22/03/2008 22:31
Player Ratings: Inter 1-2 Juventus
Salvatore Bianchi rates the players on show at San Siro tonight…
22/03/2008 22:31
Player Ratings: Inter 1-2 Juventus
Salvatore Bianchi rates the players on show at San Siro tonight…
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Julio Cesar - 7: Was blameless on Juventus' goals, and made a number of excellent stops, especially from Del Piero, to prevent a bigger scoreline.
Maicon - 6: Made a number of trademark runs up and down the right flank, but too many loose passes. Created Maniche's goal excellently though.
Burdisso - 4: Was always going to be the Inter weak link, and this proved to be the case. Made an error on Trezeguet's goal.
Materazzi – 5: Has not been the same player since coming back from injury. Torn apart by Del Piero.
Maxwell - 7: Was excellent in the first half, easily getting the better of Salihamidizic. Not so prominent after the interval.
Zanetti – 7.5: Inter's best player as usual. An absolute class act. Never stopped running for his team.
Stankovic- 5.5: Missed two great chances in the first half with headers. A lot of quantity but not too much quality.
Chivu – 5: Looked out of his comfort zone in the centre of midfield. A tactical mistake by Mancini not to play him at the back.
Jimenez - 6: Was a bright spark, but his final ball let him down on one too many occasions.
Ibrahimovic – 5: Another big match, another big disappointment from Ibrahimovic. Freezes when it really matters.
Cruz - 5: Started brightly but soon faded out of the game. Was eventually substituted.
Subs: Suazo 7, Maniche 7, Balotelli 6.5
Juventus
Buffon - 8: Proved why he is the best goalkeeper in the world with a string of brilliant saves.
Grygera - 7: Grygera has really grown in recent weeks and he was excellent again tonight.
Legrottaglie - 6: Steady performance from the Juventus centre back. Did the simple things right.
Chiellini – 7.5: Started nervously, but soon grew to put in a collosus of a performance. Owned Ibrahimovic once again.
Molinaro - 7: A real asset for Juve going forward. Even the defensive side of his game was relatively sound.
Camoranesi – 7.5: Juve's most creative midfielder as always. Gave his side the lead, and ran at the Inter defence all night.
Sissoko - 7: Battled really well in the midfield. He had many critics when he signed for the club, but he is starting to win them over now.
Nedved – 6.5: Never stopped running all game. Nedved showed real heart, and at the age of 35 he is still an asset.
Salihamidzic - 5.5: Had a horrid time in the first half, beaten time and again by Maxwell. Improved after the break though, and made up for his earlier blemishes.
Del Piero – 8: Absolutely brilliant! Ran rings around Materazzi all night. Rolled back the years tonight. Only his shooting let him down, as he could have scored on at least three occasions.
Trezeguet - 7: Give Trezeguet a chance and he will score. This is exactly what happened tonight. More than lived up to his nickname of 'Trezegol' with Juve's number two.
Subs: Nocerino 6, Iaquinta 6
Salvatore Bianchi