Socrates

Marchisio per Marrone

Incredibile Agliardi!

Potrebbe entrare Toni

Alex punta unica?

Estigarribia sta per entrare

Grande Storari ci salva

Finalmente Elia al posto di Krasic

Anche io.

Krasic o é indisciplinato tatticamente o non capisce niente di quello che deve fare.

Come gioca Del Piero!

Alex di poco fuori

Quagliarella ... para Agliardi.

Alex quasi goal, Quagliarella non riesce a deviare.

Molto bravo Perez del Bologna

Coppa Italia - Round of 16 - 8-12-2011 (9:00 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo The Champions League Continues; More Bologna for Juve Dec 8, 2011 It’s time for the Coppa Italia — otherwise known as our very own personal Champions League — to begin. Or rather, it’s time for the Coppa Italia to finally get to us, with Bologna traveling to Turin to christen the Coppa in the new stadium. Chiellini tested - Bonucci approved! The real Champions League raged on today in completely dramatic and unpredictable fashion, we can take solace in the fact that Napoli, Milan and Sfinter will all continue to remain preoccupied and tired. Both Machester teams are out, while Villareal didn’t win a single game and Valencia has been out of it for slightly less time. Despite the little-Udinese-that-could fizzling out early to Arsenal, Serie A has more teams remaining at this point than any other league. This, in the midst of the most dramatic decline of Italian football in the history of football ever. Are you paying attention, UEFA? Still think that Europa League results should count as much as Champions League? Of course you do, an admission otherwise would be an admission of what everyone else already knows — that the Europa League is a poor man’s Champions League, a consolation prize that no practical Italian team would choose to waste their time on with so much at stake based on league table position. Then again, what do I really care anymore? No, I haven’t lost the chip on my shoulder. Long gone are the days of my sunny disposition, and well, Italian teams advancing in Europe is nothing but good for the sport in the country as a hole, me swears, guys, shine ya’ shoes for ya, Govnah?! There is only Juventus for me. Meanwhile, we might be able to finally start seeing what our reserve players can do in actual competitive matches (DeCeglie, Elia — I’m looking at you). Conte is expected to make changes, but unlike last week, he will actually have do it in some cases. My personal sage predicted early on that Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Matri and Pirlo would all be rested. None of them have been called. Meanwhile, Frederik “Don’t-Call-Me-Freddy” Sorenson has been playing right back during training, Luca Marrone (!) has been playing center back (again, !), and perhaps most interestingly, Emanuele Giaccherini was experimented in Pirlo’s regista role during training today (!, or more appropriately, ?, or better yet wtf?). I’m not sure which would be a stranger move — Marrone at CB or Giacch as a regista. Although, I would prefer to see Marrone remain in the midfield so that Sorenson could get some minutes in his natural CB role, a position he’s practically born to play. I know that leaves Marco Motta as the only other likely option at right back, but hey — it’s the Coppa. Oh wait, sorry, our Champions League. I keep forgetting. Whatever happens, I really can’t wait to see what it is. Le chiavi: Last time Bologna came to town for a midweek match in September, where Mirko Vucinic scored (yay, Mirko!), then got tried to single handedly resurrect Stoopid Yooventis all by himself with an unnecessary red card (no, Mirko !), and ended up with one of the gutsiest man-down performances of the season (before last week’s Napoli match, at least). Conte, meanwhile, has not hidden his Coppa Italia ambitions, despite most other teams’ indifference. Clearly, his motivation has been one of, if not the, biggest factor in the team’s undefeated streak (and that whole “we’re not playing in Europe” thing, as alluded to above). The question is if he can have the same impact on a group of players who have remained largely sedentary in Serie A thus far. Bad news: The aforementioned Mirko is out for 20 days with a thigh strain. Sigh. This is why deep squads are built. Good news: Bologna showed up to play back in September, but the return is a Coppa, not league game, on the eve of them having to prepare for Sunday’s match against Milan. Bologna, in other words, is sandwiched for Juve and Milan (with the latter match far more important than the former). Too easy. My 5-year-old niece would love these. My starting XI: (4-3-3) Storari; De Ceglie, Bonucci, Sorenson, Motta; Marrone, Giaccherini, Pazienza; Elia, Del Piero, Krasic. I’m not, for the record, advocating for Marco Motta at all, please do not get me wrong. But hey, it’s the Coppa Italia. He’s shown signs in the past that he *could* be a very good player, and the brass (who has shown they could put together a good team) picked up his option for a reason. Now’s as good a time as any. If anything, it allows us a chance to showcase him before we ship him off to say, Stuttgart, in another month. Honestly, as I look at that lineup, I don’t even really like it, nor is it remotely likely. But I’m about to leave the office and I want to get this uploaded before I hit the road. I just don’t really know what Conte will do. All I do know is one simple mantra — In Conte we trust.

