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    Juve expand transfer kitty

    Category: <b>General</b><br><br>Juventus today pledged an extra £71.6m to help reinforce the club when it returns to Serie A and confirmed Didier Deschamps at the helm. The Board of Directors voted for an increase in capital that was almost double the anticipated figure, so the side will...
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    Juventus 1-0 Treviso

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>[Sorry for the delay. Detailed match reports are sometimes hard to come by in Serie B. :( ] Juventus made up for their shock loss at Brescia by extending their lead at the top of Serie B by disposing of Treviso. A Raffaele Palladino goal in the 71st...
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    Martelli, a bewitched pitch: Brescia 3 - 1 Juventus

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>We really hope we won't have to be back to the Stadio Danilo Martelli. Two matches, two losses. After the 1-0 suffered with Mantova at their home pitch, Juventus also lost against Brescia, wich has clearly made a good choice, opting for a neutral pitch. The...
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    Mission complete in Modena (Modena 0 - 1 Juve)

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>The Bianconeri arrived in Modena looking to take back top spot and lo and behold, they head back to Turin this evening with three precious points in the bag. Mission complete. The result came courtesy of a Centurioni own goal late in the second half...
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    Juventus - Crotone: 5-0

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>“Crotone be warned”. This was the message the Juventus camp made a point of sending this week as the team looked to compensate for the disappointing draw in Vicenza a week earlier. With a goal-fest in mind, Deschamps recalled Trezeguet and Camoranesi to the...
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    Vicenza - Juventus: 2-2

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>After the suspension of the championship following the tragic events in Catania, Juventus returned to action at Vicenza’s Stadio Menti hungry for three vital points. With the Bianconeri’s recent away form decidedly underwhelming, Didier Deschamps rang the...
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    SERIE A AND B SUSPENDED

    Category: <b>General</b><br><br>The Serie A and B Championships have been suspended after the death of a policeman in the Catania riots. FIGC President Luca Pancalli made the announcement this evening. “We will immediately set up a permanent round table commission to discuss the situation...
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    Spezia - Juventus: 1-1

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>The Bianconeri travelled to La Spezia in search of their third straight championship win and the albeit symbolic crown of ‘winter champions’. Deschamps made just one change to the side which dispatched Bari in the previous round, welcoming back Buffon...
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    Juventus - Bari: 4-2

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>The injury woes which have characterised the Bianconeri’s season so far looked to have reached a turning point as Deschamps’ men lined-up to face Bari at the Olimpico. The Frenchman welcomed back Giannichedda, Zanetti and Nedved to the starting eleven, while...
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    Juventus - Cesena: 2-1

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>The tragic loss of Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri will never be forgotten. One month on from that ill-fated December evening, the Bianconeri returned to the Olimpico for their rescheduled round 16 fixture with Cesena. The thoughts of all tonight were...
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    Mantova - Juventus: 1-0

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>The last time these two sides met was back in March 1972. The game finished 1-1 that day, and while Juventus went on to claim the title, Mantova were relegated to Serie B. Like the Bianconeri, the home side’s ambitions lie at the business end of the table...
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    Juventus-Arezzo: 2-2

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>Juventus returned to the Olimpico this evening for their final game of 2006. Under Deschamps the Bianconeri had enjoyed an 100% record at home this season, and with the winter break lying just around the corner, they were looking to avoid any slip ups. The...
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    Bologna - Juventus: 0-1

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>As a tribute to Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri, the two boys from the Berretti who tragically passed away last Friday, Juventus lined-up before kick-off in white shirts bearing their names. In his press conference on Thursday, Didier Deschamps had...
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    Juve in mourning postpone match

    Category: <b>General</b><br><br>Juventus’ match with Cesena has been postponed after two youth team players died in a tragic accident. The Serie B Week 16 game was set to kick off at 20.00 UK time, 21.00 in Italy, but was called off just minutes before the team was set to take to the field...
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    Juventus - Verona 1-0

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>Lying just a point off top spot in the 2006/07 Serie B championship, the Bianconeri came into this afternoon’s game looking to extend their unbeaten record with a seventh straight home win. Deschamps welcomed back Del Piero, Piccolo, Zebina and Zalayeta to...
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    Genoa - Juventus 1-1

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>A sell-out crowd was promised at the Marassi tonight for the eagerly anticipated promotion showdown between Genoa and Juventus. While the Rossoblù were looking to get their promising season back on course, a win tonight for the Bianconeri would see them...
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    Juventus - Lecce: 4-1

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>Lying just one point off joint-leaders Piacenza and Napoli, a win today against Lecce and favourable results elsewhere would see Juventus take top spot for the first time this season. With injuries and suspensions Didier Deschamps called upon the...
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    Albinoleffe - Juventus: 1-1

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>Juventus travelled to fortress Bergamo looking to extend their eleven game unbeaten run, but with an unblemished home record to defend Albinoleffe were not going to be intimidated by the flying Bianconeri. Although Deschamps’ men were just two points off the...
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    Juventus - Pescara 2-0

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>After taking home a point from Monday’s clash with Napoli at the San Paolo, the Bianconeri returned to the Olimpico this afternoon with victory in their sights. A win against Pescara would see Juventus overtake Rimini in the standings and Didier Deschamps...
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    Juventus - Brescia 2-0

    Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>The Stadio Olimpico was awash with black and white this afternoon as Juventus celebrated the anniversary of its foundation in style. After the special ceremony honouring the champions of the past, it was time for the action to begin. Deschamps recalled Del...