I think it was a co-ownership deal, or loan with option of co-ownership in the Summer. As for the 4-2 victory over Maribor...A bit more information. Lanini 24', 28', 40' Beltrame 46' Ceria's quality cross set up Lanini to head in his first strike. I think it was Ruggiero whose neat footwork in the box set-up Lanini to blast home the second from 6 yards out. And it looked like that man Ceria again, crossing in from the left to give Lanini the chance to nod in for his hatrick...And if my eyes and ears aren't misleading me, it was surely the only contender for the MOM award with Lanini, Edoardo Ceria, who swung in the corner for Beltrame's wonderful volley from the edge of the box. next up are Avellino on Wednesday, with Leichardt (of Sydney) to come on Friday.
Juventus 0 - 0 Leichhardt (Sydney, Australia) Branescu Rugani( 63' Untersee) Romagna Garcia Tavanti( Laursen) Ruggiero (68' Lanini) Cavion( 63'Kabashi) Mattielo(63' Ceria) Cevallos Bonatini Beltrame Beltrame was particularly lively with the best chance of the first half falling to his head via a perfect cross from debutant Cevallos. The australians threatened but Branescu and Garcia kept them at bay...Matiello provided two decent opportunities with quality crosses aimed at Bonatini and Cevallos who both failed to connect truly. Lanini, in top form throughout the tournament so far made his presence felt soon after entering the fray with a shot whistling just wide of goal. Ceria also looked likely and was thwarted at the final hurdle by the australian defence. Bonatini had the bit between his teeth and his perseverance led to a strike against the post, and then another chance save by the keeper. Along with Torino, Inter and All Boys (Argies) we topped our group in the first section of the draw. Genoa, Parma. Anderlect and Virtus Entella all qualified as runner-ups. The second section of the tournament play their final group games today after which the draw for the next round will be made.
Juventino @Juventus_FC_fan Juventus & Rangers have agreed a youth exchange programm which would see players from Juve on loan at Rangers & vice versa. Rangers youth players would have the chance to train in Turin while Juventus players would be loaned to Rangers for experience. Juventus President Andrea Agnelli says he's honored to be associated with Rangers & hopes to see Rangers back where they belong. Andrea Agnelli: "Rangers are not just the Old Lady of Scottish football but European football. We are honored to be working with them."
anyone following the NEXT GENERATION league? here's the site: http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables#tab1 this is basically for all the major youth teams....we got 2nd place in our group after PSG...man city was 3rd now its the 1st knockout round of 16......we are facing rosenburg on march 7th here are the remaining teams: Paris St. Germain 17.00 Tottenham Hotspur 20.02.13 PFC CSKA 18.00 PSV Eindhoven 27.02.13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 19.00 Liverpool 20.02.13 Barcelona 18.00 Chelsea 20.02.13 Inter Milan 19.00 Arsenal 06.03.13 Olympiacos 19.00 Anderlecht 28.02.13 Juventus 20.30 Rosenborg 07.03.13 Ajax 19.00 Aston Villa
Indeed...I have been keeping tabs on their progress throughout the tournament, as can be seen here > http://tearsforthesheep.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=96 I'm unsure how the squad submissions work, but it would be lovely to have Cevallos and Pepic as part of the squad... Also, I thought I had already added the following yesterday, but it appears I did not... Unfortunately, our youngsters suffered an unexpected 1-0 defeat to Juve Stabia yesterday, dumping us abruptly out of the viareggio tournament. Unsurprisingly, this wasn't a run of the mill game, with Juve finishing the match with only 9 men on the field after first Branescu (took a player out in the area and was the last man), in the first half, and then Beltrame ( dissent after clearly been taken out in the area and no penalty or card given) in the second period, were given their marching orders. We should have had a penalty when Beltrame was crunched in the box as well as a red card for our opponents, and Lanini missed a great chance very late on, with fellow striker Padovan also denied near the end with a great save from their keeper...Even with 9 men we looked more than capable of grabbing a draw if not the victory. Still, it just wasn't to be. And there is little need to be too down in the mouth, for we are striving ahead brilliantly in the league and cup and have a knockout match with Rosenborg to look forward to later this month in the next round of the NextGen series... Branescu; Rugani, Magnusson, Garcia Tena; Ceria (Bonatini), Cavion (Kabashi), Schiavone, Gerbaudo (Citti 16'), Mattiello (ruggiero 2T); Padovan, Beltrame espulso (RED CARD)- Branescu 16', Beltrame 69'
