicinho, Rosi, Simplicio, Perrotta, Caprari, Borriello. Juventus (4-3-3): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Pepe, Matri, Estigarribia. Subs: Storari, Pazienza, De Ceglie, Elia, Giaccherini, Del Piero, Quagliarella. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Line-ups: New Roma faces Juve Dec 12, 2011 Luis Enrique reshuffles with Francesco Totti starting and Daniele De Rossi at centre-back against Juventus this evening. Serie A Week 15 concludes with the 19.45 UK time kick-off at the Stadio Olimpico between the unbeaten Bianconeri and Giallorossi in crisis. It has been a difficult few weeks for Roma, who have lost two on the bounce and saw fans protest at the train station on their return from the 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina. Because of red cards in that game, Juan, Fernando Gago and Bojan Krkic are all suspended. They join the injured Marco Cassetti, David Pizarro, Simon Kjaer, Fabio Borini and Nicolas Burdisso. Totti has now recovered from his injury and is thrown back into the starting XI with Erik Lamela and the returning Pablo Daniel Osvaldo. De Rossi has to be used at centre-back to fill the gaps, while Rodrigo Taddei is again used as a full-back. Youth team player Federico Viviani is thrown in for his full Serie A debut in midfield, aged just 19. Juventus will be joint top of the table with a point, though a win would put them ahead of Udinese. The only absentee is ex-Roma striker Mirko Vucinic, who is replaced by Marcelo Estigarribia in the trident with Simone Pepe and Alessandro Matri. Roma: Stekelenburg; Taddei, De Rossi, Heinze, Josè Angel; Pjanic, Viviani, Greco; Lamela, Totti, Osvaldo Roma bench: Lobont, Cicinho, Rosi, Simplicio, Perrotta, Caprari, Borriello Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio; Estigarribia, Matri, Pepe Juventus bench: Storari, Pazienza, De Ceglie, Elia, Giaccherini, Del Piero, Quagliarella http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Luis Enrique insists Roma will be ready Dec 12, 2011 Roma Coach Luis Enrique insists his side will be ready for the arrival of so far undefeated Juventus tonight at the Stadio Olimpico. The encounter will be the first ever Serie A game to be shown in 3D ensuring an added anticipation of the encounter between two of the peninsulas giants. The former Barcelona star speaking to the press ahead of the match was quick to praise Juventus and explain why his side must be ready. “Juve are incredibly strong, along with Milan, they have the possibility of winning the championship. They’re yet to lose and for us this must be an added incentive, just like playing at the Stadio Olimpico. We must give our maximum otherwise it will be difficult, we’ll take to the field without fear.” Enrique also spoke of the disappointing previous fixture in Florence where his side were comfortably beaten: "It’s normal that when things don’t go well people look for the culprit, I’ve always said that I’m the most responsible. Analysing the game in Florence, I saw a team that, even when playing with less men, continued to impose their game and take risks." http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Conte praises Luis Enrique Dec 12, 2011 Juventus coach Antonio Conte has hailed the work of Roma's Luis Enrique suggesting that their are similarities to the projects both men are undertaking. The Spaniard has faced a far more turbulent opening to his tenure than Conte has faced in Turin but this was not reflected in the words of the Juventus legend. He told Juventus.com : “In my opinion, Luis Enrique’s doing a great job. I see similarities between Roma and Juventus, for the way in which they both set up and look to take the game to their opponents. Roma have a style of play that I’m a big fan of.” Conte also looked to explain why it will be a difficult test for his side unbeaten side as they look to return to the top of Serie A. “The Roma encounter represents an important testing ground. We must be prepared for the many difficulties that we will come up against. They’ll be aggressive and look to dictate the play. The game will be a meeting of the two sides who, along with Milan, have the most possession of the ball in the championship.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Slumping Roma vs Juventus Dec 12, 2011 Another exciting match is upon on us Monday when two of the historically best teams in Italy collide in the country’s capital, as Juventus travel to face Roma. This will be the Old Lady’s fifth game in a little over two weeks. Juventus are coming in with blistering form as they continue to get positive results. Roma on the other hand are coming in after a run of poor results and will surely be looking to please the home crowd with a win against the league leaders. This will also be a historic match as it will be the first Serie A match televised in 3D. The atmosphere will surely be intense as there is not a lot of love between the two teams. Looking past the long-standing