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Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Bonucci to start for Juventus against AC Milan Head coach Antonio Conte faces defensive selection problems ahead of this weekend's home game versus the Serie A titleholders. Sep 30, 2011 Juventus head coach Antonio Conte is considering handing defender Leonardo Bonucci his first start of the season in the upcoming Serie A match at home against AC Milan on Sunday, Tuttosport reports. Conte is allegedly ready to field Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli as his centre-back pairing at the weekend, with Giorgio Chiellini moved to left-back to replace Paolo De Ceglie. The latter only just returned to regular training, and Conte is having doubts as to whether he will be fully fit in time for Sunday's match at the Juventus Stadium. It would be Bonucci's first start of the season if he features. A substitute cameo against Siena was his only Serie A appearance in the 2011-12 campaign so far. Juventus go into Sunday's game joint top of Serie A with eight points from their opening four games, three points ahead of their Milanese opponents.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Del Piero on 'historic' Milan rivalry Sep 29, 2011 Alessandro Del Piero fires up Sunday

........................... - SERIE A 2011/2012 - 6^ GIORNATA - ANDATA DOMENICA, 2 OTTOBRE 2011 - ORE 20:45 STADIO "JUVENTUS ARENA" TORINO Confronti ufficiali 205 - 152 (Serie A) - 19 (Coppa Italia) - 32 (Campionato a gironi) - 1 (Champions League) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) Vittorie Juventus 71 - 52 (Serie A) - 6 (Coppa Italia) - 13 (Campionato a gironi) Pareggi 70 - 53 (Serie A) - 6 (Coppa Italia) - 9 (Campionato a gironi) - 1 (Champions League) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) Vittorie Milan 64 - 47 (Serie A) - 7 (Coppa Italia) - 10 (Campionato a gironi) Goals Juventus 286 - 209 (Serie A) - 20 (Coppa Italia) - 56 (Campionato a gironi) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) Goals Milan 278 - 205 (Serie A) - 22 (Coppa Italia) - 50 (Campionato a gironi) - 1 (Supercoppa Italiana) Juventus - Milan a Torino Serie A Confronti ufficiali 76 Vittorie Juventus 34 (L'ultima il 14.12.2008, 4-2) Pareggi 21 (L'ultimo il 12.03.2006, 0-0) Vittorie Milan 21 (L'ultima il 05.03.2011, 0-1) Goals Juventus 118 Goals Milan 95 Giocatori con più presenze e goals contro il Milan a Torino 14 Boniperti Giampiero 14 Del Piero Alessandro 12 Varglien II Giovanni 11 Furino Giuseppe 10 Causio Franco 10 Cuccureddu Antonello 10 Depetrini Teobaldo 10 Salvadore Sandro 10 Scirea Gaetano 9 Foni Alfredo 5 goals Boniperti Giampiero 5 Borel II Felice Placido 5 Sivori Omar Enrique 4 Anastasi Pietro 4 Charles John William 4 Del Piero Alessandro 4 Ferrari Giovanni 4 Inzaghi Filippo 3 Bettega Roberto 3 Galderisi Giuseppe Ultimi confronti diretti 29.10.2005 Serie A Milan-Juventus 3-1 12.03.2006 Serie A Juventus-Milan 0-0 01.12.2007 Serie A Milan-Juventus 0-0 12.04.2008 Serie A Juventus-Milan 3-2 14.12.2008 Serie A Juventus-Milan 4-2 10.05.2009 Serie A Milan-Juventus 1-1 10.01.2010 Serie A Juventus-Milan 0-3 15.05.2010 Serie A Milan-Juventus 3-0 30.10.2010 Serie A Milan-Juventus 1-2 05.03.2011 Serie A Juventus-Milan 0-1 Giocate 10 - Vittorie Juventus 3 - Pareggi 3 - Vittorie Milan 4 - Goals Juventus 11 - Goals Milan 16

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Del Piero: Juventus - AC Milan clash is not decisive The legendary Italian playmaker is eager to face the champions as he prepares for the marquee match-up of the weekend in Italy. Sep 29, 2011 Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero is relishing Sunday's Serie A encounter against AC Milan, but said the game will not determine how their season pans out. Del Piero is preparing for the big game as his side aim to continue a positive start to the season thus far. Antonio Conte's men currently top the table, and a win against the champions will set down a marker of how things stand. The former Italy international knows a classic is in store as Milan are coming off a 2-0 win over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League. "This game has always been a Scudetto clash and it marks the race for the title," Del Piero is quoted as saying by La Repubblica. "I am sure it will be the great league clash we all expect, but I don't think that it will be decisive. "Whichever way it goes, the road is still a very long one." Del Piero has started two games for Juventus this season, but he has yet to score.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Boateng set for Turin comeback Sep 29, 2011 Kevin-Prince Boateng is winning his battle to be fit in time for Sunday

