Category: <b>Match Reports</b><br><br>Didier Deschamps travelled to the sold out Stadio Via del Mare without the suspended Del Piero, Giannichedda and Marchisio, as well as injured Boumsong, Tudor, Zanetti, Paro and Trezeguet. Lecce were unbeaten in a month and wasted no time, Valdes firing at Buffon in the opening 18 seconds. Yet it was the Bianconeri who broke through with a fine team move involving Camoranesi, Palladino, Nedved’s dummy and the chipped finish from Marchionni. Just four minutes later Lecce equalised, as Polenghi got in front of Zebina to nod in a free kick.
It was a blistering start to the match, as in the next five minutes Marchionni pounced on a dreadful Polenghi backpass and got round the goalkeeper only to hit the side-netting of an open goal, then the referee waved play on when Giuliatto seemed to block Marchionni’s shot with his hand. Referee Pantana was brought in at the last minute after original official Tagliavento was named in the new Calciopoli investigation into Juve’s match-fixing allegations.
Buffon rushed out to close down two Tiribocchi counter-attacks and Marchionni’s header tested Pavarini. The visitors restored their lead straight after the restart, as Palladino set up Zalayeta with his back to goal, but the Salentini defence allowed him far too much space to turn and shoot. There was further controversy, this time at the other end, when Tiribocchi was booked for scoring after an incorrect offside decision. The Juventus offside trap was regularly torn to shreds and when Tiribocchi managed to get round Buffon, the angle was too narrow and the ‘keeper was able to recover.
Referee Pantana was criticised when only booking Chiellini for a horribly dangerous tackle that hit Osvaldo in the head as he was running towards goal on 58 minutes. In an increasingly tense encounter with scuffles breaking out around the field, Camoranesi waltzed through three players down the right to smash a left-foot strike into the far top corner. Former Lecce star Bojinov played the final minutes in his old hunting ground, but there were no more goals.
Lecce, Via del Mare stadium
Saturday 14th of April 2007, 4.00 pm
LECCE-JUVENTUS 1-3
GOALS: 11' Marchionni (J). 15' Polenghi (L), 47' Zalayeta (J), 64' Camoranesi (J)
LECCE: Pavarini; Polenghi, Diamoutene, Cottafava; Tesser (50' Osvaldo), Munari, Zanchetta, Vives, Giuliatto; Valdes, Tiribocchi
Subs: Rosati, Diarra, Schiavi, Vascak, Herzan, Tulli
Coach: Papadopulo
JUVENTUS: Buffon; Birindelli, Zebina, Chiellini, Balzaretti; Camoranesi (82' Trezeguet), Marchionni (87' Bojinov), Venitucci, Nedved; Zalayeta, Palladino (79' Bianco)
Subs: Mirante, Legrottaglie, Piccolo, De Ceglie
Coach: Deschamps
BOOKED: 19' Zebina, 25' Balzaretti, 26' Zanchetta, 41' Valdes, 52' Tiribocchi, 59' Chiellini, 77' Birindelli
REFEREE: Pantana (Macerata)
ASSISTANTS: Grilli e Maggiani
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Giancola<br><br>Source: Football Italia & Juventus.com
It was a blistering start to the match, as in the next five minutes Marchionni pounced on a dreadful Polenghi backpass and got round the goalkeeper only to hit the side-netting of an open goal, then the referee waved play on when Giuliatto seemed to block Marchionni’s shot with his hand. Referee Pantana was brought in at the last minute after original official Tagliavento was named in the new Calciopoli investigation into Juve’s match-fixing allegations.
Buffon rushed out to close down two Tiribocchi counter-attacks and Marchionni’s header tested Pavarini. The visitors restored their lead straight after the restart, as Palladino set up Zalayeta with his back to goal, but the Salentini defence allowed him far too much space to turn and shoot. There was further controversy, this time at the other end, when Tiribocchi was booked for scoring after an incorrect offside decision. The Juventus offside trap was regularly torn to shreds and when Tiribocchi managed to get round Buffon, the angle was too narrow and the ‘keeper was able to recover.
Referee Pantana was criticised when only booking Chiellini for a horribly dangerous tackle that hit Osvaldo in the head as he was running towards goal on 58 minutes. In an increasingly tense encounter with scuffles breaking out around the field, Camoranesi waltzed through three players down the right to smash a left-foot strike into the far top corner. Former Lecce star Bojinov played the final minutes in his old hunting ground, but there were no more goals.
Lecce, Via del Mare stadium
Saturday 14th of April 2007, 4.00 pm
LECCE-JUVENTUS 1-3
GOALS: 11' Marchionni (J). 15' Polenghi (L), 47' Zalayeta (J), 64' Camoranesi (J)
LECCE: Pavarini; Polenghi, Diamoutene, Cottafava; Tesser (50' Osvaldo), Munari, Zanchetta, Vives, Giuliatto; Valdes, Tiribocchi
Subs: Rosati, Diarra, Schiavi, Vascak, Herzan, Tulli
Coach: Papadopulo
JUVENTUS: Buffon; Birindelli, Zebina, Chiellini, Balzaretti; Camoranesi (82' Trezeguet), Marchionni (87' Bojinov), Venitucci, Nedved; Zalayeta, Palladino (79' Bianco)
Subs: Mirante, Legrottaglie, Piccolo, De Ceglie
Coach: Deschamps
BOOKED: 19' Zebina, 25' Balzaretti, 26' Zanchetta, 41' Valdes, 52' Tiribocchi, 59' Chiellini, 77' Birindelli
REFEREE: Pantana (Macerata)
ASSISTANTS: Grilli e Maggiani
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Giancola<br><br>Source: Football Italia & Juventus.com
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