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Juventus

  • Amauri 16’

Catania

  • Plasmati 68’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Juventus
    • Catania
    • 90+5 That's it. Full-time at the Stadio Olimpico. An excellent point for high-flying Catania, and a disappointing point for Juventus, who had their chances but couldn't take them.
    • 90+3 Another superb opportunity to win the game. Salihamidzic's glancing header lands at the feet of Bizarri. A yard either side and it would be 3 points for Juve...
    • 90+3 Del Piero fires in another free-kick which hits the wall. It's just not his night.
    • 90+2 It's another free-kick just outside the Catania area and a yellow card for Silvestre after he clatters into Amauri with a late, late challenge.
    • 90 It's a remarkable 5 minutes of added time.
    • 89 Nedved strikes from just outside the area, but his low effort dribbles wide.
    • 88 It's nearly all over. Can Juventus get the goal they deserve? Or will Catania hold out?
    • 86 Nedved's first contribution is a foul on Ledesma. Marvellous. From the bench, Giovinco waves at the adoring fans.
    • 85 And another....Juve make the switch as the excellent Giovinco comes OFF and Nedved comes ON.
    • 85 Catania substitution: Martinez OFF, Baiocco ON. Zenga is subbing a sub. Controversial. Martinez does not look happy about it.
    • 84 Juventus subsitutition: Marchisio OFF, Tiago ON.
    • 81 Sub Tiago has joined the warm-up crew. Ranieri wanted to offload Tiago in the summer but the Portuguese refused to move.
    • 80 It's Del Piero with the free kick again, which he whacks straight at the wall. The super-striker has left his superboots at home tonight...
    • 79 Another Juventus free-kick on the edge of the area - and this one looks harsh. Izco is punished for a non-challenge just inside the D.
    • 77 Juve come close AGAIN! It's Keystone Cops defending by Catania as the ball bounces around and is frantically cleared before it can land at Del Piero's feet. Juve are pounding forward.
    • 77 Amauri should have scoerd. He surges into the area, right into the six-yard box, only to shoot straight at the keeper from a tight angle.
    • 75 A rare Catania corner is easily cleared by the first defender.
    • 74 Giovinco goes down with cramp but he's soon back on his feet. Juve fans have really taken to him and are giving the number 20 rapturous cheers every time he touches the ball.
    • 73 So close again! Del Piero misfires after that man Giovinco works wonders yet again on the left flank. It's all Juve now, and hats off to keeper Bizarri for keeping the ball out when Del Piero struck.
    • 71 So nearly 2-1! Giovinco whips in another wonderful cross into the area and Amauri's header thwacks the crossbar. Juve were just a couple of inches from taking the lead there. A superb response by the home side.
    • 70 Juve's defenders looked shellshocked after that goal - and understandably so. They've been solid all night but that was a howler.
    • 69 Ranieri responds with an immediate substitution. Marchionni OFF, Salihamidzic ON.
    • 68 CATANIA SCORE! 1-1! There was the moment of luck they needed! And it's substitute PLASMATI, with his first significant touch of the ball. Jvue fail to clear a cross into the area and Plasmati is there, unmarked, to head comfortably in from six yards out. A soft goal for Juve to concede.
    • 67 More fouls, more interruptions to the game's rhythm, which is hardly speedy at the best of times.
    • 65 Walter Zenga's subs, Plasmati and Martinez, have barely touched the ball since coming on. It's going to take something special - or a change of tactics - for Catania to get back into this. They're just not creating any chances.
    • 61 Beautiful turn by Giovinco, who picks up a return pass moments later inside the area. After a superb first touch, he turns and shoots straight at Bizarri from a few yards out. This guy is on fire!
    • 60 Catania substitution. Morimoto OFF, Martinez ON.
    • 59 A decent cross into the box by Giacomo Tedesco, but absolutely nothing comes of it. Rather sums up Catania's night so far. Promising, but failing to deliver.
    • 57 It's getting very scrappy. Lots of niggling fouls and not a great deal of football being played at the moment.
    • 54 Credit ought to be given to Juve's defence, who are enjoying a solid night so far. Catania's frequent forays into the Juve half are being frustrated by some strong defending from all the Juve rearguard.
    • 53 Juve sub Pavel Nedved is warming up.
    • 51 SO CLOSE! That really should have been 2-0 to Juventus. Del Piero scuffs his effort from six yards out and it dribbles out for a goalkick.
    • 49 Del Piero takes the free-kick. The ball slides beneath the jumping defenders in the wall and deflects out for a corner.
    • 48 There goes Giovinco again. A superb run from the left flank into the centre. Just as he's about to enter the area, Ledesma hacks him down and Juve win a free-kick in a really useful spot.
    • 48 A wayward, wild long-range effort from Giovinco. This one ends up somewhere in the stands.
    • 47 One of the linesmen's flags has broken. Out comes the sticky-tape.
    • 46 Half-time substitution to report for Catania. Cristian Llama is OFF, Gianvito Plasmati is ON.
    • 46 Catania kick off and the second half is underway.
