Juventus Season 2011-2012

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Arrigoni on Juve penalty

Dec 4, 2011

Daniele Arrigoni admits “Juventus deserved the victory” over Cesena, though the penalty and red card were “non-existent.”

The Sea Horses held out for most of the game in Turin, but were beaten 2-0 after Claudio Marchisio’s strike and a contested Arturo Vidal penalty.

“Unfortunately, Marchisio was very smart and took his chance, so Juventus deserved the victory,” said the Coach.

“We were organised and that was about it. The Bianconeri are in great shape and you can see why they are top of the table. It’s true we didn’t run many risks, but we didn’t threaten their goal either.”

Cesena were furious at the late penalty, which saw Francesco Antonioli sent off, as he might’ve got to the ball first.

“It took away our chance of fighting back in the final 10 minutes. From the bench, the penalty seemed dubious and the red card non-existent. Antonioli is very important to us and we will lose him to a ban in the next game.

“The goal came at the wrong time, as were just pushing forward, but the moment we stretched out, we were punished.”

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Del Piero gets stitches

Dec 4, 2011

Juventus star Alessandro Del Piero needed eight stitches for a cut to his eyebrow after a boot in the face.

The captain came off the bench, but lasted only eight minutes in the 2-0 win over Cesena.

He was accidentally kicked in the face by Marco Rossi and was stretchered off the field bleeding heavily.

Reports from Turin suggest Del Piero was given eight stitches on his left eyebrow and taken to hospital for check-ups, which gave him the all-clear.

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Del Piero in hospital overnight

Dec 4, 2011

Alessandro Del Piero will stay in hospital overnight for observation after he was accidentally kicked in the head.

The Juventus man had only been on the field for nine minutes when he clashed with Cesena defender Marco Rossi this afternoon.

He was stretchered off bleeding from the left temple and had eight stitches put in by the medical staff.

Del Piero underwent hospital tests and was given the all-clear, but Juve announced he’ll be kept in overnight for observation.

The veteran has head trauma, but no concussion, so he is set to be released tomorrow morning after another test.

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Vidal hails Juve persistence

Dec 5, 2011

Arturo Vidal was impressed by how his Juventus side overcame Cesena’s barricade on Sunday afternoon.

The Turin giants sealed a 2-0 win with goals from Claudio Marchisio and Vidal himself, but it took them some time to break down the Seahorses.

“We’ll go far like this,” the 24-year-old stated. “I’m very happy about the three points and the hard-fought victory.

“This was a very difficult game for us, one where Cesena came with the idea of just putting up barricades.

“You have to compliment them. They did well until we finally scored and they were on the verge of picking up a great result.

“We broke the deadlock though and it was then a different game.

“First place belongs to us in the table and we are having a spectacular campaign so far.”

The Chilean international, signed for €10.5m from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, has developed into a key figure in Turin.

He’s played in 12 of the club’s 13 League games and has responded with two goals.

“We are a great squad,” he added. “All of my teammates have made me feel indispensable and I couldn’t have settled in any better.”

The Old Lady are two points clear of Milan and Udinese.

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Antonio Conte: Juventus' maturity made Cesena crumble

The Bianconeri's coach was satisfied with his his team's victory, praising his players' attitude

as they recorded a hard-fought away win to return to the top of the table.

Dec 5, 2011

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has expressed his satisfaction with his side's 2-0 Serie A win at home over Cesena on Sunday, and felt his players showed maturity as they kept on going for the win right until they broke down their opponents' resistance.

The Serie A minnows proved to be a tough test for the Bianconeri throughout the match, but late goals from Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal eventually helped Juventus to the full three points.

"The team passed a test of maturity with flying colours. Cesena gave in? No, it was us who made them crumble, by forcing them to play with 11 men behind the ball," Conte said in the post-match press conference.

"I liked the attitude and the drive displayed by my players. They played knowing the goal would come sooner or later and the 21 shots on goal tell the full story.

"Now we’ll turn our attention to the Coppa Italia, and will only consider Roma from Thursday night onwards."

Juventus host Bologna in the Coppa Italia on Thursday evening before visiting Luis Enrique's Giallorossi next Monday.

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Andrea Pirlo: Juventus want to reign in Italy & Europe once more

The Italy international has stressed that the Old Lady are full of ambition,

but added that they're not getting carried away after their good start to the season.

Dec 5, 2011

Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo has stressed that the Bianconeri are determined to return to the pinnacle of Italian and European football in the not too distant future.

The Turin giants' last official Serie A title dates back to 2002-03, while they haven't won a major European trophy since lifting the Champions League trophy in 1995-96, but Pirlo feels the club are on the right path to return to the top.

"Juventus want to reign in Italy and Europe once more and that’s a challenge I want to be part of. Right from the moment I arrived at Juve, I could immediately sense the club’s will to win, the determination to go as far as possible as quickly as possible," Pirlo said to Fifa.com.

"The coach, the club and the players are all on the same wavelength. From my personal experience, I think we’ve got all the ingredients for success."

The playmaker then went on to discuss his side's chances of winning the Scudetto this term, and he stressed that the Bianconeri have to stay grounded.

"It’s still too soon to tell whether we can win the Serie A title and, to be honest, I don’t even think we should be thinking about that yet.