February proved an uneventful month for our co-owned/loaned players, with few gaining any extra minutes. Leali continued to excel in goal for Virtus Lanciano, and the reports from last season regarding his rare and special potential are gaining substance by the week. However, elsewhere in Serie B, our young juventini struggled to make the bench or escape the treatment room. Let’s hope for a more fruitful March… Gabriel 'Rasputin' Appelt...they thought they had finished him, but back he comes with a vengeance. Finally, after a lengthy injury lay-off due to a fractured fibula, our Brazilian regista Gabriel Appelt, returned to the Pro Vercelli starting XI and played till the final whistle in their commendable 1-1 away draw to 7th place Juve Stabia. Vercelli have a hard task to reach safety, but with Vicenza and Bari doing their best to help them out, the present 6 points lying between relegation and safety is far from insurmountable, especially so now they have their midfield dynamo back in the mix. Gabriel was a first team regular prior to his injury and his re-involvement in first team affairs can only do the player and team the world of good. Attacking midfielder Elio de Silvestro failed to reach the field, watching the entire match from the bench. Although he has featured fairly consistently for Vercelli, racking up 3 starts and 10 sub showings. Superstar in the making Nicola Leali clocked up his 25th appearance of the season, but was unable to stop high flying Brescia scalp Virtus Lanciano 0-2. Leali, as aforementioned, has been in brilliant form for Virtus and if he continues at his current rate of form and improvement, he could well be given a shot by a Serie A club next term. It’s likely he could challenge Rubinho, but what use is sitting 3rd choice for our first team when he could challenge for a starting place at a lower ranked serie a club potentially???? Missing from Brescia was the injured once again Ouasim Buoy, who has yet to really pick up momentum after suffering a few niggles since his injury lay-off in December. Meanwhile his juve team-mate Fausto Rossi started and finished the game helping Brescia maintain their charge towards the play-offs. Wide midfielder Rossi has made two assists in his impressive 19 matches so far this season, as well as continuing to feature in the Italy U21 set-up. Richmond ‘Biggie’ Boakye continued his efforts to regain his starting spot for Sassuolo after his trip to Africa for the ACON, by entering the fray in the 68th minute of the league leaders’ shock 0-2 home defeat to bottom of the pile Grosseto. The Ghana international didn’t play in South Africa as Ghana struggled to finish fourth in the tournament, but the experience will certainly have proven rich and encouraging for a lad of just 19 years of age. His countrymen Chibsah missed this match entirely, through injury or suspension I am unsure…The striker will be hoping to add to his impressive 9 goals and 4 assists over the final third of what has been a wonderful season full of promise and power. Highly thought of defender (Uncle) Albert Masi was a second half substitute for Ternana, for whom he signed on loan in January. The elegant defender could not prevent his side losing a potentially pivotal mid table clash with Citadella 1-0, and now must face the future with a bleaker demeanour, for the play-offs are close to out of sight. Still, all we care about is more playing time for a defender we own, who looked quality during our pre-season. We will hope for suspensions or injuries to Ternana centre backs…nothing too nasty, just serious enough to give Albert a chance to get a foot in the first team door and stay there until the end of the season. Moving up to Serie A… Freddy ‘the iceman’ Sorensen continued his successful season by starring in Bologna’s 3-0 extermination of a hapless Cagliari effort. Notching up his 14th start of the campaign, Freddy kept resolute watch alongside Cherubin at the centre of the home defence. Also in action was Manolo Gabbiadini, who lasted until the 86th minute before swapping kisses and caresses with fellow juventino Christian Pasquato who went onto to score a lovely goal from distance to put the icing on the cake for the home side. All three are enjoying a solid season, with the Danish star shining the brightest. I would very much like to see him back at Juve, but we will have to wait and see how Paratici and Beppe judge his development (as well his value to other sides who own players we desire) in the summer. Over at Genoa, who now sit shamefully in 17th