A very good game and excellent tactics from Ranieri. He knew how to contain the opposition and the pace of play. The first 10-15 minutes Fiorentina pushed really hard but as the minutes went by it was Juve's tactics all over the field. Fiorentina had the ball but Juventus had the brain. Creating chances and doing well with the counter attacks except for the crosses.
After Juventus took the lead it was the same approach until half time where Prandelli decided to increase his fire power by introducing the giant Vieri who along with Mutu kept troubling the Juve defence until Leggrotaglie gave away a penalty after a hands situation in the box.
Juventus had most of the chances but couldn't translate them, after a couple of shots on target from Trezeguet, a shot by Nedved a strange situation involving Iaquinta, Nedved, Salihamidzic and Trezeguet and finally a chance by Del Piero it was a draw that decided the game.
Buffon 7: Solid as always. Did some brave saves by going out of the box and clearing, some shots from Mutu and even reach the penalty but couldn't save it.
Grygera 6: Good defensively, not really his cup of tea to go forward. Salihamidzic helped him a lot with his midfield cover.
Legrottaglie 6: Solid all throughout the game until the last minutes where he gave away a foul and a penalty. Should concentrate more.
Chiellini 6.5: Solid, excellent coverage in the box and very nice forward runs from time to time.
Molinaro 6.5: Our most improving player. He has been showing his play game by game and this match was his best so far. I hope he keeps improving.
Nocerino 6: Did a very good job in covering the defenders, he won balls but sometimes he looks reckless and he can't cross. I think he will only improve because he is gaining experience from one of the best clubs in the world.
Almiron 6.5: Finally a good performance by the Argentinian. He did well with Nocerino and provided some nice passes. I hope he has found his game.
Salihamidzic 6: Very good defensive work in the middle but somehow lame when he goes forward. I can't wait until camoranesi comes back.
Nedved 6: Started slow but when then he showed some nice plays, passes, shots and even coming back and winning balls. He did well but I can't see him playing the 90 minutes.
Iaquinta 6.5: As always, doing a lot of work. Scored the opener and was causing trouble. It was evident though that he is coming from an injury.
Trezeguet 5: Not his day.
Substitutions:
Palladino 6: Did some good runs, added pace to the team but was not sharp enough. I think he should have come in earlier.
Del Piero 5.5: Slow and out of decisions. He is definitely thinking of something other than football.
Ranieri 8: Excellent tactics, he knew what to do to control the game and even bring the three points home. Substitutions were good, well thought at least, even though they did not bring fruit. I blame the players that missed the chances for the draw, not one in particular.