    • 45 Half-time at the Stadio Olimpico, with no added time played. Juve will be delighted that they had one great chance and took it. Catania, on the other hand, will need to turn their positive play and superior possession into more dangerous attacks if they're to come back into this game.
    • 42 Long-range, left-footed strike by Giovinco, the undisputed man of the half. Bizarri dives and saves comfortably, though.
    • 40 It's more like 30 yards out. In any case, the effort by Llama is well wide of Manninger's goal.
    • 39 Free-kick to Catania some 25 yards out after Giovinco clumsily fouls Pablo Ledesma.
    • 37 Marichionni delivers a cross-cum-shot from the right that looks like it's dipping awkwardly but ends up being an easy catch for the Catania keeper.
    • 36 And right on cue - a great long-range effort from Silvestre. Manninger dives to palm the ball away for a corner. That was very close. An excellent strike!
    • 34 Apart from the goal, there have been no clear-cut chances. It's a fairly slow game, too. A Catania goal would really liven things up here.
    • 33 Another silly, cynical foul by Catania. This time it's Cristian Poulsen who is charged out of the way. The free-kicks keep on coming...
    • 33 Claudio Ranieri is looking his usual glum self, but he is sporting a remarkable fashionista black-and-white tie.
    • 32 Amauri is back on, Juve are back to 11 players and they're defending a Catania corner. It comes to absolutely nothing.
    • 31 Amauri is off the pitch getting some treatment after a clash of heads with Silvestre.
    • 30 Del Piero goes from fouled to fouler as he bundles into the lanky Cristian Silvestri - not to be confused with Matias Silvestre, who also plays for Catania but isn't lanky at all.
    • 29 In the event, it's feeble and hits the wall. A waste of a great opportunity.
    • 29 Del Piero himself is to take the kick. He looks well up for it.
    • 28 Another great run - this time by Del Piero - and another late challenge just as he gets to the edge of the area. A dangerous free-kick is on its way.
    • 27 Six fouls committed by each side so far. There's definitely a bit of bite in most the challenges at the Stadio Olimpico tonight.
    • 24 Giovinco is asked to re-take the free kick, although nobody seems to know why. His second effort is cleared easily.
    • 24 Another decent free-kick from Giovinco - this one goes straight through the crowd of players and is an easy catch for Bizzarri.
    • 23 Giovinco is ripped down cynically by Izco and wins a free-kick on the left wing.
    • 22 Catania's Japanese star Takayuki Morimoto is finding space down the right but his final ball leaves a lot to be desired.
    • 22 Now Juve are getting into their groove, with some delightful cross-field passes. The crowd is loving it.
    • 20 Giovinco looks dangerous every time he get the ball. He has pace and great close control of the ball, and the Italian may yet make an impact on the result here.
    • 18 Catania aren't taking this lying down. They're cracking straight on with a comeback - but they still can't quite deliver the killer pass or strike to really test reserve Juve keeper Alex Manninger.
    • 16 GOAL! JUVE! AMAURI! The lively Giovinco crosses brilliantly from the left flank and Brazilian Amauri heads superbly from a few yards out. Catania keeper Bizzarri dives to his right but can do little to stop that one. 1-0 to Juve.
    • 15 Terlizzi weaves his way into the right of the Juve penalty area but he can't finish with a shot on goal.
    • 14 A decent Catania cross into the box and a powerful header out by Grygera. Catania have made more inroads than Juve so far, but neither team has come close to scoring...
    • 12 Superb skill from Giovinco, who once again dribbles his way around a pair of Catania defenders. His pass forward goes awry but he's already threatening the visitors.
    • 11 A subdued start from the home team, who were definite favourites for the win going into this fixture. Catania have by no means overwhelmed by the hosts.
    • 10 Catania are certainly not playing the defensive game here. They're going forward with some conviction, but lacking the decisive final strike.
    • 9 Gigi Buffon, who is out with injury, looks on from the stands with a lady in his arms.
    • 7 Youngster Giovinco looks lively for Juventus. He soars forward towards the penalty area before firing wide. Catania coach Walter Zenga is furious with his defence.
    • 5 Great chance to break the deadlock! Matias Silvestre, the Argentinian, goes close for Catania from six yards as he volleys from the corner. It's well over the bar and he knows he should have done better.
    • 4 Early corner for Catania as Zdenek Grygera clears a cross.
    • 3 Juve are enjoying more of the ball so far, but no decent attack yet...
    • 1 Alessandro Del Piero, who missed out on Sunday afternoon's game against Cagliari, starts for Juve.
    • 1 And we're off at the Stadio Olimpico. Juve kick off.
    • -- Juve are sitting in second spot just behind Jose Mourinho's Inter. Catania, coached by former Italian national keeper Walter Zenga are exceeding expectations in fifth place with six points.
    • -- Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary of the Serie A clash between Claudio Ranieri's Juventus and Catania. Kick-off is at 7.30pm. Join us then.

