My game ratings:
BUFFON : 6.5 - Not much to do.... but that save on the close range header in the second half is worth a point
BIRINDELLI : 6 - Both as right fullback and later as central defender he was good. He didn`t shine... but he didn`t make mistakes.
CHIELLINI : 6.5 - Solid in the central defender role
LEGROTTAGLIE : 7 - Well... he deserved somewhere like 6.5 because together with Chiellini he held Napoli at bay .... the extra half point or so is to wish him well. He is still useful to Juve and as a more mature player he could be back to his Chievo levels. Unfortunately he got injured in a game which could have helped him gain some consideration from the Juve fans... GET WELL SOON NICOLA !
( DE CEGLIE : 6 - Wasn`t involved a lot, but the primavera wing player tried to his best to fill in the left fullback role)
BALZARETTI : 5.5 - The weakest link.... especially on the right. Ample time to recover
CAMORANESI : 5.5 - Going through one of those patches where you think his twin brother is playing instead. Mind you... he is not pulling his leg back or hiding out... its simply that those things which usually come natural to him seem to go all wrong.
ZANETTI : 7 - Gladiator.... marathon man... whatever... 90 minutes full of running, pressing opponents, winning balls, moving forward, etc
PARO : 7 - If Zanetti is the heart of the midfield, he is close to being the mind. Every move seems to pass from his feet... he is probably the one with the best vision from our midfielders.. yet he still does the dirty work of an ankle biter when necessary..... He doesn`t have the precision of Pirlo`s passes yet... but he is already ahead of him in ball winning .... and age !
MARCHISIO : 7+ - Showed the personality of a veteran. He didn`t hold back from trying the difficult touches.... not even the 70,000 of the San Paolo terrified him. He goes in for tackles, he runs after the ball, he runs with the ball, he isn`t afraid of shooting at goal..... will he be the next Perrotta ?
DEL PIERO : 7 - He scored a gem of a freekick. In the first half he didn`t start well, but by time he got more and more involved, showing touches of great class and even some of the lost pace. Pity that each and every time he tried to move forward, somebody tried to hack him from behind.
ZALAYETA : 6.5 - Well, many might have prefered Bojinov, who may have more flair, speed and eye for goal.... Personally I liked Zalayeta this evening. He didn`t score and he had maybe just one shot or two which didn`t trouble Iezzo... but I feel that he has done what DD asked from him : play with your back towards goal, hold the ball, shield it, until the midfielders come closer. As a target man he did his job well.
DESCHMAPS : 6.5 - Even Inter would have moaned if they had 6 starters injured... and lose your fourth central defender with injury during the game. Yet he didn`t moan.... and instead he showed faith in Paro and Marchisio in the starting lineup (who both seem to be learning a lot from him) and the courage to bring on DeCeglie.... games like those of today are worth a lot to measure the strength of the reserves and also to boost their morale.