This time he returns from Beijing a happy man. Claudio Marchisio was a member of Italy's unfortunate adventure at the 2008 Olympics. He set the record straight today by lifting the Italian Super Cup in the Chinese capital, his Juve side getting the better of Napoli at the end of a fractious game.
The Bianconeri thus took up from where they left off, against Mazzarri's team. The Partenopei came out on top in the Coppa Italia final last May but it was a different story tonight. “It was nice to settle the score,” Claudio admitted. “We had to work hard for it but it's a good way to the start to the season and it helps us prepare for the league. We had to dig deep to come from behind twice. Their goals came when we were on the attack, they were marking us man for man in midfield, getting eight men behind the ball and breaking at pace. Their protests? If the ref had shown the yellow card a bit more for some of those nasty challenges in the first half, maybe there wouldn't have been any sendings-off after the break.”
Source: Juventus.com
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