rivalry, the recent history has put these teams on a new parallel as both teams came into this season hoping to erase last year’s performance. Last season was seen as a disappointment for both clubs as Roma finished 6th on the table, one ahead of Juventus. This summer saw each club go through various changes. Both clubs brought in young managers, 41 year old Luis Enrique and 42-year-old Antonio Conte, as well as a number of new players. However where Juventus have found nothing but success, Roma have been quite opposite. Home will be a welcomed site for Luis Enrique’s men. This season has been a turbulent one as the new look Roma have yet to find consistency. They are coming back home after two consecutive road losses, 2-0 at Udinese and 3-0 at Fiorentina. There has been a lot of pressure on the new coach and new ownership to return Roma to greatness or at least show the fans that they are capable of competing with the better teams. Expect the fans to be very animated in this game. Roma supporters are some of the most passionate around and they can alter the outcome of a game. The team will need the fans if they hope to win the match on Monday. They have only one win against teams in the top half of the table this season. As bad as things are there still much hope for the team with much potential. However don’t expect this to be the game for everything to click, Enrique will be without some key defenders. Simon Kjaer, Marco Cassetti, Nicolas Burdisso, David Pizarro, and Fabio Borini will all be absent meaning the young coach will have to do some serious tampering with his defense. The good news is that top scorer, Pablo Osvaldo returns after being suspended for punching a teammate. Juventus come into the capital after a shortened break due to a mid week clash with Bologna in the Coppa Italia. That shouldn’t affect the team as most of the regular starters did not play. By now, everyone knows what to expect as Antonio Conte has found his formula and will have no need to change it. The big loss will be Mirko Vucinic as the winger picked up an injury and will not be featured against his former team. Surely he would have liked to silence the Roma fans as he labeled them as one of the reasons for his departure. Andrea Pirlo returns to the starting line-up after serving a suspension last week against Cesena. The Coppa Italia clash did give a look at some other Juventus players who hadn’t normally played and the performance of some may alter how Conte will make his subs. Giaccherini and Del Piero both played very well and Elijero Elia seemed to hit a stride towards the end so Conte may look to feature those players in the second half. Luis Enrique will have a handful figuring out his defense as he will most likely pull a midfielder back to take the position, possibly De Rossi or Perrotta. Conte has no such issues, as Estigarribia will easily slide in up front for Vucinic. Probable Starting XI AS Roma: Stekelenburg; Rosi, De Rossi, Heinze, Taddei; Perrotta, Viviani, Pjanic; Totti; Osvaldo, Lamela Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Pirlo, Marchisio, Vidal; Estigarribia, Matri, Pepe. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Luis Enrique happy to take responsibility for poor results The 41-year-old affirmed that he should be the one held culpable for any poor results the team suffer. Dec 12, 2011 Roma coach Luis Enrique has insisted that he feels responsible for any poor results the team suffers. The Giallorossi have lost their last two Serie A matches, but the former Barcelona star stressed that any blame should be attributed to him, not his players. "These are the rules in football. When things aren't going well, it's normal to try and find out who's responsible. "I've always said that when something goes wrong in my team, I'll take responsibility. I've never said anything different to this," the 41-year-old said in a press conference. Roma face an unbeaten Juventus side at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday night at 20.45CET. Luis Enrique's men enter the game sitting in 11th spot in the table with 17 points from 13 games, 12 points behind the Old Lady. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Pirlo: Juventus can achieve important goals if we follow Conte The former AC Milan midfield star has hailed the Bianconeri coach as a 'great motivator' and believes he has been key to the side's return to form this season. Dec 12, 2011 Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo has heaped praise on his coach Antonio Conte, highlighting the 42-year-old's motivational skills. Conte returned to the club he represented over 300 times as a player in the summer, prompting an upturn in the Turin outfit's fortunes and leading them to an unbeaten start to the 2011-12 Serie A season. Pirlo believes that the former Siena boss' influence at the club has been key to their impressive form, and has been important to Claudio Marchisio's reinvention. "Conte is a great coach a great