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Serie A Week 5 - 25-9-11 (3:00 p.m.) - Angelo Massimino Stadium - Catania Quagliarella and Luca Toni rampant as Juventus warm up for Catania with 14-goal demolition of Lascaris The Turin club's forwards rack up goals as a side comprised of players absent for the midweek draw with Bologna demolish Serie D opponents in a practice game. Sep 23, 2011 A Juventus representative side comprised of players who did not start Wednesday's draw with Bologna hit 14 goals against Serie D outfit Lascaris as the Turin giants began preparations for Sunday's trip to Catania, Tuttosport reports. The Pianezza-based side faced a team including Fabio Quagliarella and Luca Toni in attack. Both Italy internationals staked their claim for a place in the starting XI on Sunday, with Quagliarella claiming six of the goals, and Toni four. Eljero Elia also scored twice, with Marco Motta and Luca Marrone completing the rout. In what was a strong line-up, Antonio Conte also sent Fabio Grosso, Arturo Vidal and Leonardo Bonucci to face the minnows. They were given a full run out with the exception of Vidal, who only featured in the first half after playing against Bologna.

Serie A Week 5 - 25-9-11 (3:00 p.m.) - Angelo Massimino Stadium - Catania Matri: 'Juve aware of strengths' Sep 23, 2011 Alessandro Matri is confident Juventus can get right back on track against Catania.

Week 1 re-arranged for December 21 Sep 23, 2011 Serie A Week 1 will be played on Wednesday December 21 after it was postponed due to a players' strike. The opening round of the season was due to take place on August 27 and 28, but was postponed when the Players

Serie A Week 5 - 25-9-11 (3:00 p.m.) - Angelo Massimino Stadium - Catania Preview Sep 22, 2011 Juventus hit their first obstacle with a surprise Bologna setback and now make a tricky trip to Catania

Juventus' trip to Udinese rescheduled for December 21 The Turin giants will travel to Udine at the end of the year following the rearrangement of the Serie A fixtures postponed at the start of the season due to player strike. Sep 23, 2011 Juventus will travel to face Udinese on December 21 following the rescheduling of a fixture initially postponed at the start of the season owing to player strikes, according to Juventus' official website. With the Serie A season now in full swing, a date has been set for the postponed fixture. Both Udinese and Juventus sit level at the top of Serie A alongside Genoa. They all have seven points from three games.

Serie A - 4^ Giornata - Andata - 21/9/2011 (ore 20:45) Juventus 1 - 1 Bologna Vucinic 29' Portanova 52' Juventus Arena - Torino Arbitro: G. Gava Spettatori: 25679‎ ‎ Serie A - Vucinic decisivo: nel bene e nel male Nella quarta giornata di Serie A, la squadra di Antonio Conte pareggia 1-1 in casa contro un Bologna affamato di punti. Vucinic apre le danze ma poi si fa espellere prima dell'intervallo: di Portanova, nella ripresa, la rete del pareggio. Eurosport - Mercoled

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Dropped points for AC Milan, Juventus & Napoli highlight issues within & promise open Serie A title race The big contenders for silverware all failed to record wins on Wednesday following Inter's defeat 24 hours before, leaving the championship picture rather murky after three games. Sep 22, 2011 Round four of Serie A was always going to be a tricky one for Italian football

Giuseppe Marotta: New stadium represents important financial growth for Juventus The Turin side's general manager claims that owning their own arena gives them plenty of advantages, including allowing the supporters to be the '12th man'. Sep 22, 2011 Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta has taken the time to highlight the positive impact the club's new stadium will make on their finances. The Turin giants completed their move to Juventus Stadium this summer, and Marotta cannot see anything but positives following the opening of the 41,000-capacity venue. "It will bring in greater receipts and represents an important financial growth, but it also enables the development of an environment in which the team can be supported," Marotta told sportal.it. "The public, by being so close to the pitch, will truly be our 12th man." The former Sampdoria chief then went on to heap praise upon head coach Antonio Conte, as he feels the former Juventus player is the perfect man for the job. "Conte is a leader who knows the environment, the value of the shirt, and he has a great sense of belonging," he added, referring to the time Conte spent as a player in Turin between 1992 and 2004.

Serie A Week 4 - 21/9/2011 (08:45 p.m.) 1 - 1 Vucinic 29' Portanova 52' Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: G. Gava Attendance: 25679‎ Andrea Barzagli remains positive despite Bologna draw The former Wolfsburg centre-back insists that there is still cause for optimism after share of the spoils on Wednesday and suggests that the Turin side are better than last season. Sep 22, 2011 Andrea Barzagli believes that Juventus have already shown tangible proof of improvement in comparison to last season's performances as he reflected on Wednesday evening's 1-1 Serie A draw against Bologna. The Turin giants had to settle for seventh spot in the table last term, but have impressed in the opening weeks of the 2011-12 campaign, and Barzagli is confident that they will continue to improve. "It's only the third game of the season, but we have already seen that this year we have something more [compared to last season]," Barzagli was quoted as saying by Tuttosport. "We must continue to improve to win games like the one against Bologna. But I think that Wednesday night there was a lot of bad luck, and their goalkeeper made some great saves." Despite dropping points for the first time this season, the Turin giants remain level with fellow league leaders Udinese and Genoa.

Serie A Week 4 - 21/9/2011 (08:45 p.m.) 1 - 1 Vucinic 29' Portanova 52' Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: G. Gava Attendance: 25679‎ Antonio Conte: I'm satisfied with our performance against Bologna The Turin club's head coach was rather disappointed with the final result, but was pleased with his side's display. Sep 22, 2011 Juventus coach Antonio Conte has expressed his satisfaction with his side's performance in the 1-1 Serie A draw at home against Bologna on Wednesday evening, although he was slightly disappointed with the final result. The Turin side were reduced to 10 men shortly before the interval when Mirko Vucinic received his marching orders, but they managed to keep Bologna under pressure and came close to netting the winner on several occasions. "It's a shame that we didn't win the game, but I

Serie A Week 4 - 21/9/2011 (08:45 p.m.) 1 - 1 Vucinic 29' Portanova 52' Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: G. Gava Attendance: 25679‎ Buffon: Draw with Bologna should make us all proud After both sides failed to break the deadlock the veteran players hailed their team's efforts having shared the points despite being a man down for the whole of the second half. Sep 22, 2011 Juventus duo Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli have praised their side

Serie A Week 4 - 21/9/2011 (08:45 p.m.) 1 - 1 Vucinic 29' Portanova 52' Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: G. Gava Attendance: 25679‎ Bisoli moved by Bologna reaction Sep 22, 2011 Pierpaolo Bisoli admitted he was moved by his players' celebrations as they equalised against Juventus, and praised their response to recent criticism. The former Cagliari boss was under scrutiny taking the team into Wednesday night's match, with the team goalless and pointless from two games played. However, Daniele Portanova's goal earned a point for the Rossoblu, and Bisoli thanked his players, and spoken of the importance of the result.

Serie A Week 4 - 21/9/2011 (08:45 p.m.) 1 - 1 Vucinic 29' Portanova 52' Juventus Arena - Turin Referee: G. Gava Attendance: 25679‎ Barzagli and Buffon: 'We were better' Sep 22, 2011 Andrea Barzagli and Gianluigi Buffon praised Juventus' performance on Wednesday, despite the team dropping two points to Bologna. Defender Barzagli reflected on a dominant display by the Turin side, one that came despite playing the second half with 10 men after Mirko Vucinic's sending off.