position, 5 points and only one place clear of the relegation rabble, Ciro Immobile persists in his struggle to get games in his best position. Arriving in their latest ruin, a 3-1 loss away to Roma, in the 61st minute, and proving unable to stem the tide of misery and failure. It must be galling for the young prima punta to be playing second fiddle to Borriello…such is the price of youth in Italy eh? or perhaps just the ability to beguile of the former fan favourite, just ask Conte and Matri what the hell was going on last season… A quick comparison of the three major striking hopes presently on our books> Gabbiadini – 188 mins per goal/assist Immobile- 228 mins per goal/assist Boakye- 104 mins per goal/assist Clearly these stats do not tell the whole story. Gabbiadini has an easier time at Bologna, where his inclusion is more common in a position he enjoys. Richmond is playing only at Serie B level, for a team flying high near or at the top since early on this term. Ciro has a hard time, an impossible time dislodging Borriello who occupies his position, with Genoa coach Ballardini preferring to tighten up the team rather than open up offensively also making life harder for a player who so much was hoped for after his stunning 2011/12 season in serie B with Zeman’s free scoring Pescara side. Just to compare…in that period, Ciro managed a goal/assist every 85 minutes. Which suggests that he knows where the goal is, and that we shouldn’t be overly impressed with Boakye who we cannot judge accurately until he is playing in the top league. PRIMAVERA Vajebah Sakor made his debut for the U19 primavera squad at the tender age of 16. After our unexpected freak loss to Juve stabia dumped us out of the Viareggio tournament, Baroni had a fair amount of time to regroup the troops, integrate some of the new arrivals and prepare long and hard for the return to league action against Genoa last Saturday. Unfortunately, despite playing well from the start, creating several fine chances, and Beltrame giving us an early lead, we succumbed to two goals in quick succession after the break, and fight as we did, could not manage an equalizer. That 1-2 home defeat brought an end to a winning streak which reached back 12 games. Still, we remain in 1st place, 3 points clear of 2nd place Fiorentina on whom we have a game in hand. Laurentiu Branescu - Jacob Laursen, Daniele Rugani, Joel Untersee - Elvis Kabashi, Hasan Pepic, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Andrea Schiavone - Stefano Beltrame, Edoardo Ceria, Stefano Padovan GOAL- Beltrame 3’ SUBS –Garcia for Ceria 59’ Sakor for Schiavone 64’ Lanini for Ruggiero 76’. Exciting Montenegrin left winger Hasan Pepic made his debut from the start, with fellow January arrival, the Norwegian wonder kid Vajebah Sakor also tasting his first piece of competitive action. Whilst Pepic, at 19 years old, is expected to be ready for this level, and will surely be loaned out in the Summer, 16 year old midfielder Sakor must be very highly thought of by the management to be thrust into the deep end so soon. Thankfully we have the perfect opportunity to redeem ourselves next weekend, when the primavera play against our high flying city neighbours, Torino, who are in a rich run of form. Before the derby we have the small issue of Sakor’s former club Rosenborg to deal with in the do or die Nextgen knockout round this Thursday. It’s great to see not just the increasingly expansive, efficient scouting network competing for and procuring the signatures of some top talent around the world, but also these same players been given a chance to fight for the cause as soon as they merit it in training. My hopes are blossoming for Sakor…Kabashi, Beltrame, Rugani are all looking very promising and of the players at other clubs Leali and Sorensen seem the most consistent performers, with F. Rossi, Boakye, Appelt, Buoy and Gabbiadini all doing everything right in the journey from Exciting Youth Prospect to Established Senior Player.
Juve vs. Rosenborg is gonna start in about an hour www.nextgenseries.com this is the knockout round...Arsenal already beat Inter other day
Juve wins we are through to the last 8 Arsenal vs. cska Juventus vs. CHELSEA Tottenham vs. Sporting Aston villa vs. Olympiakos big teams that have been eliminated so far; man city, dortmund, barcelona, liverpool, Inter, PSG, wolfsburg
We wrote an article of new player for the Juve primevera side. Let us know what you think. He should be a great addition in a couple years! http://thefootballgene.com/2013/03/player-profile-vajebah-sakor/
Luca Cetta @l_cetta It's the first leg of the Primavera Coppa Italia tonight, Juventus v Napoli. Starts 8:45 at Juventus Stadium.
