Cesena - Juventus 1-1
HALF-TIME INTERVAL
45' The referee blows his whistle for half-time
45' GOAL!!! Juventus equalise! Balzaretti floats a dangerous ball into the area. The Cesena defence fail to deal with it and Bojinov sneaks in, turns his marker and slips the ball into the far side of he goal. 1-1
45' Bojinov wins a corner out on the left
43' Nedved has a go from the short corner but his shot is deflected
43' Marchionni sends in a cross from the right, Balzaretti picks up the clearance and forces a corner with a menacing ball across goal
40' Juventus continue to pile on the pressure
39' Pellè returns to the fray
38' Pellè comes off worst in a challenge with Chiellini and leaves the field to receive treatment
35' Juve counter-attack. Nedved skips through into the Cesena half and plays a reverse pass to the chest of Trezeguet who brings the ball down and fires just wide. It wouldn't have counted though, the Frenchman was offside
31' Balzaretti launches another deep cross but the ball has too much pace on it and goes out for a goal-kick
31' Juventus are on the attack, battering away at the home defence
29' Balzaretti brings down Pestrin on the left and is booked by the referee
28' Nedved again tries the in-swinging free-kick but the ball is cleared once more
28' Bojinov fouled by Pestrin. Yellow card
27' Nedved swings a free-kick in from twenty five yards but the ball is cleared
25' Bojinov unleashes a fearsome half-volley from outside the box. The ball is too close to Turci who makes the save
23' GOAL! Balzaretti deflects a Pagliuca free-kick into his own net giving the home side a 1-0 lead
22' Balzaretti tries an inswinging cross with his left foot, Turci just beats Trezeguet to the ball
21' Biserni wins a corner for Cesena out on the right. Chiellini is first to the ball and clears for Juve
20' Nedved finds himself in space on the edge of the area and has a go with his right foot. The ball sails over the bar at pace
19' The two are fighting hard to gain control of the midfield
15' Cesena threaten. Lazzari dinks in a deep cross from the left with the outside of his boot. Papa Waigo races to meet it at the far post but his effort lacks control and sails wide and over the bar
12' Nedved to take. The ball is cleared but only as far as Zanetti who unleashes a low effort from the edge of the box. Just wide, goal-kick
11' Nedved to take a free-kick wide on the right. The ball swings in dangerously but Papa Waigo wins the header. Corner
11' Turci palms away Marchionni's set piece but Juve remain on the attack
10' Zanetti has a go from the edge of the box after a neat Nedved lay-off. Turci reaches down low to his right to make the save. Corner
9' Balzaretti blocks out Lazzari deep on the right and wins a goal-kick for the Bianconeri
8' Legrottaglie clears a dangerous cross from Papa Waigo
6' Nedved launches an exocet missile towards the top left hand corner with the outside of his boot. Turci scrambles accross to make the save. Corner
6' Bojinov is fouled thirty yards out on the right. Free-kick to Juve, Nedved to take
5' Another Cesena corner, Giannichedda emerges with the ball and launches a counter-attack. Marchionni shoots but the ball is blocked by the home defence. Corner
4' A Salvetti cross is deflected for a corner. Zanetti clears the resulting set piece
2' Juventus, playing in red, launch their first attack. Nedved flicks a header on to Trezeguet but the ball runs through to the Cesena keeper
1' Cesena kick-off
CESENA
Turci; Biserni, Ficagna, Vignati, Lauro; Pagliuca, Pestrin, Salvetti; Papa Waigo, Pellè, Lazzari
Subs: Sarti, Jidayi, Sacilotto, Bova, Bracaletti, Virdis, Piccoli
Coach: Castori
JUVENTUS
Buffon; Balzaretti, Kovac, LeGrottaglie, Chiellini; Marchionni, Zanetti, Giannichedda, Nedved; Trezeguet, Bojinov
Subs: Mirante, Birindelli, Paro, Camoranesi, Marchisio, Guzman, Del Piero
Coach: Deschamps
REFEREE: Bestini (Arezzo)
ASSISTANTS: Carretta (Padova), Nicoletti (Macerata)
4TH OFFICIAL: Tommasi (Bassano)