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Coppa Italia - Quarter-final - 24-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 3 - 0 Emanuele Giaccherini (6') Alessandro Del Piero (30') Simon Kjaer (o.g. - 90') Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Luca Banti Del Piero on target as Juve streak continues Turin club maintain unbeaten record. Jan 24, 2012 A sublime Alessandro Del Piero goal helped Juventus to a 3-0 Italian Cup quarter-final win over AS Roma on Tuesday and preserved the Turin club's unbeaten record in all competitions this season. Del Piero stroked a delightful 20-metre shot into the roof of Roma's goal after half an hour following Emanuele Giaccherini's opener on six minutes, when an overhit pass found the striker in plenty of space and he kept his cool to score. Roma's job was made tougher when Erik Lamela was sent off with just over 20 minutes remaining before Simon Kjaer's own goal late on, meaning nine-times winners Juventus will play either AC Milan or Lazio in the last four. Veteran striker Del Piero is the first man to have scored in the Serie A leaders' last three stadiums. The Bianconeri inaugurated the Juventus Stadium in September having previously been at the Olimpico and the unpopular Stadio delle Alpi.

Coppa Italia - Quarter-final - 24-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 3 - 0 Emanuele Giaccherini (6') Alessandro Del Piero (30') Simon Kjaer (o.g. - 90') Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Luca Banti Second string Juve outclass full strength Roma Jan 24, 2012 Juventus maintained their unbeaten record in all competitions this season as despite fielding a second string side they overwhelmed a full strength AS Roma 3-0 in their Italian Cup quarter-final on Tuesday. Emanuele Giaccherini set them on their way in the sixth minute as the vertically challenged Italian international forward broke the offside trap to score his second goal in as many matches, having hit the back of the net against Atalanta on Saturday. Veteran Juventus icon Alessandro Del Piero doubled their lead in the 30th minute, the 37-year-old unleashing an unstoppable shot into the left hand corner of Maarten Stekelenburg's goal. Roma didn't improve their chances of a comeback when they were reduced to 10 men in the 68th minute, Argentinian Erik Lamela being sent from the pitch after fouling Giaccherini right in front of the linesman. Fabio Quagliarella set up Alessandro Matri for Juventus's third in the final minute of the match and set up a semi-final against the winners of Thursday's tie between AC Milan and Lazio. The other semi-final will feature the winners of Wednesday's match-ups between Siena and Chievo and a repeat of last year's quarter-final between Napoli and holders Inter Milan.

Coppa Italia - Quarter-final - 24-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 3 - 0 Emanuele Giaccherini (6') Alessandro Del Piero (30') Simon Kjaer (o.g. - 90') Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Luca Banti Coppa: Juve crush Roma Jan 24, 2012 Juventus swept Roma aside 3-0 in the Coppa Italia quarter-final with a trademark old-fashioned Alessandro Del Piero strike, but Erik Lamela saw red. The Bianconeri now progress in the competition and will face the winners of Milan-Lazio in the semi-final. Neither side is in Europe this season, but Serie A Winter Champions Juve still opted to rotate the squad. Simone Pepe and Claudio Marchisio were out injured, so Del Piero and former Roma striker Borriello started. The Giallorossi missed Daniele De Rossi and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo. It took just six minutes to break the deadlock, as Emanuele Giaccherini sprung the offside trap through the middle from a searching Andrea Barzagli pass and kept his cool to place an angled drive over the on-rushing Maarten Stekelenburg. Marco Storari did well to rush off his line and smother at Miralem Pjanic’s feet when sent clear by Erik Lamela, while Simon Kjaer’s header was over the bar. Del Piero doubled their lead with a simply stunning goal, which used to be called ‘alla Del Piero.’ It was in his style, bursting forward, cutting back past his marker to find space on the edge of the box and curling an unstoppable right-foot shot into the far top corner. The strike came just a day after the Juve captain was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oscars del Calcio. Fernando Gago unleashed a long-range effort that Storari beat away with some difficulty, but Marcelo Estigarribia fired on to the side-netting when sent clear on goal by Marrone’s cross-field pass. At the other end, a Pjanic free kick skimmed the upright to Storari’s right. After the restart, Leonardo Bonucci deflected Rodrigo Taddei’s cross and risked an own goal and from that corner Lamela nodded wide. A Taddei screamer stung Storari’s palms and pinged up into the air, while Estigarribia’s cross flashed through the six-yard box just inches from the forehead of Borriello. Gago’s shot on the volley whizzed just past the post and Andrea Pirlo’s free kick hit the side-netting from an improbable angle. The tension exploded on 68 minutes, as Giorgio Chiellini fell in an off the ball incident. The assistant spotted it and advised the referee to flash a straight red card at Lamela. Replays aren’t entirely clear, but seem to suggest the Argentine kicked out when both had tumbled over. Roma went close with Totti’s backheel flick completing a one-two with Fabio Borini, but the substitute blasted over. Moments later Totti was substituted after receiving a yellow card for a high kick on Bonucci. Simon Kjaer dived in to stop Alessandro Matri tapping in a Stephan Lichsteiner assist. Fabio Quagliarella made his comeback from surgery for a fractured cheekbone and within a minute had rattled the frame of the goal, as Matri pounced on a Taddei slip to send him through, but at full stretch he hit the bar. Estigarribia’s angled drive flashed inches past the far post from a Quagliarella assist and Kjaer got back again to clear a Matri attempt off the line. In the final minute Juventus made it 3-0, as Quagliarella sprung the offside trap and rolled across for Matri, but Kjaer’s attempt to intervene just turned into an own goal. Juventus 3-0 Roma Scorers: Giaccherini 6 (J), Del Piero 30 (J), Kjaer og 90 (J) Juventus: Storari; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Estigarribia, Marrone, Pirlo, Giaccherini (Krasic 88); Del Piero (Quagliarella 77), Borriello (Matri 63) Roma: Stekelenburg; Taddei, Kjaer, Heinze, Jose Angel; Simplicio (Greco 67), Gago, Pjanic; Lamela, Totti (Perrotta 72), Bojan (Borini 58) Ref: Banti Sent off: Lamela 68