motivator. He has left a great mark on the club. We follow him completely, because we are sure that by following him, we can achieve important goals," Pirlo told Sky Italia. "Marchisio was good before, but did not play in his best position. Now he has matured and plays in a midfield three, where he shows his best qualities." Juventus face Roma on Monday night, and Pirlo admits that he is unsure as to whether his international colleague Daniele De Rossi will extend his stay at the Stadio Olimpico. "He's a friend, we often see each other in the national team, and we have spoken. He will decide according to his desire whether he wants to continue with Roma, or go to another great team. "Honestly, this is a totally personal choice." Juventus and Roma kick at 20.45CET on Monday night, and a victory would send the Turin club back to the summit of Serie A. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Luis Enrique: We don't fear Juventus The Spanish coach was full of respect for the Bianconeri, but added that they are not afraid of Antonio Conte's men and they have an 'extra incentive' to win Monday night's game. Dec 12, 2011 Roma coach Luis Enrique has lavished praise on Juventus and labelled them one of the favourites to win the Scudetto, but stressed that the Giallorossi are not afraid of the Serie A pace-setters ahead of Monday's encounter. Antonio Conte's side are still undefeated after 13 league games, but Roma are hopeful of ending the Turin side's hot streak at the Stadio Olimpico. "Juventus are incredibly strong. Along with AC Milan, they are the favourites to win the Serie A title in my opinion," Luis Enrique said in a press conference. "They’re still unbeaten and this should be an extra incentive for us to get the full three points, just as it would playing at the Stadio Olimpico. "We have to do our utmost, though, otherwise it will become a difficult game. However, we don't fear Juventus." Monday's game in the Italian capital kicks off at 20.45CET. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato What Luis Enrique needs to change to beat Juventus & turn around Roma's season The former Barcelona star has endured a turbulent start to life in the Eternal City and desperately needs a morale-boosting win against the Bianconeri at the Stadio Olimpico. Dec 12, 2011 When Luis Enrique Martinez Garcia was a player, there was no problem he could not solve. He was Barcelona’s Renaissance Man. Bobby Robson had the great Ronaldo at his disposal during his one season at Camp Nou between 1996 and 1997 but it was Luis Enrique who was his favourite player because of the former Real Madrid midfielder's remarkable versatility as a footballer: right-back, centre-half, midfield, centre-forward - it did not matter where the Spaniard was stationed, he would not only perform his given role excellently, he would, more significantly, do so without complaint. How he must yearn for some like-minded professionals within his current Roma squad. Indeed, with Serie A's early-season pace setters Juventus in town on Monday night, Luis Enrique’s Roman revolution is already in real danger of being quashed by scepticism among players and supporters alike. When the 41-year-old Spaniard arrived in the Eternal City during the summer, Arrigo Saachi infamously greeted him by saying: “Welcome to Hell!” As with any good joke, there was an element of truth in the words, something Luis Enrique is now plainly aware of given the heat has been well and truly turned up in the Italian capital in the past fortnight. Luis Enrique brought with him the promise of turning Roma into an Italianised version of Barcelona. Just as Pep Guardiola had stepped up from the Blaugrana's B team to take the first team to another level, so Luis Enrique was expected to, at least, reinvigorate Roma. There was a key difference here, though: Barcelona had an excellent starting point. There is, after all, a 'Barca way', and there has been for many, many years. Luis Enrique, by contrast, is effectively starting from scratch. It was obvious from the off that the new boss would need both time and patience to implement his ideas. There is little of either commodity, however, in the highly-pressurised world of Serie A. Consequently, Luis Enrique needed Roma to hit the ground running this season; they have not. They were dumped out of the Europa League in the preliminary stages and did not manage to rack up a win in Serie A until week four. That Juventus have been transformed from also-rans to title challengers so rapidly under new coach Antonio Conte has not helped Luis Enrique's cause. Players and fans are, for the most part, creatures of habit. They react with suspicion and fear to change, and with results not going Roma’s way both groups have lost confidence in the coach and his ambitious tactical approach. Consequently, it is imperative that Luis Enrique gets the fans but also, more importantly, the players back on his side. He was an inspirational figure as a player. Now he