Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Juventus too strong for Djurgarden
Reuters
Djurgarden 1-4 Juventus
STOCKHOLM, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Juventus qualified for the Champions League beating Djurgarden 4-1 on Wednesday to seal a 6-3 aggregate win.
The Italians, finalists in 2003, had only managed a 2-2 draw after trailing at home a fortnight ago but they proved too strong for the Swedish champions with goals by Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and Pavel Nedved.
Playing aggressively from the start, Juventus captain Del Piero opened the scoring on 10 minutes when he volleyed home a Ruben Olivera from inside the box following a defensive mistake by Markus Karlsson.
Djurgarden equalised nine minutes later when midfielder Johan Arneng fired a long cross shot past keeper Gianluigi Buffon.
French striker David Trezeguet put Juventus back in front in the 34th minute and came very close to adding a second goal two minutes later but Djurgarden keeper Dembo Tourray saved the ball with his legs.
Czech Nedved, who missed the first leg through injury, extended Juventus's lead to 3-1 early in the second half from a free kick by Del Piero.
Djurgarden then seemed to run out of steam and Trezeguet added his second goal of the match with four minutes to play.