Coppa Italia - Round of 16 - 8-12-2011 (9:00 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo Conte calls for full Juve focus Dec 8, 2011 Juventus coach Antonio Conte has warned his players not to be distracted by next week's game at Roma when they host Bologna in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia on Thursday night. The Turin giants take on Roma in the Eternal City on Monday looking to maintain their unbeaten run this season and hold on to top spot in Serie A. Conte is aware of the attraction of the game at Roma but insists his side's only focus must be on Bologna. "We have to think only about Thursday's game," Conte said. "The Coppa Italia is an important competition and we want to do well. Only after the game against Bologna will we be thinking of Roma." Juventus have not won the Italian Cup since 1995 and were ousted from the competition by Roma in the quarter-final stages last season. Moreover, should Juve progress to the next round, they will face either Roma or Fiorentina in the last eight. The Bianconeri will have to do without attacking pair Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Del Piero after both players were injured in Sunday's 2-0 win over Cesena. Vucinic sustained a muscular injury and will be sidelined until the new year, while Del Piero needed eight stitches in a cut to his eyebrow after a boot in the face and spent Sunday night in hospital as a precautionary measure before being sent home 24 hours later. Rivals Bologna travel to Turin in buoyant mood. Last weekend's 1-0 triumph over Siena, courtesy of Marco Di Vaio's goal - his 200th in Serie A - was Bologna's first league win since October 30. The result lifted the Rossoblu four points clear of the relegation zone. "The victory is important not just for the standings but for the morale of the team," Bologna coach Stefano Pioli said. Pioli is set to make some changes to his squad with an eye on Sunday's game against AC Milan. However, the visitors will be without injured midfielder Mikael Antonsson and suspended defender Cesare Rickler.

Secondo me é Marrone.

Peccato, Del Piero non aggancia il lancio di Quagliarella.

Marrone é davvero molto bravo!

Krasic deludente anche stasera.

Krasic deludente anche stasera.

Ottimo Storari

Coppa Italia - Round of 16 - 8-12-2011 (9:00 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo Juve-Bologna probable line-ups Dec 8, 2011 Juventus boss Antonio Conte will make changes to his preferred starting XI when the Old Lady host Bologna in the Coppa Italia on Thursday. The tactician confirmed in a Press conference on Wednesday that he would use the tie to give some of his fringe players the chance to impress. Marco Storari will start in goal, Frederik Sorensen is expected to come into defence and Milos Krasic will return to the team after being dropped. Fabio Quagliarella is being tipped to start in attack after being used as a substitute so far in Serie A this term. Conte will make a late decision on the potential use of Alex Del Piero after he was given the green light to play after a cut to the face at the weekend. Juventus (probable): Storari; Sorensen, Bonucci, Chiellini, De Ceglie; Marrone, Pazienza, Giaccherini; Krasic, Quagliarella, Estigarribia. Bologna (probable): Agliardi; Garics, Crespo, Raggi, Portanova; Pulzetti, Perez, Taider; Gimenez, Paponi; Acquafresca. Ref: Peruzzo

Coppa Italia - Round of 16 - 8-12-2011 (9:00 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo Mirko Vucinic to miss Coppa Italia clash against Bologna with thigh injury The Montenegro star is being plagued by a thigh problem and will be unavailable for a while due to the knock. Dec 8, 2011 Juventus coach Antonio Conte has received some disappointing news from the treatment rom in the build-up to Thursday's Coppa Italia game at home against Bologna as forward Mirko Vucinic will be unavailable due to a thigh injury. The attacker picked up the knock in his side's 2-0 Serie A win over Cesena last weekend and was initially expected to be match fit in time for Thursday's cup game. However, the Turin side have now confirmed on their official website that Vucinic won't play against Bologna due to the knock. It's not yet known exactly how long the Montenegro international will be out of action for due to the thigh problem, but Juve fear that the 28-year-old could be out of action until Christmas. Vucinic joined Juventus from Roma in the summer transfer window and has since developed into an important first team member for the Bianconeri. The striker has so far scored twice in 12 Serie A appearances for the Old Lady. The Coppa Italia game in Juventus Stadium kicks off at 21.00CET.