  • Team Stats

    Juventus Stats Catania
    55% Possession 44%
    22 Shots 8
    9 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 6
    5 Corners 3
    30 Fouls 16
    3 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    34 Tackles 26
    274 Accurate passes 202
    55 Bad passes 35

  • 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
      13 Alexander Manninger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 0
      3 Giorgio Chiellini 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 8 6
      29 Paolo De Ceglie 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26 15 6
      21 Zdenek Grygera 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 0 3
      33 Nicola Legrottaglie 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 28 0 5
      19 Claudio Marchisio 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 26 9 3
      18 Christian Poulsen 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 44 2 2
      20 Sebastian Giovinco 0 4 3 1 4 0 1 16 8 3
      32 Marco Marchionni 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 23 0 3
      10 Alessandro Del Piero 0 8 1 4 4 2 0 18 6 0
      8 Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri 1 4 2 0 6 1 0 12 3 1
      11 Pavel Nedved 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
      15 Dario Knezevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Vincenzo Iaquinta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Albin Ekdal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Tiago Mendes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1
      7 Hasan Salihamidzic 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      12 Antonio Chimenti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Catania
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Albano Bizarri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      4 Matías Silvestre 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 23 0 6
      23 Christian Terlizzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 3
      21 Cristian Silvestri 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 9 2
      2 Gennaro Sardo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 15 1 2
      13 Mariano Izco 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 10 1 2
      27 Marco Biagianti 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 22 5 1
      19 Giacomo Tedesco 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 26 4 3
      8 Pablo Ledesma 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 28 2 4
      11 Cristian Llama 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 0
      15 Takayuki Morimoto 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 1 1
      10 Nicolae Dica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Jorge Martinez 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 2
      12 Tomás Kosicky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Rocco Sabato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Davide Baiocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      6 Lorenzo Stovini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Gianvito Plasmati 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 7 3 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3 Another superb opportunity to win the game. Salihamidzic's glancing header lands at the feet of Bizarri. A yard either side and it would be 3 points for Juve...
    • 89 Nedved strikes from just outside the area, but his low effort dribbles wide.
    • 77 Juve come close AGAIN! It's Keystone Cops defending by Catania as the ball bounces around and is frantically cleared before it can land at Del Piero's feet. Juve are pounding forward.
    • 77 Amauri should have scoerd. He surges into the area, right into the six-yard box, only to shoot straight at the keeper from a tight angle.
    • 73 So close again! Del Piero misfires after that man Giovinco works wonders yet again on the left flank. It's all Juve now, and hats off to keeper Bizarri for keeping the ball out when Del Piero struck.
    • 71 So nearly 2-1! Giovinco whips in another wonderful cross into the area and Amauri's header thwacks the crossbar. Juve were just a couple of inches from taking the lead there. A superb response by the home side.
    • 68 CATANIA SCORE! 1-1! There was the moment of luck they needed! And it's substitute PLASMATI, with his first significant touch of the ball. Jvue fail to clear a cross into the area and Plasmati is there, unmarked, to head comfortably in from six yards out. A soft goal for Juve to concede.
    • 61 Beautiful turn by Giovinco, who picks up a return pass moments later inside the area. After a superb first touch, he turns and shoots straight at Bizarri from a few yards out. This guy is on fire!
    • 51 SO CLOSE! That really should have been 2-0 to Juventus. Del Piero scuffs his effort from six yards out and it dribbles out for a goalkick.
    • 49 Del Piero takes the free-kick. The ball slides beneath the jumping defenders in the wall and deflects out for a corner.
    • 48 There goes Giovinco again. A superb run from the left flank into the centre. Just as he's about to enter the area, Ledesma hacks him down and Juve win a free-kick in a really useful spot.
    • 42 Long-range, left-footed strike by Giovinco, the undisputed man of the half. Bizarri dives and saves comfortably, though.
    • 36 And right on cue - a great long-range effort from Silvestre. Manninger dives to palm the ball away for a corner. That was very close. An excellent strike!
    • 28 Another great run - this time by Del Piero - and another late challenge just as he gets to the edge of the area. A dangerous free-kick is on its way.
    • 24 Another decent free-kick from Giovinco - this one goes straight through the crowd of players and is an easy catch for Bizzarri.
    • 16 GOAL! JUVE! AMAURI! The lively Giovinco crosses brilliantly from the left flank and Brazilian Amauri heads superbly from a few yards out. Catania keeper Bizzarri dives to his right but can do little to stop that one. 1-0 to Juve.
    • 7 Youngster Giovinco looks lively for Juventus. He soars forward towards the penalty area before firing wide. Catania coach Walter Zenga is furious with his defence.
    • 5 Great chance to break the deadlock! Matias Silvestre, the Argentinian, goes close for Catania from six yards as he volleys from the corner. It's well over the bar and he knows he should have done better.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: B. Pierpaoli

