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Saturday February 16, 2008 Finished *Olimpico

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Juventus

  • Del Piero 45’

Roma

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Juventus
    • Roma
    • 90'+4 And there it is! All over in Turin and Juve move to within a point of Roma, who lose more ground to Inter at the top of the table!
    • 90' Four minutes of time to be added on...
    • 86' Time running out for Roma... but in all fairness, they haven't really looked likely all night...
    • 85' Nocerino into the book for a foul on Aquilani...
    • 82' Off goes Perrotta and on comes Esposito for Roma...
    • 81' Off goes Nedved now... and the Czech is replaced by Palladino...
    • 76' Oooh! What an effort from De Rossi! He hits a free kick from fully 35 yards out and forces Buffon into an acrobatic save to keep it out of the top corner!
    • 73' Another Roma sub now... Aquilani comes on to replace Pizarro...
    • 70' Twenty minutes left, and still Juve lead by a goal to nothing.
    • 68' Claudio Ranieri makes a change... Sissoko on for Trezeguet...
    • 66' Roma just can't seem to break through the Juve defence tonight....
    • 65' Mancini plays in the onrushing Tonetto... but he falls to the ground a little too easily and the move breaks down...
    • 62' Giuly nearly makes an instant impact! He volleys a deep cross right back across the face of the Juve goal... but Totti's inches away from 62'it and the ball runs out of play!
    • 60' Mexes! Oooh! The Frenchman's header goes wide of the mark!
    • 59' Roma boss Luciano Spalletti makes a change... Giuly on for Taddei...
    • 57' Taddei exucutes a lovely turn, but Totti's return pass doesn't reach its intended target...
    • 55' Chiellini into the book for persistent fouling on Ferrari as they wait for the corner to come over...
    • 55' Chance for Ferrari! He fires a header from a corner just wide of the upright! In fact, it must have taken a touch off a Juve player, beacuase it's another corner to Roma...
    • 53' Strong run from the back from Zebina results in a Juve corner... but Doni is fouled as it comes across and Roma are given a free kick.
    • 52' Totti's been a peripheral figure so far today... and that's probably why Roma are a little subdued.
    • 50' Roma have it all to do this half... but they're more than capable of getting something from this game...
    • 46' No changes to tell you about at half time...
    • 46' Back underway in Turin!
    • 45'+3 And there goes the half time whistle, just as the action was hotting up! Nevermind, let's hope for more of the same in the second period!
    • 45'+2 Right down to the other end and Roma hit the post! In fact it's Legrottaglie who slides in to clear a cross, only to succeed in knocking the ball past Buffon and onto the upright!
    • 45' GOAL! Del Piero blasts Juve into the lead with an absolute blockbuster into the top right hand corner! He strikes it so sweetly, Doni really can't do much about it! He's nearly broken the back of the net there! Juve one up!
    • 44' Here comes Nedved... Mexes trips him right on the edge of the box, and this could be dangerous... Del Piero will want this one...
    • 41' It's all a bit niggly at the moment and the ref's whistle is being blown at regular intervals...
    • 38' The corner is cleared by Legrottaglie... Ferrari's attempted headed clearance at the other end doesn't go very far... Del Piero tees up Iaquinta for a superb scissors kick! Tipped round the post by Doni! Great action!
    • 36' Tonetto sticks in a dangerous ball... it's not really dealt with by the Juve defence... and Roma win a corner!
    • 31' The first corner isn't dealt with by the Roma defence, but the second is headed clear at the near post...
    • 30' Super one-two from Zedved and Molinaro, who wins a corner for Juve off Cassetti!
    • 29' Real chance for Del Piero! He gets on the end of a Zanetti cross and from a standing position heads goalwards! But it's straight at Doni, who gratefully claims the ball!
    • 26' There's just a hint of discontent in the crowd now as another Juve attack breaks down without an end result.
    • 23' Camoranesi lets fly from distance... but the Argentine doesn't catch it well at all and the ball is dragged wide of the mark.
    • 21' Nedved swings it in... but it's straight into the arms of Doni...
    • 20' Taddei's all over Nedved here! And that'll be a Juve free kick, 25 yards out. Danger looms for Roma...
    • 18' Real chance for Roma! Mancini's shot is deflected off Totti... Buffon's completely stumped! But the ball doesn't have the legs to make it to goal and the ball is hacked clear by Chiellini!
    • 15' Roma are just beginning to assert themselves on the game now... Tonetto pings in a cross from the byline that Buffon has to parry away to safety!
    • 12' Lovely footwork from Totti nearly leads to Mancini getting a clear sight of goal... no dice this time though...
    • 8' Roma are yet to get going... they've been on the back foot for the opening exchanges.
    • 6' Molinaro seeks out the head of Trezeguet with an angled cross... Mexes is there to head away for Roma...
    • 4' Juve win an early corner... Nedved takes it... towards Iaquinta! But the gangly striker can't get his head to it and Roma clear their lines!
    • 3' But Juve are just as hungry for points in their chase for an automatic Champions League spot.
    • 2' Roma must win to realistically have any chance of catching up Inter at the top of the table... they moved 11 clear with victory over Livorno earlier.
    • 1' Underway in Turin!
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of tonight's big game from the Stadio Olimpico in Turin! It's third-placed Juventus against Roma, who occupy second. There's sure to be fireworks, so join us at 19:30 GMT for all the action!