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Prandelli looks at Juve-Milan Sep 29, 2011 Cesare Prandelli laughs off recent criticism of Giorgio Chiellini and looks ahead to Juventus-Milan.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Ibra: 'Bring on Juventus!' Sep 29, 2011 Milan hitman Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Giak: 'Room for Juve improvement' Sep 29, 2011 Juventus winger Emanuele Giaccherini had admitted his new team are yet to reach their full potential and that Milan could be an important marker. The diminutive wide-man signed from Cesena over the summer and has played in three of the team's four games under Antonio Conte. Whilst the team are top of the League on goals scored, the 26-year-old believes the team are yet to reach their expected levels.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Seedorf: "Juventus-Milan will be a great match" Sep 29, 2011 Clarence Seedorf has thanked the Milan crowd for the standing ovation they gave him on Wednesday night, and claimed he is tired of talking about the boos. The Dutchman played 71 minutes of the Champions League contest with Viktoria Plzen. He has now started every game of the season so far, but admitted when reflecting on the game that he has yet to fully recover from a knee injury.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Cesare Prandelli: Juventus are second to no-one The 54-year-old is expecting some first-class entertainment when the Turin outfit collide with Milan at the weekend. Sep 29, 2011 Italy coach Cesare Prandelli is looking forward to a potential mouthwatering clash as Juventus prepare to welcome AC Milan in Serie A's big game on Sunday night. The Turin outfit currently sit at the top of the table league along with Udinese following an unbeaten start to the campaign. Milan, on the other hand, have stumbled early in the season, but are coming off a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League. Prandelli is not voting for either side, but he is expecting to be entertained as he hailed Juve's progress under Antonio Conte. "Two great teams will play each other, Milan are champions, while Juventus are second to no-one," Prandelli is quoted as saying by La Repubblica. "Juventus have conviction in their play and I am sure it will be a great game." Antonio Cassano continues to impress for his side and the coach was pleased to see the Italy international score against Plzen. "Antonio has started well and he must continue like this," Prandelli said. Kick-off at the Juventus Arena is at 2045 (CET).

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Allegri is not yet sure if Boateng will be fit to face Juventus The Ghanaian midfielder has recovered quickly from the rib injury he suffered at the Camp Nou and is in line to play some part in Sunday's Serie A showdown in Turin. Sep 29, 2011 AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is refusing to confirm if Kevin-Prince Boateng will make his return to action against Juventus this weekend. Boateng has been sidelined since injuring his ribs in the 2-2 draw with Barcelona at Camp Nou on September 13, but it has been reported that the Ghana midfielder will be available for the trip to Turin. However, Allegri, who currently has a plethora of players in the treatment room, including Brazilian forwards Robinho and Alexandre Pato, would only reveal that Boateng is in with a chance of facing Juventus.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Giaccherini: AC Milan will be Juventus' first major test of the season The former Cesena winger is looking forward to the upcoming match against the reigning Serie A champions. Sep 29, 2011 Emanuele Giaccherini believes that the visit of AC Milan provides Juventus with their first major test of the Serie A season. The Turin giants are still unbeaten after four games and sit joint top of Serie A with eight points, and Giaccherini feels that the game against Milan will provide some indication as to where Juventus really stand. "We are first and we have to continue like this, but we know that there is considerable room for improvement," Giaccherini told Tuttosport. "Sunday evening we will learn many things." "The game with AC Milan will be our first major test of the season on Sunday night, and we can understand many things." The last competitive meeting between the two side resulted in a 1-0 win for the San Siro side on March 5, 2011. The match between Juventus and Milan kicks off at 20:45 CET.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Abate plays through the pain in Champions League win The full-back is optimistic that the adductor problem he struggled with at San Siro on Wednesday night is nothing more than muscle fatigue. Sep 29, 2011 Ignazio Abate is hoping that the discomfort he experienced during AC Milan's Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen will not jeopardise his hopes of playing in Sunday

