Capello eyes Reggina revenge Saturday 19 March, 2005
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Reggina are one of only three teams to have beaten Juventus this season and Fabio Capello wants revenge this evening, but he’ll miss Pavel Nedved and David Trezeguet.
“We have to cancel out the bad memories of the Stadio Granillo,” said the Coach after their controversial 2-1 defeat earlier this season. “That loss really didn’t go down well at all.”
The Bianconeri saw two goals disallowed that day, including a last-gasp equaliser, while Reggina’s opener came from a lucky deflection off Fabio Cannavaro.
Nedved will not be able to take part in this game, as his comeback has been postponed once again despite his return to regular training after suffering concussion in the 1-0 defeat at Real Madrid on Feb 22.
“Nedved has not been included in the squad,” explained Capello. “He has trained regularly this week, but on Friday morning he told me that he didn’t feel well.”
The Czech has barely featured over the last three months with a knee injury and this clash of heads that kept him in a clinic for over a week.
“Pavel is the kind of man who always makes sacrifices for the team, so if he said he wasn’t ready then I must accept his decisions. I am not worried, and he’ll be ready to play against Fiorentina after Easter.”
Trezeguet is also out of the Reggina game after suffering an ankle injury during training this week, so Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alessandro Del Piero and Marcelo Zalayeta should again complete the trident attack.
Ruben Olivera is suspended following his silly red card in the 1-0 win at Chievo last Sunday evening. “I didn’t understand his reaction to a foul,” chided Capello. “Sportsmen should set a good example.”
Juventus squad: Buffon, Ferrara, Tacchinardi, Montero, Pessotto, Emerson, Ibrahimovic, Del Piero, Chimenti, Birindelli, Camoranesi, Appiah, Zambrotta, Blasi, Thuram, Zalayeta, Zebina, Cannavaro
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tridenta! is Kapo also injured?