[Seria A] Bologna - Juventus (11 Viewers)
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Bologna 0 - 1 Juventus
Nedved 86 (J)
Stadio Dall'Ara
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Pavel Nedved left it very late indeed to bring down Bologna and maintain Juve's four-point lead.
Juventus needed a victory after Milan's 6-0 mauling of Fiorentina put the pressure on and they travelled to face a side that hasn't won in a month. Nastase and Petruzzi were suspended, so there were major changes at the back for Bologna.
The first chance fell to the home side, as Claudio Bellucci's free kick found Giacomo Cipriani and the young striker couldn't get his header on target.
Juve hit back and Emerson turned a Jonathan Zebina cross wide of the near post, while Gianluigi Buffon got down well to block a Theo Zagorakis counter-attack.
There was sheer panic in the Rossoblu area on 24 minutes when it took an acrobatic Zagorakis goalline clearance to push Emerson's looping finish out of the top corner with Gianluca Pagliuca beaten.
Moments later at the other end there was more chaos, as Buffon just about pushed out Cipriani's downward header and Mauro Camoranesi was able to clear the loose ball.
Pavel Nedved prepares to hand over his European Player of the Year title to Andriy Shevchenko, but first tried to emulate him and his looping header thumped the base of the upright on a Zebina cross.
It was a very open game and Mourad Meghni again tested Buffon's world-class reflexes with a powerful glancing header from eight yards.
Alessandro Del Piero fired wide after some great build-up play from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but it was a real chance as Pagliuca did not have time to react.
The Bianconeri seemed more secure after the break and maintained plenty of possession, with Pagliuca getting his fists to a fierce Ibrahimovic snapshot from 20 metres.
Bologna had timid penalty appeals when Cipriani went over a Zebina challenge, then Zagorakis fired a good chance high from the edge of the box.
There was controversy on 64 minutes when Cipriani rushed into the box and fell under a tackle from Lilian Thuram. The Frenchman did not make contact with the ball but did clip his ankle, so this was more of a penalty shout for the home side.
Juve reacted and Pagliuca flew to fingertip a stunning long-range drive from Nedved out of the top corner. Time was running out and captain Del Piero was replaced by Marcelo Zalayeta.
The whistle had already gone for a handling offence by the time Ibrahimovic hit the back of the net, while Buffon was quick to smother Loviso's piledriver.
Substitute Zalayeta ballooned over the bar from a promising position, but the deadlock was eventually broken with just four minutes left on the clock. Bologna were angry at a free kick awarded on the edge of the box for a shirt tug on Ibrahimovic and from that set-piece Nedved drilled an unstoppable shot into the back of the net.
Bologna were livid and the final stages were extremely tense with several yellow cards.
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Bologna: Pagliuca; Daino (Capuano 78), Juarez, Gamberini, Sussi; Zagorakis, Colucci, Amoroso (Loviso 66); Meghni (Locatelli 66), Bellucci; Cipriani
Juventus: Buffon; Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta; Camoranesi (Kapo 80), Emerson, Appiah (Tacchinardi 59), Nedved; Ibrahimovic, Del Piero (Zalayeta 71)
Ref: Pieri
Nedved 86 (J)
Stadio Dall'Ara
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Pavel Nedved left it very late indeed to bring down Bologna and maintain Juve's four-point lead.
Juventus needed a victory after Milan's 6-0 mauling of Fiorentina put the pressure on and they travelled to face a side that hasn't won in a month. Nastase and Petruzzi were suspended, so there were major changes at the back for Bologna.
The first chance fell to the home side, as Claudio Bellucci's free kick found Giacomo Cipriani and the young striker couldn't get his header on target.
Juve hit back and Emerson turned a Jonathan Zebina cross wide of the near post, while Gianluigi Buffon got down well to block a Theo Zagorakis counter-attack.
There was sheer panic in the Rossoblu area on 24 minutes when it took an acrobatic Zagorakis goalline clearance to push Emerson's looping finish out of the top corner with Gianluca Pagliuca beaten.
Moments later at the other end there was more chaos, as Buffon just about pushed out Cipriani's downward header and Mauro Camoranesi was able to clear the loose ball.
Pavel Nedved prepares to hand over his European Player of the Year title to Andriy Shevchenko, but first tried to emulate him and his looping header thumped the base of the upright on a Zebina cross.
It was a very open game and Mourad Meghni again tested Buffon's world-class reflexes with a powerful glancing header from eight yards.
Alessandro Del Piero fired wide after some great build-up play from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but it was a real chance as Pagliuca did not have time to react.