With a hotchpotch of internationals curtailing and colliding with the regular fixtures its a tricky time for pulling together streamlined reports of our finest youth talent, but try I must, for if I lose my rhythm now, momentum will be lost and with it, my up until now keen and constant eye cast firmly on the future in black and white jerseys. Let us begin with a peek at one of my favourite acquisitions by Paratici and Beppe, from a fairly impressive selection they have brought to the club since embarking on the path of major revitalization of the flagging juventus youth sector. Gabriel Appelt- (Prior to signing for Juve, Gabriel was playing for Brazilian club Resende...Its an old video, yet still demonstrates his abilities) Finally back in the swing of things and approaching the fine form of late 2012, the Brazilian regista has played every minute of the last three outings for struggling Pro Vercelli. The hard fought 0-1 away win over Padova was followed up with a devastating 2-3 home reverse to Brescia, but yesterday's huge 1-3 victory on the road against Spezia leaves the Serie B débutantes still within sight but not yet touching distance of salvation. 8 points separates them from the Spezia team they outplayed, out-muscled and outwitted, who despite the defeat sit in 19th position on 36 points. Pro Vercelli stay 21st on 28 points. With 9 games left to stave off the threat of damnation and relegation, Gabriel's unpredictable basement dwellers will need to hope that Spezia are devastated by the result, that their morale has started to sink, with infectious ever increasing weight on their hearts and souls, dragging them down, deeper and deeper into the mire. What is useful for Gabriel and for us in turn as juventini all eager to see our young seedlings blossom into great oaks and vicious venus fly traps, is that the Brazilian has not only regained his form and starting spot very soon after returning from a nasty injury (fractured fibula), but he is receiving the added education and toughening up of a relegation dog fight. The longer Pro Vercelli can continue to smell an escape from the purgatory of their own making, the better for senor Appelt. Played 16 (3 SUB appearances, 1 substitution) Scored 1 Assists 2 NB. His fractured fibula kept him out of first team contention from 17th November - 26th January Alberto Masi- Its a good sign, as with Gabriel at Vercelli after his injury, that Masi, once finding himself in contention for a starting place at Ternana, has grabbed it and made it his own, putting in several rock solid performances over the last few weeks. The elegant centre back, likened to Nesta last year, has started and finished the last four for Ternana, a run which has seen them successfully achieve a quartet of clean sheets on the bounce. I suspect its more than a mere co-incidence that the run began with Masi's inclusion in the starting XI. His team reside in 12th spot with 40 points, 6 away from the play-off zone. Its taken some time for Alberto to force his way onto the starting team-sheet, but now he appears set to stay put until the end of the season. Positive signs indeed. Much was written of the lanky stopper when we signed him outright in the summer of 2012 and his season must be seen as one of success and progress. He has made the step up from Lega Pro to Serie B football with confidence and quality, and its fair to wonder if his form this season will be enough to possibly win him a spot at a lower ranked Serie A team for next season. At 20 years old, another season in serie B wouldn't do him any harm... Played 18 ( 2 SUB appearances, 1 substitution) goals – 1 3 yellow 1 red Seldom mentioned is a player who recently made his 18th appearance for the Italy U21 squad and has been enjoying a fine season with promotion chasing Brescia. 22 year old midfielder Fausto Rossi has been a consistent performer for both club and country and this season, it could be make or break for him in terms of a continued association with Juventus. His contract runs until the middle of 2014, but surely its time to make a decision on a player with obvious talent. Ideally, Brescia will gain promotion and be eager, after his 23 showings this season, to retain his services for their return to the top flight. Failing which, it seems likely that Fausto will be loaned, yet again, to another club in the second tier or used as a make-weight in a deal for a Serie A player. From our perspective, it can only be positive to see him continuing to turn out for the Azzurini, as well as playing a regular part in Brescia's charge towards the play-offs. As for Fausto himself, dreams of earning a call from Conte seem far-fetched at present and for the foreseeable future given the powerful state of our midfield. Fausto has been deployed by Brescia coach Calori generally as one of three centre midfielders, sporadically placed further up the field in a more attacking