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Serie A Week 19 - 21-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium - Bergamo Referee: Domenico Celi Buffon: 'Juve want to amaze' Jan 19, 2012 Gigi Buffon feels the secret to the record-breaking Juventus campaign is their “desire to amaze.” The Bianconeri had never before reached Week 18 still unbeaten in Serie A and will be crowned winter champions if they avoid defeat away to Atalanta this weekend. “It seems like a novelty now, but a few years ago we were used to situations like this and it’s a pleasure to be back there,” the goalkeeper told Juventus Channel. “We are managing that thanks to our desire to amaze, to sweat and prove ourselves all over again. “The defence is doing well, it’s true, but this is thanks to the work of the whole squad who with their pressing ensure the service that comes my way isn’t easy to finish off. “My best save of the season so far was the one against Milan’s Kevin-Prince Boateng. It may not have been spectacular, but not everyone can realise how difficult it was. A goalkeeper knows that was a great save.” Buffon is looking ahead to Saturday’s big test in Bergamo, where only Milan have been able to take away a victory this term. “It will be a difficult and fiery encounter, as it always is against Atalanta. We want to maintain our position in the table.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 19 - 21-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium - Bergamo Referee: Domenico Celi Lichtsteiner calls for aggression Jan 19, 2012 Stephan Lichtsteiner expects a tough match in store for Juventus this weekend as they attempt to bounce back from recent disappointment. The Bianconeri have struggled in previous games to break through against weaker opposition, only edging Lecce 1-0 in Week 17 and then dropping two points at home to Cagliari last weekend in a 1-1 draw. Whilst that latest result still returned the team to the top of the table, Swiss full-back Lichtsteiner believes that focus must remain on hard work. “So far we have been good, but we have not won anything yet. We lost two points last Sunday but still showed fight. “Now we must look ahead and try to turn things around on Saturday. Against Atalanta it will not be easy, as the Bergamo side have performed excellently at home. “We will have to be aggressive, play to our pace of the game and stay alert in defence.” Lichtsteiner, who recently turned 28, believes that it is not just the back-line that are responsible for the team’s strong defensive showing this season. The Old Lady have conceded just 12 goals this season. “The credit belongs to the whole team because everyone covers and works in the same direction. We must continue on this road. “In the last two games we have not been as brilliant as usual, but there are no physical or psychological problems. “I see all my teammates are fit and I don’t think any are taking it easy.” http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

Serie A Week 19 - 21-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) - Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium - Bergamo Referee: Domenico Celi Atalanta's Giacomo Bonaventura reveals Alessandro Del Piero is his biggest idol The midfielder shared his thoughts ahead of the Bergamo-based club's meeting with the Old Lady at the weekend, including his long-standing admiration of the evergreen No.10. Jan 19, 2012 Atalanta midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura has intimated that Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero has exerted the greatest influence on his career to date. In an exclusive interview with Goal.com on Thursday, the 22-year-old revealed the World Cup winner was his boyhood idol, and added that he would declare his career a success if he attained even a quarter of the striker's achievements. "When I was little I liked [Del Piero] a lot. It will be really nice to see him. He is an example to follow. Even if I am able to replicate only a quarter of what he has done in his career, it'd be very fulfilling for me." Bonaventura then discussed Atalanta's forthcoming opponents Juventus, whom he described as a genuine title contender, before speaking highly of their coach Antonio Conte. The 41-year-old endured a disappointing spell between September 2009 and January 2010 in charge of Atalanta, but the starlet insisted despite his failings, he learned a great deal from the trainer. "I knew immediately that [Conte] had great ideas for me and as a coach he is a gentleman. Even though my experience with him was brief, I learned a lot from him. "I really hope we can put on a good match. Juventus are a great team with some great champions, so it will not be easy. "They are a very tough opponent, and although I did not expect them to start so strongly, I knew they had the right qualities to fight for the title." Kick-off at the Azzurri d'Italia on Saturday is scheduled for 20:45 CET. http://www.soccerway...regular-season/

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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/