"Juve have finished in seventh place for the past two seasons, so we need to keep our feet on the ground, keep working hard and continue playing the way we’ve been doing since the start of the campaign."

Juventus currently top the Serie A table with 29 points from 13 games.

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Baggio hails Juve and Italy

Dec 5, 2011

The legendary Roberto Baggio expects Juventus and the Italian national side to fight for honours over the next 12 months.

Baggio was a star for both teams during a glittering career and he’s confident that, after some tough times, the Bianconeri and the Azzurri can compete for silverware again.

“Juventus can win the Scudetto this season and I’m sure that Italy will do well at Euro 2012,” Baggio stated on Monday afternoon.

“Italian football is starting to pick itself up. There seems to be more focus on younger players and this is very positive.

“There are now some of our club sides who are doing well in Europe again and this helps everyone in our game.

“There are also Italian teams who are playing some really attractive football – Udinese, Milan and Juventus are doing really well.”

Italy’s European Cup hopes took a slight knock on Friday when they were grouped with Spain, the Republic of Ireland and Croatia at the European Championship.

“I think that Italy boss Cesare Prandelli has done a great job,” Baggio, scorer of 27 goals in 56 caps, continued.

“I do think that we’ll do well at Euro 2012.”

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Marchisio pleased with hard-fought Juventus victory over Cesena

Dec 5, 2011

Claudio Marchisio acknowledges Juventus were made to sweat for their victory against Cesena, while also noting the team can still improve.

The Little Prince finally found the breakthrough after 77 minutes of Juve toil and frustration against the Seahorses on Sunday, for his sixth goal of the season. Arturo Vidal netted a controversial penalty to then seal the result.

Marchisio told the club’s official website the Old Lady must learn to be more clinical in the final third: “We looked to stretch the play on the flanks, but they closed us down a lot. It wasn’t easy but we already knew that. We must be more clinical in front of goal, but this can also be a positive aspect: it means that we’ve still got great margins to improve.

“We’re more calm and confident in our means and this helps us to obtain certain results. We’re happy about the victory and the response to Udinese and Milan overtaking us.”

Of his crucial strike, the Turin native said: “I didn’t think that the ball was coming back to me. Instead, Arturo managed to feed it back into my path and the control was important to hit it with my left foot.”

Marchisio returned to the starting line-up after serving a one match suspension, but Andrea Pirlo had to sit out because of his yellow card accumulation and was replaced by Michele Pazienza. He hailed his impact and that of the other substitutes.

“Pazienza? He had a great game. He was important, as were the introductions of Quagliarella and Giaccherini who gave us fresh impetus. I’m sorry for Alex Del Piero. We were immediately concerned, because we saw the cut and the blood. He reassured us once we were back in the dressing room.”

Del Piero required eight stitches to the head after a nasty collision, but is expected to be fine.

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Serie A Week 14 - 4-12-2011 (3:00 p.m.)

2 - 0

Claudio Marchisio (72')

Arturo Vidal Pardo (P - 83')

Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Attendance: 27000

Vidal delighted with Juve win

Arturo Vidal has praised his Juventus side after they broke down

a determined Cesena defence to record a 2-0 victory on Sunday.

Dec 5, 2011

Cesena made it difficult for the Old Lady by focusing on simply defending while hoping to catch Juve on the break.

However, head coach Antonio Conte's side kept hammering away at the Seahorses and finally broke through as Claudio Marchisio and Vidal hit the back of the net.

"We'll go far like this," Vidal stated.

"I'm very happy about the three points and the hard-fought victory.

"This was a very difficult game for us, one where Cesena came with the idea of just putting up barricades.

"You have to compliment them. They did well until we finally scored and they were on the verge of picking up a great result.

"We broke the deadlock though and it was then a different game.

"First place belongs to us in the table and we are having a spectacular campaign so far."

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Coppa Italia - Round of 16 - 8-12-2011 (9:00 p.m.)

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Juventus Arena - Turin

Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

Marchisio: 'Coppa Italia is like...'

Dec 6, 2011

Claudio Marchisio won’t hide from the Scudetto, but claims “the Coppa Italia is like the Champions League” to Juventus.

The Bianconeri are unbeaten this season and top of Serie A, though they failed to qualify for Europe last term.

“The Coppa Italia is like the Champions League for us. It’s the only knockout competition we’re taking part in, so we want to go all the way,” said Marchisio.

They welcome Bologna to the Juventus Stadium on Thursday evening.

“Juve have won the trophy nine times and we want to be the first to ever get 10. We’re losing Mirko Vucinic to injury, but we have equally great players who want to prove themselves.”

Marchisio is their top scorer this season, earning praise from Roberto Baggio and Pavel Nedved, plus comparisons to Chelsea and England star Frank Lampard.

“It’s always very pleasing to receive compliments and this gives you further motivation to stay at this level. This is proving to be a very good year in terms of scoring goals, but the credit goes to the whole team and their assists.

“As for Lampard, he is a great champion who has been scoring for many years, whereas I’m only at my first real season of doing this. Admittedly, having played as a striker in the youth academy helps, as you never quite lose that eye for goal,” continued Marchisio on the official Juventus website.

“In previous seasons I was in a more defensive role and ran very hard. Now I am more clear-headed when getting close to the goal. The many different positions I played over the years gave me valuable experience and now I’m reaping the rewards.”