OK, again so only about half the match due to split coverage... so another abbreviated match report from me.
Score early, score often. Just as last week, this is what it's all about to get us out of our draw slump. A decent, albeit not great, Juve effort. We didn't make a lot of chances in the first half, but the ones we made were good. We didn't give Palermo too much. By the second half, we really needed that crucial second goal from Zlatan... and from them it was hanging on for dear life against Palermo's attempted equalizer.
MOM? Nedved. He's on form, making very heads-up plays in front of goal and in distributing the ball. And the first goal is so crucial in matches at this stage of the Scudetto race.
Also excellent games: Zambro. He was a defensive force today and showed great tenacity and relentlessness. Camoranesi: glad we started with him instead of Mutu in this match, as his hustle made a real difference for us.
Weaker matches: Del Piero didn't do much with his time out there. Trezeguet didn't get his touches much. Kovac made a few mistakes I noticed.
Otherwise the team was pretty average to pretty decent. Great goal for Zlatan -- nice to see him get his finish. But he did deserve the jeers he had up to that point after many, many consecutive games of poor finishing and a number of weak decisions with the ball. He has so much talent, he seems to need mental work to bring it out. Buffon had a couple of good saves, but some were probably unnecessary if he had planted himself in a better position in goal.
Reggina won't be easy. We're still not in stellar form, and matches at Reggina are always a challenge. We lost there last season. They're pretty safe from the relegation zone, but it looks by just a hair and a coin toss should they lose. But hopefully we can play to win and still eek out a draw ... and hope that Roma is fired up to catch up on Fiorentina.
Forza Juve!