Coppa Italia - Quarter-final - 24-1-2012 (8:45 p.m.) 3 - 0 Emanuele Giaccherini (6') Alessandro Del Piero (30') Simon Kjaer (o.g. - 90') Juventus Stadium - Turin Referee: Luca Banti Del Piero classic the highlight as league leaders advance to Coppa Italia semis Antonio Conte's men secured safe passage through the quarter-finals with a comfortable victory against 10-man Giallorossi, and now face either AC Milan or Lazio in the last four. Jan 24, 2012 Juventus secured a spot in the Coppa Italia semi-finals with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Roma at Juventus Stadium on Tuesday. First half goals from Emanuele Giaccherini and Alessandro Del Piero put the hosts on easy street, while a second-half red card for Erik Lamela and a late Simon Kjaer own goal eventually ensured that Antonio Conte's men would progress with the minimum of fuss. The result now sets up a mouth-watering, two-legged semi-final clash between the Bianconeri and the winner of the AC Milan versus Lazio tie, which is set to be played this coming Thursday. Despite controlling possession for the opening five minutes, Roma were taught a lesson in penetrative football when the hosts took the lead against the run of play in the sixth minute. Central defender Andrea Barzagli dissected the Giallorossi defence with a 40-yard pass which bypassed Kjaer and released Giaccherini, who made no mistake, slotting across the haplessly exposed Maarten Stekelenburg from 10 yards to fire Juventus ahead. The goal rocked Roma, and after a shaky period in which Del Piero went close to adding a second with a left-footed strike which finished narrowly wide of the upright, they eventually composed themselves and began to knock the ball about in the manner coach Luis Enrique demands. However, the extent of their passing game seemed to entail passing back and forth in unthreatening areas, particularly along the back line, before eventually launching an aimless long ball forward - with Fabio Simplicio the main culprit - in the face of relentless Juve pressing. The Old Lady, meanwhile, were looking threatening on the counterattack, and punished Roma for a second time with a classic route-one goal on the half hour. Goalkeeper Marco Storari’s no-nonsense punt found Marco Borriello, who held off Kjaer’s half-hearted challenge and headed down to Del Piero. The 37-year-old strode forward and attempted to prod the ball to his strike partner only for it to come straight back to him off Rodrigo Taddei. But he made no mistake second time around, curling a sublime shot across Stekelenburg and into the net via the crossbar to double his side’s advantage. Fernando Gago forced a smart save from Storari in the 37th minute with a dipping strike from 35 yards. Then, seven minutes later, the Juve custodian was forced to scramble across his goal to try to stop a thunderous Miralem Pjanic free kick. But to his and Juventus’ relief, the effort crashed into the advertising boards behind the goal rather than the net. Roma finished the first half in the ascendancy, but took until the 54th minute to test Storari again when Taddei forced him to punch clear with a wicked, swerving shot from distance. But any hope of an unlikely comeback fell by the wayside in the 68th minute when Lamela was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Giorgio Chiellini in an off-the-ball incident. Substitute Fabio Quagliarella should have wrapped things up 12 minutes from the end, but side-footed against the crossbar with the goal gaping. However, he made amends for the miss in the final minute by fizzing over a teasing, low cross which Kjaer only succeeded in forcing past Stekelenburg and into his own net to round off a miserable evening for Roma. The Bianconeri now turn their attention back to Serie A and title rivals Udinese, who they host on Saturday evening. The Giallorossi, meanwhile, will salve their wounds before welcoming Bologna to Rome the following day.

Tanto sano di testa non lo é mai stato ...

3-0

Record di Krasic: Appena entrato e subito giallo

Tiro di Matri `parato` da Heinze

Kjaer evita il terzo goal

Estigarribia manca un altro goal.

Torello della Juve, Roma inerme

Quagliarella sfigato .... traversa

Ovazione per il capitano!

L´uomo mascherato entrerá al posto di Alex del Piero.

Matri anticipato di un soffio.

Totti é sempre lo stesso.

Cerqueti ci spera ancora.

Lamela ragazzino viziato.

Lamela bastardo

Pirlo ci prova

Totti in nazionale ...

Lezione di Alex al Gago.

Termina la partita di Borriello. Matri in campo.

Lamela con Barzagli non passi.