Serie A: Juventus vs Inter [November 4 2007] (2 Viewers)

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I think Juve players dont have anything against Zlatan,only the fans.
The players probably will hug him before & after the match.
Of course! well, for me as a fan.. I have nothing against him neither (yeah, he was super stupid when he left us) but for me, Zlatan didn`t win a place in my heart even when he use to play for Juve. so, it wasn`t hard for me to tell him Ciao!!:eyebrows:

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Azzurri7

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God, I dislike Zlatan since his Ajax days. Now he's playing with Inter there's nothing better than to throw something on his head from Juve's stands.
 

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Juve's Nedved back for Inter Milan grudge match


MILAN, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved returns from suspension for Sunday's big Serie A clash (1930 GMT) with Inter Milan, the first time the bitter rivals have met since Juve's demotion for match-fixing two seasons ago.

The Turin club achieved immediate promotion back to the top flight but the wounds have still not healed, with the fans' anger aimed primarily at unbeaten league leaders Inter.

Roberto Mancini's side were crowned champions in 2005/06 despite finishing third after Juve were stripped of their title and second-placed AC Milan deducted points in the scandal.

Inter ran away with last season's scudetto with Juve consigned to Serie B and Milan suffering another points penalty.

To make matters worse, Inter triumphed last term partly because of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and midfielder Patrick Vieira, both of whom signed from Juve following their demotion.

"It is an important match because they are a great team, we must not think about other reasons. I can't wait to play," Juve striker David Trezeguet told reporters.

Vieira is injured for Sunday's match in Turin, which will spare him the nasty reception which Sweden striker Ibrahimovic will have to bear on his own.

Ibrahimovic has not ducked the challenge though and was even left out of Wednesday's 4-1 win over Genoa to avoid a booking which would have ruled him out of the Juve game.

Third-placed Juventus, four points behind Inter, put Saturday's controversial 3-1 defeat at Napoli behind them with Trezeguet's hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Empoli on Wednesday when they were without a host of players.

Experienced winger Nedved, courted by Inter in the close season as he dithered over a new contract, returns from a ban alongside defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Nicola Legrottaglie.

Inter may have to rely on third-choice keeper Paolo Orlandoni again with Julio Cesar struggling with a back problem and Francesco Toldo out with a broken metatarsal.

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JuveAdam

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No one can blame Juventus for selling Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the summer of 2006. They had just been demoted, they needed to reduce their huge salary costs and the player had made it clear that he wanted out after refusing to appear in a pre-season friendly. Yet handing over the Swede to a Serie A opponent in the form of Inter was a mistake which may not only cost them dearly at the weekend, but for some years to come.

Ibrahimovic is one of the most in-form players in the European game right now. Already one of the main protagonists in the Nerazzurri’s title stroll last term, he’s started this campaign in a similar fashion. If the injury-hit Milanese outfit are again at the top of the standings then they inevitably owe that to the performances of their Golden Ball winner in the making.

Of course, Ibrahimovic’s presence in the peninsula is fantastic for lovers of calcio, but his transfer to the blue and black side of the San Siro undoubtedly haunts the Old Lady and her followers. Luciano Moggi, for all his faults, would never have sold a player of Ibra’s calibre to a direct title rival for a fee of just £16.7m. His priority would have been to sell him to a foreign club like Real Madrid or Manchester United. He would probably have also commanded a bigger fee.

Juve’s error in accepting Inter’s offer, after also holding extensive talks with Milan, was born out of inexperience. Alessio Secco had just been promoted to sporting director, while new director general Jean-Claude Blanc and President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli had been thrown into a crisis of titanic proportions after the Calciopoli verdicts.

Nevertheless, the Ibra misjudgement is just one of a number of questionable decisions which Secco and Co have made since Moggi and close colleague Antonio Giraudo were shamed out of the game. Although they must be applauded in managing to convince the likes of Gigi Buffon, Pavel Nedved and David Trezeguet to sign new deals, they arguably flopped in the summer market seeing as only Vincenzo Iaquinta and Antonio Nocerino have made any substantial impact so far.

Adrian Mutu, also sold by Juventus in 2006 to Fiorentina, has already made an impression against his former club this season when he grabbed a late penalty in the Week 7 1-1 draw at the Franchi. Few would be surprised if Ibrahimovic also found his name on the score-sheet this Sunday night in Turin. It’s a scenario that Juve shouldn’t be facing.
 

JuveAdam

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Oggi e l'anniversario della Juve. Buon compleanno signora! :toast:


We need to celebrate 110 years of glorious history by beating the merda who sent us to a year in the hell of B. We need to win this game to show the footballing world that despite its best efforts, Juventus FC marches proudly on, that no matter what is thrown at us, we will never give in, never stop fighting, & above all, we're not happy just to be back in A, we are here to remove the smug looks & contented attitude of Inter, & to reclaim what is rightfully ours. We need to show that nothing short of the tricolore being back on the bianconeri shirt will ever be enough. They stole it from us, & made the scudetto something of a joke, they stole it from us & tarnished our name. The game on Sunday is the chance to show who we are & what we believe in. On 3 points is good enough.
 

JuveAdam

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My favourite part;

Nevertheless, the Ibra misjudgement is just one of a number of questionable decisions which Secco and Co have made since Moggi and close colleague Antonio Giraudo were shamed out of the game
Give us our Moggi back!
 
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