++ [ originally posted by Paolo_Montero ] ++
sad, isn't it?
sad, isn't it?
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Juventus FC v Internazionale Milan (17 Viewers)
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I think I've got used to it :undecide:
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Juve's squad for the match...
1 Gianluigi BUFFON
2 Ciro FERRARA
3 Alessio TACCHINARDI
4 Paolo MONTERO
5 Igor TUDOR
6 Salvatore FRESI
7 Gianluca PESSOTTO
8 Antonio CONTE
9 Marcelo SALAS
11 Pavel NEDVED
12 Antonio CHIMENTI
13 Mark IULIANO
14 Cristian ZENONI
15 Alessandro BIRINDELLI
16 Mauro CAMORANESI
17 David TREZEGUET
18 Marco DI VAIO
19 Gianluca ZAMBROTTA
21 Lilian THURAM
22 Landry BONNEFOI
25 Marcelo ZALAYETA
26 Edgar DAVIDS
1 Gianluigi BUFFON
2 Ciro FERRARA
3 Alessio TACCHINARDI
4 Paolo MONTERO
5 Igor TUDOR
6 Salvatore FRESI
7 Gianluca PESSOTTO
8 Antonio CONTE
9 Marcelo SALAS
11 Pavel NEDVED
12 Antonio CHIMENTI
13 Mark IULIANO
14 Cristian ZENONI
15 Alessandro BIRINDELLI
16 Mauro CAMORANESI
17 David TREZEGUET
18 Marco DI VAIO
19 Gianluca ZAMBROTTA
21 Lilian THURAM
22 Landry BONNEFOI
25 Marcelo ZALAYETA
26 Edgar DAVIDS
Hey Holden, I have the same feelings as you do bro. That game will be in my mind for a very long time. But I still have to support my team, because I don't want us to lose to Inter, the biggest losers of Italy!!!!
I just hope Lippi makes some changes in the positioning of the players for this game. He should give up on Tudor as a midfielder, and bring him back to defense. That mistake vs Manure
wouldn't have occured if he is solely utilized as a defender
I just hope Lippi makes some changes in the positioning of the players for this game. He should give up on Tudor as a midfielder, and bring him back to defense. That mistake vs Manure
wouldn't have occured if he is solely utilized as a defender
Serie A Preview: Juventus vs Inter Milan
BACKGROUND
Electric does not even begin to describe the atmosphere that will await the players at the Delle Alpi on Sunday when joint-leaders Juventus and Inter Milan lock horns for what promises to be an epic edition of the Derby d'Italia.
Sole-control of the Serie A going into the final third of the season is the reward up for grabs, though Inter especially will have plenty of added incentive going into Sunday's super showdown. A decade has past since Inter last won in Turin, five years have gone by since an infamous non-call by Piero Ceccarini - after Mark Iuliano had crudely brought down Ronaldo in the box - arguably cost the Nerazzurri the title, and it was just eight months ago that a cataclysmic collapse by Hector Cuper's side on the final day of last season handed Juventus the Scudetto.
Drama is as prevalent as sand in the Sahara whenever these two titans clash, the last time being no different as a last-gasp goal by Christian Vieri cancelled out what looked certain to be a 90th minute game-winner by Alessandro Del Piero, who unfortunately won't feature this time around due to injury.
Whether the quality of play will match the intensity is a matter of concern as both of these teams are coming off disappointing results in the Champions League. The fact that Inter (46) and Juve (41) represent the two highest scoring teams in Italy and that both have almost been perfect in their matches immediately following a European exertion suggests that this is set to be an absolute cracker, however.
FORMGUIDE
Juventus – last 6 matches (all comps): TWWLWL
It was only on Tuesday that the Bianconeri crumbled to a 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester United, though in fairness to Juventus the match wasn't as one-sided as the scoreline suggests. The visitors ruthlessly exploited three brutal errors while Juve were denied by the woodwork on more than one occasion. The month of February has otherwise been quite good to the Juventini, their only other defeat was actually seen as a moral victory as a squad that was decimated by the flu were unlucky not to have left Old Trafford with at least a point.
Inter – last 6 matches (all comps): WWLLWT
An injury-ravaged Inter side arguably did enough to deserve a win against Barcelona in midweek but the scoreless draw did not restore the confidence lost due to their humiliating 3-0 defeat at the Nou Camp. The San Siro side's domestic form has also been sketchy of late. A 2-1 defeat by Chievo earlier in the month was followed by an unconvincing victory over Piacenza last week, in which all three of Inter's goals were scored in an incredible three minute span.
LATEST TEAM NEWS & PROBABLE LINEUPS
Juventus: Former Inter coach Marcelo Lippi will only be missing two players ahead of this massive match, though one of them, Alex Del Piero, falls under the irreplaceable category. Iuliano will be inserted into the centre of defnese in place of the injured Ferrara, while Nedved, Camoranesi and Di Vaio will comprise a potentially explosive attacking trio directly behind Trezeguet.
Juventus: (4-2-3-1) Buffon; Thuram, Iuliano, Montero, Zambrotta; Tacchinardi, Davids; Camoranesi, Nedved, Di Vaio; Trezeguet
Inter: Hector Cuper will be thankful for the amazing depth of Inter's squad as Kallon, Morfeo and Dalmat have become just the latest additions to a power-packed disabled list which already boasted the likes of Crespo, Almeyda, Ventola and Emre. At least Recoba has shaken off a stomach virus in time to inject some much needed creativity behind Vieri and Batistuta.
