On the eleventh matchday of the championship, Juventus beat Livorno by 3-0 at the Delle Alpi. The whole game was dominated by Capello’s side, who wins thanks to goals by Ibrahimovic, Trezeguet and Del Piero in the final minutes.
The script is the same all the way through the match: Capello’s side builds up the game, Livorno try to get dangerous in the little space left by the Bianconeri. The Tuscans succeed in doing so in a couple of occasions, like on 16’ minutes with De Ascentis’ header in front of the goal which is cleared by Zambrotta and later on 39’ minutes when Lazetic’s left-footed that ends onto the outside of the net. The rest is all Juventus. On 4’ minutes, Trezeguet takes advantage of a moment of uncertainty of Livorno’s defence but his right-footed drive ends out. One minute later, Nedved’s cross pass ends wide too. On 10’ minutes, Ibrahimovic attempts on goal from the short range but the ball misses the target. On 11’ minutes, the Swede’s action is worth an applause when he dribbles the opponent defence with a lob forward but his finish is saved by the goalkeeper. On the following corner kick, Vieira tries to shoot on goal but the ball is high over the crossbar. On 18’, Ibrahimovic crosses to Chiellini, who heads the ball past the post. In the mid-half time, Nedved kicks a fine shot from the left edge of the penalty area which unfortunately ends narrowly wide. On 37’ minutes, Amelia counters Zambrotta’s left-footed shot from a short rage. One minute before the end of the half time, Cannavaro passes to Vieira who controls the ball well but his left-footed shot is off the target.
The second half starts with no substitution made and with Juventus always on the hunt for goals. After 1 minute, Ibrahimovic follows Mutu’s cross pass and tries a volley shot on the turn which unfortunately misses the target. On 10’ minutes, the Romanian’s free kick is high. On 14’, Capello’s squad takes the deserved lead: Thuram’s long cross pass to Ibrahimovic, who beats Amelia with a great lob on the volley (1-0). One minute later, here it comes the second goal: Zambrotta’s cross from the right and Trezeguet nods it in (2-0). The direct sending off of De Ascentis leaves Livorno in 10. The Bianconeri get near to the third goal: on 19’ minutes, Nedved crosses from the left to Ibrahimovic, the Swede’s header is cleared by the goalkeeper, Trezeguet gets in but misses for a very little the winning deflection. Capello, after replacing Mutu with Camoranesi, sends Del Piero in to substitute Trezeguet. On 32’ mintues, Ibrahimovic’s free kick from the short range ends high over the bar. Three minutes later, Livorno attack for the first time in the second half with the new entry Bakayoko who serves Lucarelli and the latter’s shot on the turn gets deflected for a corner by Thuram. One minute later, Juventus get dangerous again: Camoranesi assists Ibrahimovic, the Swede’s volley shot is saved by the goalkeeper. The game is closed by a fine goal by Del Piero who, after a deep pass from Ibrahimovic, dribbles Amelia and shoots on goals (3-0). With his 178th goal, the captain equals Roberto Bettega in the ranking of Juventus’s all time goalscorers.
JUVENTUS vs LIVORNO 3-0
GOALS: 14'sh Ibrahimovic, 15'sh Trezeguet, 47'sh Del Piero
JUVENTUS: Abbiati, Zambrotta, Thuram, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Mutu (18'sh
Camoranesi, 41'sh Balzaretti), Emerson, Vieira, Nedved, Trezeguet (29'sh Del
Piero), Ibrahimovic. Coach: Capello. Substitutes: Chimenti, Kovac, Camoranesi, Balzaretti, Giannichedda, Del Piero, Zalayeta.
LIVORNO: Amelia, Melara, Vargas, Galante, Pfertzel (28'sh Prates), Morrone,
Passoni, De Ascentis, Coco, Lazetic (34'sh Bakayoko), Lucarelli (43'sh Betanin). Coach: Donadoni. Substitutes: Acerbis, Betanin, Ruotolo, Centi, Grandoni.
REFEREE: Brighi
YELLOW CARDS: 18'fh Melara, 17'sh Mutu, 32'sh Vargas, 40'sh Camoranesi
SENT OFF: 17'sh De Ascentis
ATTENDANCE: 28.897
PROCEEDS: 389.767
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