role in the middle behind the two strikers, more often than not in a 3-5-2 formation. Which potentially suggests him as a viable option for our MVP region. But our MVP is now MVP/P, with Pogba already at the stage of development and potency which places him next in line for any of those 3 positions. Asamoah is also likely higher up the pecking order and more than able to play in the Marchiso or Vidals roles. Then there is Isla, who once back in form could be used in the middle. So where could young Fausto fit in??? As the back-up of the back-up for the back-up??? A huge challenge lies ahead if he is to make it back to piedmont... Played 23 serie b ( 7 SUB appearances, 7 substitutions) 2 assists Played 5 Italy u21 (2 SUB appearances, 1 substitution) 1 assist I'm giving Leali a break...not due to a lack of information, but others deserve their time in the limelight for a change. Suffice to say, he has continued his VERY impressive form, although gave a silly penalty away recently which directly contributed to a defeat for Virtus Lanciano. He has much to learn, but what is clear now, week in, week out, is that he has extraordinary natural talent, is very vocal and commanding in his area, enjoys the cat-like reflexes so important in any top keeper, and all that he lacks is experience. Following on from Rossi is another player seldom spoken of in Juve circles. A player who scored a beautiful goal at Old Trafford a couple of years back. () At 21 years of age, Manuel Giandonato has represented Italy at every youth level, managed 8 games for Lecce in serie A, and is currently enjoying a solid spell at Cesena after putting in a good shift at Vicenza before his late January move. Swapping the dogfight at the bottom offered by Vicenza for the relative mid-table comfort of Cesena seems a wise choice and confirmation of his value in the midfield. For why else would Cesena have wanted a regular part of a failing team??? He likes to shoot and get involved in the attack as much as possible although is content and often used in front of the defence in a more defensive role. The right footed central midfielder is facing a similar problem to that of Rossi, namely : is there ever going to be a chance for him at Juventus given the quality of the players in our squad presently occupying his position?. Unfortunately, the best Manuel can hope for is progression to a team in Serie A next season, who will showcase his talents well enough to earn the attention of Conte. Even then, what of Pogba and Marchiso and Vidal and the rest??? Its pleasing to see him play well in a regista role, and the same can be said of Appelt, for if any part of the MVP midfield is to be up for grabs in the next year or three, its the Pirlo element. As things stand he will be fighting against Appelt and Buoy for the chance to get in the mix for the that role. So far so good, a solid season of... Appearances 22 (9 SUB appearances 8 Substitutions) 3 assists 1 goal Our primavera team got back to winning ways in the league with a savage 1-5 mauling away to Parma. The big fella up top, Stefano Padovan, grabbed a hatrick with Ruggiero and Beltrame wrapping up what turned out to be a comprehensive slaughter and return to their devastating pre-viareggio form. Padovan now has a stunning record of 13 goals from 14 games, with his strike partner Beltrame in hot pursuit with 7 goals from 13 outings. Gagliardi Untersee Garcia Rugani Cavion Gerbaudo Mattiello(Slivka 61') Ruggiero (Di Benedetto 81') Schiavone Beltrame Padovan (Penna 72') (3-5-2) Goals- Padovan 41', 63'(pen), 72' Ruggiero 81' Beltrame 85' (Pen) With the second leg of the primavera coppa set for April 16 , contrary to earlier reports, the primavera now have a fairly open fixture list, which should allow us to regain a decent lead at the top of the league, gain some vicious momentum and allow some of our recent additions to the squad a chance to settle in more thoroughly. Cevallos and Pepic have hardly featured, but one of the new arrivals from January who has already caught the eye is …Vejabah Sakor. I feel the need to offer a brief update on the slowly, but surely rising star of Mr. Sakor, who has recently played a captain's role in Norway U17's solid showing in the elite stage of the U17 European championships. Losing to Italy 1-0, edging past N. Ireland 2-1 and drawing their final group match 1-1 with Holland was only enough to place them 2nd in the table, meaning the end of the road. At 16 years old he is captaining his country, gave a great showing in the Nextgen series for former club Rosenborg and has already managed 2 appearances for our U19 primavera outfit. We must keep an eye on the lad...There is something special about him. So young, yet so strong, both physically and technically.
link to 2nd leg which kicked off 5 mins ago, this link is for the actual game and not news channel like last time http://calcion.tv/live2.htm