  • Team Stats

    Juventus Stats Roma
    43% Possession 56%
    10 Shots 14
    3 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 2
    6 Corners 12
    25 Fouls 26
    3 Offsides 4
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    25 Tackles 25
    229 Accurate passes 328
    64 Bad passes 75

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Juventus
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Gianluigi Buffon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
      33 Nicola Legrottaglie 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 15 0 2
      28 Christian Molinaro 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 28 18 6
      5 Jonathan Zebina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
      3 Giorgio Chiellini 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 17 8 3
      6 Cristiano Zanetti 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 34 6 1
      8 Mauro German Camoranesi 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 15 2 0
      11 Pavel Nedved 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 38 12 6
      17 David Trezeguet 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0
      9 Vincenzo Iaquinta 0 1 1 5 5 1 0 11 2 2
      10 Alessandro Del Piero 1 3 2 4 8 0 0 22 9 4
      30 Tiago Mendes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Antonio Nocerino 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0
      7 Hasan Salihamidzic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Mohamed Sissoko 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 1
      20 Raffaele Palladino 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
      21 Zdenek Grygera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Emanuele Belardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Roma
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Alexander Doni 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
      5 Philippe Mexes 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 28 3 3
      77 Marco Cassetti 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 31 1 3
      22 Max Tonetto 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 43 23 3
      21 Matteo Ferrari 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 2 2
      20 Simone Perrotta 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 20 3 1
      16 Daniele De Rossi 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 44 13 3
      7 David Pizarro 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 44 12 2
      11 Rodrigo Taddei 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 16 0 3
      30 Alessandro Mancini 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 35 9 2
      10 Francesco Totti 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 11 3 0
      18 Mauro Esposito 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0
      8 Alberto Aquilani 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13 4 2
      33 Matteo Brighi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Cicero João de Cézare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Carlo Zotti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Christian Panucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Ludovic Giuly 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 1 1

  • Summary

    • 76' Oooh! What an effort from De Rossi! He hits a free kick from fully 35 yards out and forces Buffon into an acrobatic save to keep it out of the top corner!
    • 60' Mexes! Oooh! The Frenchman's header goes wide of the mark!
    • 45'+2 Right down to the other end and Roma hit the post! In fact it's Legrottaglie who slides in to clear a cross, only to succeed in knocking the ball past Buffon and onto the upright!
    • 45' GOAL! Del Piero blasts Juve into the lead with an absolute blockbuster into the top right hand corner! He strikes it so sweetly, Doni really can't do much about it! He's nearly broken the back of the net there! Juve one up!
    • 38' The corner is cleared by Legrottaglie... Ferrari's attempted headed clearance at the other end doesn't go very far... Del Piero tees up Iaquinta for a superb scissors kick! Tipped round the post by Doni! Great action!
    • 29' Real chance for Del Piero! He gets on the end of a Zanetti cross and from a standing position heads goalwards! But it's straight at Doni, who gratefully claims the ball!
    • 18' Real chance for Roma! Mancini's shot is deflected off Totti... Buffon's completely stumped! But the ball doesn't have the legs to make it to goal and the ball is hacked clear by Chiellini!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Sig. Saccani

  • Juventus

    Captain: 10. Alessandro Del Piero

    On the Field

    • Buffon
    • Zebina
    • Legrottaglie
    • Chiellini Yellow Card
    • Molinaro
    • Camoranesi Substitution Out (48′)
    • Nedved Substitution Out (81′)
    • Zanetti
    • Trezeguet Substitution Out (67′)
    • Del Piero Goal
    • Iaquinta

    Subs

    • 7. Salihamidzic
    • 12. Belardi
    • 2. Stendardo
    • 30. Tiago
    • Sissoko Substitution In (67′)
    • 20. Palladino Substitution In (81′)
    • 23. Nocerino Substitution In (47′) Yellow Card

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Roma

    Captain: 10. Francesco Totti

    On the Field

    • Doni
    • Cassetti
    • Ferrari
    • Mexès Yellow Card
    • Tonetto
    • De Rossi
    • Pizarro Substitution Out (72′)
    • Taddei Substitution Out (60′)
    • Perrotta Substitution Out (83′)
    • Mancini Yellow Card
    • Totti

    Subs

    • 14. Giuly Substitution In (60′)
    • 2. Panucci
    • 9. Vucinic
    • 33. Brighi
    • 8. Aquilani Substitution In (72′)
    • 4. Juan
    • 1. Curci
    • 3. Cicinho

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None