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Juventus

  • Del Piero 34’

Siena

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Juventus
    • Siena
    • 90+3 And that is the final whistle, Juve win thanks to Del Piero's superb first-half free-kick! Thanks for joining us for that match, we'll be back with more Serie A action as Milan face Roma at 19:30. Yes, it's a potential debut for new Milan signing David Beckham.
    • 90+2 Three minutes of additional time being played. Juve win another free-kick, right in the left corner this time. Del Piero plays it right to the edge of the D where Nedved picks it up and goes wide to Grygera as Juve try to keep the ball moving and near the Siena box.
    • 90' Manninger plucks another high ball out of the sky and launches a long throw that sets Amauri off down the left, he wins a free-kick near the corner and Juve will surely wind the clock down now.
    • 89' Ghezzal comes forward and he has a crack from the edge of the box but straight down Manninger's throat.
    • 87' Nedvev gets in on the left but his cross-shot is deflected up in the air and it loops into Manitta's arms.
    • 85' JUVE SUB: Poulsen makes his return from injury to replace Marchisio.
    • 83' The corner is swung into the box and first Frick and then Packer have half-chances but Juve scramble it clear! Juve hanging on here.
    • 82' The ball drops to Ghezzal on the edge of the box and he fires in a low drive that Manninger fumbles behind for a corner! It was a decent effort and initially a smart low save but he almost made a mess of that!
    • 81' Poor, poor delivery from Del Piero, who aims for the one part of the box free of Bianconeri shirts. Jarolim has time and support to launch a counter... Manninger comes out to claim Kharja's cross.
    • 80' Zanetti wins a free-kick in the right corner which Del Piero will take...
    • 79' JUVE SUB: De Ceglie on for Marchionni.
    • 78' Amauri is starting to play rather well, winning a free-kick after taking the ball on his chest in mid-air.
    • 75' Nedved fires a harmless shot into the arms of Manitta from seven yards but the flag had already been raised, hence the tameness of the finish.
    • 73' Amauri chases a high, hopeful ball from the back, he takes it on his chest and clips a delightful ball wide to DEL PIERO ON THE LEFT WHO IS IN BUT HE THRASHES THE FINISH INTO THE SIDE NETTING! Great centre-forward play by Amauri.
    • 70' Galloppa and Grygera are on their backs after a spectacular aerial collision. They get up in the end though.
    • 65' Frick almost gets in behind again but his first touch is poor and the flag was up anyway.
    • 60' Frick almost gets in behind the Juve defence but Manninger flies out to claim at his feet.
    • 57' Del Piero plays Amauri in with a superb through ball and he's one-on-one but the flag is up for offside! Terrible decision, he was level and it was obvious.
    • 56' Amauri almost gets played in but he can't get hold of the shot and the ball spins harmlessly wide.
    • 55' Marchisio now has a crack but it goes well wide from distance.
    • 53' Brandao almost gets in but good defending from Legrottaglie.
    • 51' Great skill by Amauri sees him skip by a couple of players but then he is crowded out. Marchionni finally gets a cross in from a tough angle but it is straight at Manninger.
    • 50' Handball 25 yards out sees Juve earn a free-kick in Del Piero country. The dead ball master though can't find the target though as his effort sails over.
    • 48' Siena on the back foot in the early stages of this half as Juve look to get that second which you feel would clinch things. The visitors have managed to defend a few crosses.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 A free-kick for Siena is swung into the box but headed well over after three Juve defenders meet Ghezzal in the six-yard box. Half-time is called, Juve lead 1-0.