Inter: (4-4-2) Toldo; J Zanetti, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Cordoba; Okan, C Zanetti, Di Biagio, Recoba; Batistuta, Vieri
LOOK OUT FOR
Don't take your eyes of this game for a second because the talking points are bound to come fast and furious.
Recoba has already proclaimed that he would desperately love to hit the net in this one in order to make up for his costly red card at the Nou Camp, while Di Vaio has gone as far as vowing that he will score.
Vieri failed to snap his Champions League drought and missed an absolute sitter against Barcelona on Tuesday but his two goals against Piacenza last weekend put him just three goals away from equaling his personal record of 24 goals in one season.
Trezeguet has yet to recapture his scintillating form from last season but a goal on Sunday would almost certainly serve to reinvigorate him. Batistuta, in the meanwhile, will be looking to prove that he has indeed refound his scoring touch after having netted his first goal for Inter with an instinctive finish against Piacenza.
Lest we forget that football is not all about scoring, we will be treated to a personal duel between neck-and-neck rivals for the Italian #1 jersey Buffon and Toldo.
Soccerage
BACKGROUND
Electric does not even begin to describe the atmosphere that will await the players at the Delle Alpi on Sunday when joint-leaders Juventus and Inter Milan lock horns for what promises to be an epic edition of the Derby d'Italia.
Sole-control of the Serie A going into the final third of the season is the reward up for grabs, though Inter especially will have plenty of added incentive going into Sunday's super showdown. A decade has past since Inter last won in Turin, five years have gone by since an infamous non-call by Piero Ceccarini - after Mark Iuliano had crudely brought down Ronaldo in the box - arguably cost the Nerazzurri the title, and it was just eight months ago that a cataclysmic collapse by Hector Cuper's side on the final day of last season handed Juventus the Scudetto.
Drama is as prevalent as sand in the Sahara whenever these two titans clash, the last time being no different as a last-gasp goal by Christian Vieri cancelled out what looked certain to be a 90th minute game-winner by Alessandro Del Piero, who unfortunately won't feature this time around due to injury.
Whether the quality of play will match the intensity is a matter of concern as both of these teams are coming off disappointing results in the Champions League. The fact that Inter (46) and Juve (41) represent the two highest scoring teams in Italy and that both have almost been perfect in their matches immediately following a European exertion suggests that this is set to be an absolute cracker, however.
FORMGUIDE
Juventus – last 6 matches (all comps): TWWLWL
It was only on Tuesday that the Bianconeri crumbled to a 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester United, though in fairness to Juventus the match wasn't as one-sided as the scoreline suggests. The visitors ruthlessly exploited three brutal errors while Juve were denied by the woodwork on more than one occasion. The month of February has otherwise been quite good to the Juventini, their only other defeat was actually seen as a moral victory as a squad that was decimated by the flu were unlucky not to have left Old Trafford with at least a point.
Inter – last 6 matches (all comps): WWLLWT
An injury-ravaged Inter side arguably did enough to deserve a win against Barcelona in midweek but the scoreless draw did not restore the confidence lost due to their humiliating 3-0 defeat at the Nou Camp. The San Siro side's domestic form has also been sketchy of late. A 2-1 defeat by Chievo earlier in the month was followed by an unconvincing victory over Piacenza last week, in which all three of Inter's goals were scored in an incredible three minute span.
LATEST TEAM NEWS & PROBABLE LINEUPS
Juventus: Former Inter coach Marcelo Lippi will only be missing two players ahead of this massive match, though one of them, Alex Del Piero, falls under the irreplaceable category. Iuliano will be inserted into the centre of defnese in place of the injured Ferrara, while Nedved, Camoranesi and Di Vaio will comprise a potentially explosive attacking trio directly behind Trezeguet.
Juventus: (4-2-3-1) Buffon; Thuram, Iuliano, Montero, Zambrotta; Tacchinardi, Davids; Camoranesi, Nedved, Di Vaio; Trezeguet
Inter: Hector Cuper will be thankful for the amazing depth of Inter's squad as Kallon, Morfeo and Dalmat have become just the latest additions to a power-packed disabled list which already boasted the likes of Crespo, Almeyda, Ventola and Emre. At least Recoba has shaken off a stomach virus in time to inject some much needed creativity behind Vieri and Batistuta.
Inter: (4-4-2) Toldo; J Zanetti, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Cordoba; Okan, C Zanetti, Di Biagio, Recoba; Batistuta, Vieri
LOOK OUT FOR
Don't take your eyes of this game for a second because the talking points are bound to come fast and furious.
Recoba has already proclaimed that he would desperately love to hit the net in this one in order to make up for his costly red card at the Nou Camp, while Di Vaio has gone as far as vowing that he will score.
Vieri failed to snap his Champions League drought and missed an absolute sitter against Barcelona on Tuesday but his two goals against Piacenza last weekend put him just three goals away from equaling his personal record of 24 goals in one season.
Trezeguet has yet to recapture his scintillating form from last season but a goal on Sunday would almost certainly serve to reinvigorate him. Batistuta, in the meanwhile, will be looking to prove that he has indeed refound his scoring touch after having netted his first goal for Inter with an instinctive finish against Piacenza.
Lest we forget that football is not all about scoring, we will be treated to a personal duel between neck-and-neck rivals for the Italian #1 jersey Buffon and Toldo.
Soccerage