must prove just as inspirational as a coach. Stirring words are needed ahead of the visit of high-flying Juve.N AND OFF THE FIELD However, in order to get the players listening to him, he must first get them to stop bickering among themselves. Dressing room bust-ups can occur in any squad but the altercation between Pablo Osvaldo and Erik Lamela after the defeat to Udinese a fortnight ago, which resulted in the latter being punched in the face for a perceived display of insolence, was symptomatic of the lack of unity within the camp. It was also a manifestation of the frustration that has set in among the playing staff after a trying start to the new season, a sense of frustration which has also been very evident on the field. Just a week after the Osvaldo-Lamela incident, Roma had three men sent off in a demoralising 3-0 defeat at struggling Fiorentina. At a time when the players were meant to be presenting a united front at a time of great media and public scrutiny, they descended further into disarray, thus undermining Luis Enrique's authority in the eyes of the fans only further.ECTION HEADACHE Roma go into tonight's game shorn of the services of two of his high-profile summer signings in Bojan Krkic and Fernando Gago, as well as Juan on account of their respective dismissals against Fiorentina. The latter’s absence is particularly significant because with Simon Kjaer and Marco Cassetti having now joined Nicolas Burdisso on the sidelines, Roma are horribly short on defensive personnel. Juve are not exactly prolific but their front-three will be looking forward to taking on what will be a makeshift back-four. It is possible that Daniele De Rossi could be redeployed at centre-half, thus robbing Roma of their most influential presence in midfield against a side for whom Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio have been combining so wonderfully well so far this season. Roma’s problems do not end there, either. There is a major question mark over Osvaldo, who is set to return against the Bianconeri after serving a one-game ban for striking Lamela. Will his inclusion have a positive or negative effect? For all their fluidity and intricate passing, Roma have struggled to turn all of their possession into goals, so there is no other option but to start their top scorer. However, will Osvaldo, who some feel was harshly treated by his coach, be pulling with Luis Enrique or against him? The same could perhaps be said of Francesco Totti, who, it is fair to say, has not exactly been enamoured by the new set-up at Roma, and the arrival of Franco Baldini as general manager. Luis Enrique needs the inspirational Totti of old to resurface so it is imperative that he coaxes a performance out of the fit-again veteran No.10. His job could depend on it. It is in such an atmosphere of animosity, suspicion, paranoia, distrust and uncertainty that the coach is attempting to lay the foundations for a new chapter in the Eternal City's proud history. Rome most certainly wasn't built in a day - but Luis Enrique's fledgling empire could undoubtedly hinge on one game. Become the first team to beat Juve this season, and there's a sign of hope. Lose, and it's a long way back. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 15 - 12-12-2011 (8:45 p.m.) - Olimpico Stadium - Rome Referee: Daniele Orsato Enrique undaunted by Juve test Dec 12, 2011 Roma manager Luis Enrique says his side will take a fearless approach into their Serie A clash with Juventus on Monday. Enrique's side welcome the Turin outfit to the Stadio Olimpico looking to end Juventus' unbeaten run this term. Antonio Conte's men have won eight and drawn five of their 13 Serie A matches to remain the only unbeaten team in the Italian top flight this term. A win for Juventus could send them back to the top of the table. Roma will be missing the influential trio of Juan, Fernando Gago and Bojan Krkic through suspension after they were all sent off in their 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina last weekend. But despite the capital city club sitting 11th in the Serie A, Enrique said the motivation of taking on Juve could spur Roma on to victory. "Juventus won eight games out of 13 and drew the other five, they haven't lost a match ... therefore we have to give it our best, otherwise it will be a difficult match," Enrique said. "Obviously we're not afraid, nobody should be afraid of playing football, what could happen?" "We should just try and do what we're doing and the best way to do this is to train giving our 100%. The best way to get ready for a match is to continue with what you're well and never be afraid to play a match, especially at the Olimpico." "They only have to play football and they know how to do that, and how to create difficulties for a very strong team." "Not only me, but all of us have the chance to beat a Juventus team that's still unbeaten, I don't see any better motivation than this one." http://www.soccerway...regular-season/