The Bianconeri seemed more secure after the break and maintained plenty of possession, with Pagliuca getting his fists to a fierce Ibrahimovic snapshot from 20 metres.
Bologna had timid penalty appeals when Cipriani went over a Zebina challenge, then Zagorakis fired a good chance high from the edge of the box.
There was controversy on 64 minutes when Cipriani rushed into the box and fell under a tackle from Lilian Thuram. The Frenchman did not make contact with the ball but did clip his ankle, so this was more of a penalty shout for the home side.
Juve reacted and Pagliuca flew to fingertip a stunning long-range drive from Nedved out of the top corner. Time was running out and captain Del Piero was replaced by Marcelo Zalayeta.
The whistle had already gone for a handling offence by the time Ibrahimovic hit the back of the net, while Buffon was quick to smother Loviso's piledriver.
Substitute Zalayeta ballooned over the bar from a promising position, but the deadlock was eventually broken with just four minutes left on the clock. Bologna were angry at a free kick awarded on the edge of the box for a shirt tug on Ibrahimovic and from that set-piece Nedved drilled an unstoppable shot into the back of the net.
Bologna were livid and the final stages were extremely tense with several yellow cards.
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Bologna: Pagliuca; Daino (Capuano 78), Juarez, Gamberini, Sussi; Zagorakis, Colucci, Amoroso (Loviso 66); Meghni (Locatelli 66), Bellucci; Cipriani
Juventus: Buffon; Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta; Camoranesi (Kapo 80), Emerson, Appiah (Tacchinardi 59), Nedved; Ibrahimovic, Del Piero (Zalayeta 71)
Ref: Pieri
Very, very, very lucky to win.............
Disgusting performance, 2 penalty appeals for Bologna turned down, 1 rightfully, the 2nd wrongly IMO..
Then we come to the freekick from which our goal came..let's just say, if that ws awarded against Juve, I'd be livid, very weak freekick.
Thankyou though Nedved for that amazingly well struck freekick.
Prediction for next week...we will get beat, I have no doubts and I don't care if I get any sh*t for saying that.
PS: Can't wait to read what Vinman thought about the game.
Disgusting performance, 2 penalty appeals for Bologna turned down, 1 rightfully, the 2nd wrongly IMO..
Then we come to the freekick from which our goal came..let's just say, if that ws awarded against Juve, I'd be livid, very weak freekick.
Thankyou though Nedved for that amazingly well struck freekick.
Prediction for next week...we will get beat, I have no doubts and I don't care if I get any sh*t for saying that.
PS: Can't wait to read what Vinman thought about the game.
The worst Juve-match this season. Serie C class...
Zlatan were crappy and Camoranesi too. Nedved werent so good either, but thanks for the 3p FURIA CECA!!
I was angry most of the match and I couldnt believe that capello took out del Piero instead of Zlatan!!! Zlatan's worst match this season. And Capello shouldve brought in Kapo MUUUUCH sooner!! Great Buffon thought. I'm not impressed with Juventus at all. But 1-0 is a lovely number
Zlatan were crappy and Camoranesi too. Nedved werent so good either, but thanks for the 3p FURIA CECA!!
I was angry most of the match and I couldnt believe that capello took out del Piero instead of Zlatan!!! Zlatan's worst match this season. And Capello shouldve brought in Kapo MUUUUCH sooner!! Great Buffon thought. I'm not impressed with Juventus at all. But 1-0 is a lovely number
Ratings:
Buffon 6. 2 saves all match, nothing to do in the 2nd.
Zebina 5 Showing his Roma form.
Thuram 5,5 Better than of late, still giving needless freekicks away.
Cannavaro 6 Solid, but suffered.
Zambrotta 5 Offered nothing in offence, clumsy in defence
Camoranesi 5,5 Crap
Emerson 6 Not bad, should've scored at least one goal.
Appiah 5 Awful
Nedved 6 Brilliantly struck freekick, ran and ran though offered little quality.
Zlatan 6 Not his night but kept the Bologna defence busy
Del Piero 5 No Comment
Buffon 6. 2 saves all match, nothing to do in the 2nd.
Zebina 5 Showing his Roma form.
Thuram 5,5 Better than of late, still giving needless freekicks away.
Cannavaro 6 Solid, but suffered.
Zambrotta 5 Offered nothing in offence, clumsy in defence
Camoranesi 5,5 Crap
Emerson 6 Not bad, should've scored at least one goal.
Appiah 5 Awful
Nedved 6 Brilliantly struck freekick, ran and ran though offered little quality.
Zlatan 6 Not his night but kept the Bologna defence busy
Del Piero 5 No Comment