Next match is tomorrow already. I guess there's a ticket frenzy in Crotone for the rare chance to see Juve. But they won't get to see Del Piero, who is staying home with a sore left Achilles. Legrottaglie is close to fitness but won't be there either (nor Tudor still). Zebina is back though. Here is the squad: 1 Buffon 2 Birindelli 3 Chiellini 4 Kovac 6 Zanetti 8 Giannichedda 9 Bojinov 11 Nedved 12 Mirante 14 Balzaretti 16 Camoranesi 17 Trezeguet 18 Boumsong 19 Paro 20 Palladino 22 Belardi 23 Guzman 25 Zalayeta 27 Zebina 32 Marchionni
Juve playing in Calabria. It has a good ring to it but it would have been better if Catanzaro didn't finish on the bottom last year.
With which 3 up front? Bojinov, Trez, and ... Palladino? No, that probably doesn't make sense .... so would Marchionni be the third forward?
The city of Crotone is going nuts for this game. A big screen will be up in the main piazza and like Sue said there is a ticket frenzy. Read this article: http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/sep18l.html
The lineup at the Gazzetta's chronicle. Not sure if it's official or not, but we're pretty close to kickoff so I'm thinking yes. Buffon Birindelli Kovac Boumsong Balzaretti Zanetti Giannichedda Camoranesi Nedved Bojinov Trezeguet Bench: Mirante, Zebina, Chiellini, Paro, Marchionni, Palladino, Zalayeta
Now it's been changed - Zalayeta is in there instead of Trezeguet. Meanwhile, Juve's site has them playing a straight 4-4-2 which makes more sense to me, seeing as Bojinov isn't really a wing.
3-0 .... doppietta for Bojinov, 32 minutes into the second half. Nice to have what sounds like it is a stroll of a win at last.
CROTONE-JUVENTUS 0-3 RETI: 30’pt e 32’st Bojinov, 36’pt Boumsong CROTONE: Soviero; Alioui (38’st Fusco), Rossi, Maietta, Bonomi; Gentile (18’st Sedivec), Cardinale, Veron; Galardo, Nanni (18’st Cariello), Lopez. All. Gustinetti. A disposizione: Padelli, Borghetti, Petrilli, Plasmati JUVENTUS: Buffon; Birindelli, Kovac, Boumsong, Balzaretti; Camoranesi (26’st Marchionni), Giannichedda, Zanetti (13’st Paro), Nedved (22’st Palladino); Zalayeta, Bojinov. All. Deschamps. A disposizione: Mirante, Chiellini, Zebina, Trezeguet. ARBITRO: De Marco AMMONITI: 7’pt Nanni, 8’pt Alioui, 19’pt Birindelli, 22’pt Zanetti, 45’pt Veron, 35’st Balzaretti, 38’st Galardo
Good job, Juventus! I'm sure it was a nice game. Too bad there are no ways to watch Juventus play. It's not either on FSC or RAI International.
Well done Bojinov! A nice double and a 3-0 win. I can't believe Boumsong did something good for a change!
Let's all hope he turns the corner and maybe just maybe stops being a liability and becomes and asset! Zlatan missed a PK today too, BEAUTIFUL!!!
I saw the Roma - Inter match. That miss was priceless! Thank goodness we got rid of him. Hopefully the other bianconeri, Udinese, can beat Milan. It won't effect our Serie B result but it's nice to see the rossoneri.
Me, too. However he disproved us this time...kudos to the guy! Great to see Bojinov starting to show his class!