    • 44' One minute of added time to be played at the end of the first half.
    • 42' Marchisio tries a long-range effort but it bobbles harmlessly into the Siena keeper's arms.
    • 40' Juventus are in control now, with Siena barely leaving their own half. This is a pretty poor response to conceding and coach Marco Giampaolo will have his work cut out for him at half time.
    • 38' A bit of a delay before Nedved takes the corner, but it's poor, to the edge of the box with no-one there and Siena clear.
    • 37' Del Piero plays a cute ball wide left to Nedved who crosses looking for Amauri at the near post but it's blocked behind for a corner.
    • 35' Well that strike has stunned Siena, who look a bit shell-shocked and are struggling to string two passes together. They had been doing rather well until that point.
    • 33' So, Del Piero with the free-kick... AND HE SENDS A BRILLIANT CURLER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GOAL! YOU BEAUTY!! Cracking strike from Del Piero, in off the inside of the post too. Manitta got across but he powerless to stop that, the pace was too much for him. 1-0.
    • 32' Poor tackle into the back of Nedved by Jarolim, free-kick to Juve around 28 yards out... Del Piero will take this...
    • 30' Ghezzal goes on a run down the left but he doesn't seem to like using his left foot and tries a cross with the outside of his right that is easy for Manninger.
    • 27' The ball plays a couple of weird tricks, firstly bouncing three times on the touchline yet not going out of play and secondly spinning into the far right corner and slowing down to a standstill while still turning after a Juve player mis-directed a pass.
    • 25' Another good chance for Kharja after Del Grosso whipped in a low ball from the left, but the Morocco playmaker can only poke the low finish just wide of the near post!
    • 23' Siena come forward with Ghezzal almost getting on the end of a Del Grosso cross but Grygera blocks. A goal kick is given though, which perplexes Ghezzal somewhat.
    • 20' A better delivery this time from Marchionni but it's headed clear before Amauri can pounce.
    • 19' Juve win a free-kick on the right which Marchionni will take again...
    • 17' Codrea is booked for a foul on Sissoko.
    • 16' Mistake by the Juve defence and Kharja is in! he's free on the left but instead of shooting he cuts it back and Calaio can't shoot and the follow-up from Del Grosso is blocked by Grygera and that hit an arm! Del Grosso is furious but no penalty!
    • 14' Free-kick to Juve on the right which Marchionni will swing in but it's again too close to Manitta who claims.
    • 12' A decent spell of pressure for Siena but they can't create a meaningful opportunity to match the possession.
    • 8' Juventus go close again with the ball bobbling around in the area but Marchionni hammers a snap-shot well over from the edge of the box.
    • 6' Molinaro on the overlap with Nedved and he digs out a high cross but good positioning by Manitta, who claims easily.
    • 5' Kharja almost gets in again but Marchisio intercepts.
    • 4' Kharja races on to a loose ball, he heads it towards the box and has a shooting opportunity in the left-hand corner of the area but drags a low drive wide of the far post! He took the right decision in aiming low and right but the execution was off.
    • 3' Marchionni again causes problems on the right with a teasing centre that Marchiso almost pokes on goal, it's up in the air and palmed away by Manitta and Nedved now has it on the left but he's closed down quickly and the danger is over.
    • 2' Manitta gets an early touch in the Siena goal after a cross from Marchionni bypasses Amauri.
    • 1' The first half is underway!
    • - Hello and welcome to today's Serie A coverage with Juventus able to close the gap on leaders Internazionale to four points if they beat Siena at home: LIVE from 14:00 UK time!

