Gianluigi Buffon explained how Ciro Ferrara prepared Juventus for this match and discussed his violent reaction to Thiago Motta.
“The week was very relaxed and the Coach did very well to keep us calm and give us more confidence, which is what we absolutely needed,” said the goalkeeper.
The 2-1 win over Inter put them right back in the Scudetto race and is a notorious grudge match, but seemed relatively calm until the closing stages.
When Felipe Melo received a second yellow card for lashing out at Mario Balotelli – who made the most of it – a brawl erupted that saw three men drag Buffon away from Thiago Motta.
“It was a tough game, but apart from the last five minutes there was no problem,” said the World Cup winner.
“These things happen, the tempers can get frayed in a match situation and it ends there.”
Earlier in the game Buffon had shown great sportsmanship when telling a referee he had touched a wayward cross to put it out of play, reversing the original decision.
“It was a throw-in, hardly a massive deal. If it had been a goal I would’ve thought a bit more carefully!”
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