Post by Taxigirl on Sept 30, 2005 8:29:17 GMT
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Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/05 (19.30 UK)
Stadio Delle Alpi
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The Derby d’Italia clash between Juventus and Inter is one of the most eagerly awaited dates on the Serie A calendar. These often heated encounters have been even more so in recent years after Juve snatched the League title away from Inter on the last day of the 2001-02 season, and this year is set to be no different. With the pair currently making up the top two in the Serie A table, this encounter could have a significant affect on the eventual destination of the Scudetto - even at this early stage of the campaign.
The two sides have already met once this season in the Italian Super Cup, when Inter came out winners after some suspect refereeing decisions. Nerazzurri defender Walter Samuel will be particularly keen to play well having only recently returned from the lengthy ban he received after being judged to have spat at Pavel Nedved during that match.
Samuel is not the only player out to prove a point in this game though. Inter’s Luis Figo had previously signed for the Bianconeri only for the transfer to be made void after it was revealed he had also signed an agreement with Parma. He subsequently joined Barcelona instead.
In the Juve camp, Fabio Cannavaro will definitely want to show the San Siro outfit what they lost when they let him move to Turin, and with Christian Abbiati still contracted to Milan, the ‘keeper will be keen to strike a blow for the red half of the city.
Inter will have a hard task as they will have to break a run of form that has seen Juve win all five of their games so far this season. While they will be encouraged by the fact that they themselves have now won three games in a row, the Nerazzurri will have to contend with the return from injury of Lilian Thuram. While the Turin side still have the likes of Gianluigi Buffon and Jonathan Zebina unavailable, Inter themselves have Sinisa Mihajlovic, Javier Zanetti and Cristiano Zanetti all out.
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Juventus (probable): Abbiati; Blasi, Thuram, F Cannavaro, Zambrotta; Camoranesi, Emerson, Vieira, Nedved; Trezeguet, Ibrahimovic
Inter (probable): Julio Cesar; Cordoba, Materazzi, Samuel, Favalli; Figo, Cambiasso, Veron, Stankovic; Adriano, Martins
Serie A Week 6 - 2/10/05 (19.30 UK)
Stadio Delle Alpi
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The Derby d’Italia clash between Juventus and Inter is one of the most eagerly awaited dates on the Serie A calendar. These often heated encounters have been even more so in recent years after Juve snatched the League title away from Inter on the last day of the 2001-02 season, and this year is set to be no different. With the pair currently making up the top two in the Serie A table, this encounter could have a significant affect on the eventual destination of the Scudetto - even at this early stage of the campaign.
The two sides have already met once this season in the Italian Super Cup, when Inter came out winners after some suspect refereeing decisions. Nerazzurri defender Walter Samuel will be particularly keen to play well having only recently returned from the lengthy ban he received after being judged to have spat at Pavel Nedved during that match.
Samuel is not the only player out to prove a point in this game though. Inter’s Luis Figo had previously signed for the Bianconeri only for the transfer to be made void after it was revealed he had also signed an agreement with Parma. He subsequently joined Barcelona instead.
In the Juve camp, Fabio Cannavaro will definitely want to show the San Siro outfit what they lost when they let him move to Turin, and with Christian Abbiati still contracted to Milan, the ‘keeper will be keen to strike a blow for the red half of the city.
Inter will have a hard task as they will have to break a run of form that has seen Juve win all five of their games so far this season. While they will be encouraged by the fact that they themselves have now won three games in a row, the Nerazzurri will have to contend with the return from injury of Lilian Thuram. While the Turin side still have the likes of Gianluigi Buffon and Jonathan Zebina unavailable, Inter themselves have Sinisa Mihajlovic, Javier Zanetti and Cristiano Zanetti all out.
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Juventus (probable): Abbiati; Blasi, Thuram, F Cannavaro, Zambrotta; Camoranesi, Emerson, Vieira, Nedved; Trezeguet, Ibrahimovic
Inter (probable): Julio Cesar; Cordoba, Materazzi, Samuel, Favalli; Figo, Cambiasso, Veron, Stankovic; Adriano, Martins