Jean-Claude Blanc to join Paris Saint-Germain as general director The 48-year-old will reportedly assume control over the French cash-rich club in October. Sep 28, 2011 Former Juventus CEO Jean-Claude Blanc is poised to become the new general director of Paris Saint-Germain, Le Parisien reports. The 48-year-old currently has no ties to any club following the opening of Juventus' new stadium, which was his only responsibility with the Serie A side after resigning as CEO in May. Blanc is expected to be appointed as the new general director in mid-October, when PSG change their legal structure. He will handle all administrative and financial matters of the club, replacing the current man in charge of those areas, Philippe Boindrieux, who will reportedly be relieved of his position. The ex-Juventus official will work closely with Leonardo, who was named the club's sporting director in the summer. Earlier in September, retired midfielder Claude Makelele was hired as a consultant to the club, who are joint-first with Lyon in the Ligue 1 standings.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Quagliarella ready for AC Milan's visit in Serie A The Italian striker feels in great shape after making a full recovery from injury, now it's down to coach Antonio Conte to pick him against the domestic champions. Sep 28, 2011 Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella is sounding fresh and ready for action when AC Milan travel to Turin for Sunday night's big Serie A clash. The league leaders welcome last season's champions to the Juventus Arena, and they have been boosted by the forward's return to action. Quagliarella has not played a full game since January when he injured his knee against Parma. But, having played 90 minutes with the youth team on Wednesday afternoon in which he scored, the former Napoli man is raring to go. "Playing with the youth team was good training for me. I don't know when I will play a full 90 minutes with the first team, but I am ready," he told La giornalaccio rosa dello Sport. "My knee is no longer giving me problems and the injury is behind me now. "Physically I am doing fine now." Juventus have won two and drawn two in Serie A so far this term, but are tied at the top of the stadings with Udinese. Quagliarella featured in the 1-1 draw against Catania, albeit for just nine minutes.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Allegri fears fatigue factor Sep 28, 2011 Massimiliano Allegri was glad to have Zlatan Ibrahimovic back, but warned Milan

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Allegri: We'll start thinking about Juventus on Thursday AC Milan coach urges his team to put domestic matters to the back of their minds and concentrate on beating their Czech opponents in the Champions League group stage. Sep 28, 2011 AC Milan will put thoughts of Sunday's match with Juventus to the back of their minds and concentrate on the Champions League group stage clash with Viktoria Plzen, coach Massimiliano Allegri has promised. The Serie A champions host the Czech Republic side in their second Group H fixture, and the 44-year-old tactician has urged his players to focus on the task at hand. "I'll put out my strongest team, then we'll start thinking about Juventus on Thursday," Allegri told giornalaccio rosa dello Sport. "All I want to think about now is this match and getting [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic back." The former Cagliari coach also issued a word of warning ahead of Wednesday's fixture, claiming that, despite their low-profile status on the European stage, the Czech champions have the ability to cause his side problems. "They're a well-drilled unit, technically sound and very quick on the wings," he said. "As it's never easy to win matches, we'll have to face them with the right amount of determination." Milan go into the game in a strong position having earned a point away to Barcelona before securing their first league win of the season on Saturday, beating Cesena 1-0 at San Siro.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Allegri: 'Juventus and Inter are our rivals for the title' The 44-year-old AC Milan coach identifies his side's main challengers for the Scudetto, despite their conflicting fortunes at the start of the Serie A season. Sep 26, 2011 AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri maintains that Inter and Juventus will be his side's main title challengers this season, despite their contrasting fortunes at the start of the 2011/12 Serie A campaign. Inter won their first game of the season on Saturday, coming away from Bologna with a 3-1 victory, whilst the Turin giants top the table following their 1-1 draw in Catania. A 1-0 defeat of Cesena earned Allegri his first win of the season too, but he believes that, in spite of their indifferent starts to the season, the Milan sides will accompany Juventus in the title chase. "Inter and Juve are our rivals for the title," Allegri told Tuttosport. "The Bianconeri have conducted a great transfer market, and the Nerazzurri will fight for the title." Juventus and Milan come face to face when they meet in a league clash at the Juventus Stadium on October 2.

Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/2011 (08:45 p.m.) - Juventus Arena - Turin Conte unconcerned about potential return of Ibrahimovic The 42-year-old coach is unworried that the Swedish striker may return to action in time for the upcoming Serie A contest. Sep 25, 2011 Juventus coach Antonio Conte says he will not make any special plans to counter the threat of AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Sweden international is expected to regain full fitness during the course of the week after sustaining an adductor injury in training earlier in the month. Ibrahimovic remains doubtful for the midweek Champions League game against Viktoria Plzen, but it is believed he will be fully fit by October 2, when AC Milan travel to Turin to face Juventus. However, Conte has indicated his side's preparation for the Serie A encounter will not be affected by Milan's injury list. "We do not prepare for a match based on this or that player being present," Conte told Rai Sport. "We have our own mark, a very precise playing identity, and we want to implement it." The 42-year-old coach acknowledged AC Milan are favourite for the upcoming game, but stressed his side will go out for the win. "The only thing we can do is to try to narrow the gap between ourselves and Milan: we are still growing, they are big already," he concluded.