  • Team Stats

    Juventus Stats Siena
    54% Possession 45%
    7 Shots 11
    3 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 1
    4 Corners 2
    16 Fouls 11
    6 Offsides 13
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    17 Tackles 17
    307 Accurate passes 250
    77 Bad passes 44

  • 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 8 1 0
      4 Olof Mellberg 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 28 1 1
      28 Christian Molinaro 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 35 19 1
      21 Zdenek Grygera 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 38 0 1
      33 Nicola Legrottaglie 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 19 6 3
      19 Claudio Marchisio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 10 4
      22 Mohamed Sissoko 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 23 3 3
      32 Marco Marchionni 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 29 3 2
      11 Pavel Nedved 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 35 18 1
      8 Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 17 4 1
      10 Alessandro Del Piero 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 30 10 0
      18 Christian Poulsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Simone Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Antonio Chimenti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      41 Lorenzo Ariaudo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Cristiano Zanetti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2 0
      29 Paolo De Ceglie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      20 Sebastian Giovinco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Siena
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      46 Emanuele Manitta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0
      19 Lorenzo Del Prete 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0 3
      30 Cristiano Del Grosso 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 8 4
      15 Jardim Gonçalo Brandão 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 1 4
      90 Daniele Portanova 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 1 1
      5 Paul Codrea 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 3 2
      23 Lukas Jarolim 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 31 0 2
      10 Houssine Kharja 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 30 9 0
      14 Daniele Galloppa 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 18 12 1
      18 Abdel Kader Ghezzal 0 5 2 3 4 4 0 17 7 0
      11 Emanuele Calaiò 0 2 0 2 1 3 0 8 0 0
      7 Mario Frick 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 1 0
      2 Juan Camilo Zuñiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      6 Ahmed Apimah Barusso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Andrea Rossi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Douglas Packer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      16 Cosmin Moti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 83' The corner is swung into the box and first Frick and then Packer have half-chances but Juve scramble it clear! Juve hanging on here.
    • 82' The ball drops to Ghezzal on the edge of the box and he fires in a low drive that Manninger fumbles behind for a corner! It was a decent effort and initially a smart low save but he almost made a mess of that!
    • 73' Amauri chases a high, hopeful ball from the back, he takes it on his chest and clips a delightful ball wide to DEL PIERO ON THE LEFT WHO IS IN BUT HE THRASHES THE FINISH INTO THE SIDE NETTING! Great centre-forward play by Amauri.
    • 33' So, Del Piero with the free-kick... AND HE SENDS A BRILLIANT CURLER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GOAL! YOU BEAUTY!! Cracking strike from Del Piero, in off the inside of the post too. Manitta got across but he powerless to stop that, the pace was too much for him. 1-0.
    • 25' Another good chance for Kharja after Del Grosso whipped in a low ball from the left, but the Morocco playmaker can only poke the low finish just wide of the near post!
    • 16' Mistake by the Juve defence and Kharja is in! he's free on the left but instead of shooting he cuts it back and Calaio can't shoot and the follow-up from Del Grosso is blocked by Grygera and that hit an arm! Del Grosso is furious but no penalty!
    • 4' Kharja races on to a loose ball, he heads it towards the box and has a shooting opportunity in the left-hand corner of the area but drags a low drive wide of the far post! He took the right decision in aiming low and right but the execution was off.
    • - Hello and welcome to today's Serie A coverage with Juventus able to close the gap on leaders Internazionale to four points if they beat Siena at home: LIVE from 14:00 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: A Russo

  • Juventus

    Manager: Claudio Ranieri

    Captain: 10. Alessandro Del Piero

    Starting line-up

    • A. Manninger
    • Z. Grygera Yellow Card
    • N. Legrottaglie
    • O. Mellberg
    • C. Molinaro
    • M. Marchionni Substitution Out (78′)
    • M. Sissoko Substitution Out (65′)
    • C. Marchisio Substitution Out (85′)
    • P. Nedved
    • C. Amauri
    • A. Del Piero Goal

    Subs

    • 12. A. Chimenti
    • 6. C. Zanetti Substitution In65′
    • 18. C. Poulsen Substitution In85′
    • 30. M. Tiago
    • 29. P. De Ceglie Substitution In78′
    • 20. S. Giovinco

    Injured

    • 17. D. Trezeguet
    • 7. H. Salihamidzic
    • 5. J. Zebina
    • 16. M. Camoranesi
    • 9. V. Iaquinta
    • 19. D. Knezevic

    Suspended

    None

  • Siena

    Manager: Marco Giampaolo

    Captain: 90. Daniele Portanova

    Starting line-up

    • E. Manitta
    • L. Del Prete
    • D. Portanova
    • G. Brandao
    • C. Del Grosso
    • P. Codrea Yellow Card
    • L. Jarolim
    • .. Galloppa
    • H. Kharja
    • A. Ghezzal
    • E. Calaiò Substitution Out (59′)

    Subs

    • 1. D. Eleftheropoulos
    • 7. M. Frick Substitution In59′
    • 20. D. Ficagna
    • 55. M. Coppola
    • 16. C. Moti
    • 6. A. Barusso
    • 17. F. Forestieri

    Injured

    • 8. S. Vergassola
    • 24. N. Belmonte
    • 13. .. Rossettini

    Suspended

    • 85. G. Curci