  • Juventus

    Manager: Claudio Ranieri

    Captain: 11. Pavel Nedved

    Starting line-up

    • A. Manninger
    • Z. Grygera
    • N. Legrottaglie
    • G. Chiellini
    • P. De Ceglie
    • M. Marchionni Substitution Out (69′)
    • C. Marchisio Substitution Out (82′)
    • C. Poulsen
    • S. Giovinco Substitution Out (82′)
    • C. Amauri Goal
    • A. Del Piero

    Subs

    • 11. P. Nedved Substitution In82′
    • 4. O. Mellberg
    • 7. H. Salihamidzic Substitution In69′
    • 12. A. Chimenti
    • 9. V. Iaquinta
    • 30. M. Tiago Substitution In82′
    • 22. M. Sissoko
    • C. Molinaro
    • 19. D. Knezevic

    Injured

    • 17. D. Trezeguet
    • 1. G. Buffon
    • 6. C. Zanetti
    • 16. M. Camoranesi

    Suspended

    None

  • Catania

    Manager: Walter Zenga

    Captain: 17. Davide Baiocco

    Starting line-up

    • A. Bizzarri Yellow Card
    • G. Sardo
    • M. Silvestre Yellow Card
    • C. Terlizzi
    • C. Silvestri
    • P. Ledesma Yellow Card
    • M. Izco
    • E. Llama Substitution Out (45′)
    • G. Tedesco
    • M. Biagianti
    • T. Morimoto Substitution Out (60′)

    Subs

    • 6. L. Stovini
    • 17. D. Baiocco Substitution In82′
    • 7. G. Mascara
    • 3. R. Sabato
    • 9. M. Paolucci
    • 16. G. Plasmati Substitution In45′ Goal
    • 25. J. Martinez Substitution In60′ Substitution Out82′
    • 12. K. Tomas

    Injured

    • 24. G. Spinesi

    Suspended

    None

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