Post by Salem6 on Jan 6, 2004 7:31:40 GMT
On Tuesday afternoon, Juventus and Perugia will clash for the 13th time at the 'Stadio delle Alpi' of Turin.
Nedved will be showing off his Golden Ball and skills against Perugia (AFP)
The statistics show that Juventus won the match 10 times, drew once and lost just one game. The last time these two teams faced each other was in a 2-2 match that awarded mathematically the 2002/03 Scudetto to the bianconeri.
Juventus last won in December 2001 when Nedved and Trezeguet gave the home side a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Umbri, whilst Perugia only win occured 25 years ago when on the 22nd of October 1978 they emerged as the winners in a close 2-1 Contest.
Marcello Lippi described the match as being fundamental for Juve's title aspirations as a further set back might push them further away from the top spot. Obviously these words were said to shake the squad and not let them lose concentration as the league is still not half way through and the Old Lady is 'only' six points adrift from Roma, when at the same stage last season, they were 7 points behind Inter.
Vulcanic president Gaucci will expect his team to play at least a good game against the current champions as Perugia's hope of obtaining the first league win seem improbable in this encounter. Cosmi's squad is in fact dangerously flirting with the relegation zone as the team collected a staggering 9 draws from 14 matches played this season in Serie A.
TEAM NEWS:
Juventus - Lippi will have to do with Iuliano (suspended) and Davids, Tacchinardi, Thuram and Legrottaglie (injured). The South American players only joined the team training from the 2nd of January, therefore Montero, Camoranesi and Zalayeta will sit on the bench.
Perugia - Cosmi will be without first choice goalkeeper Kalac and also Doprado who are both out injured, while Grosso and Giandomenico are suspended for this match.
PROBABLE FORMATIONS:
Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Birindelli, Ferrara, Tudor, Zambrotta; Appiah, Conte, Maresca; Nedved; Del Piero, Trezeguet
Perugia (3-5-2): Pardini; Diamoutene, Di Loreto, Ignoffo; Ze Maria, Tedesco, Gatti, Obodo, Fusani; Margiotta, Bothroyd
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Nedved (Juventus) - The newly crowned Golden Ball winner will be showing off his new trophy before the match and during the match itself, he will be showing the doubters why he was elected as the winner.
Gatti (Perugia) - The young midfielder will be able to play in such an important match thanks to Grosso's suspension. Gatti will be trying to prove that he is not just a hot prospect but a reality of Italian football.
Glenn Debattista
www.soccerage.com/en/13/s4199.html
Nedved will be showing off his Golden Ball and skills against Perugia (AFP)
The statistics show that Juventus won the match 10 times, drew once and lost just one game. The last time these two teams faced each other was in a 2-2 match that awarded mathematically the 2002/03 Scudetto to the bianconeri.
Juventus last won in December 2001 when Nedved and Trezeguet gave the home side a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Umbri, whilst Perugia only win occured 25 years ago when on the 22nd of October 1978 they emerged as the winners in a close 2-1 Contest.
Marcello Lippi described the match as being fundamental for Juve's title aspirations as a further set back might push them further away from the top spot. Obviously these words were said to shake the squad and not let them lose concentration as the league is still not half way through and the Old Lady is 'only' six points adrift from Roma, when at the same stage last season, they were 7 points behind Inter.
Vulcanic president Gaucci will expect his team to play at least a good game against the current champions as Perugia's hope of obtaining the first league win seem improbable in this encounter. Cosmi's squad is in fact dangerously flirting with the relegation zone as the team collected a staggering 9 draws from 14 matches played this season in Serie A.
TEAM NEWS:
Juventus - Lippi will have to do with Iuliano (suspended) and Davids, Tacchinardi, Thuram and Legrottaglie (injured). The South American players only joined the team training from the 2nd of January, therefore Montero, Camoranesi and Zalayeta will sit on the bench.
Perugia - Cosmi will be without first choice goalkeeper Kalac and also Doprado who are both out injured, while Grosso and Giandomenico are suspended for this match.
PROBABLE FORMATIONS:
Juventus (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Birindelli, Ferrara, Tudor, Zambrotta; Appiah, Conte, Maresca; Nedved; Del Piero, Trezeguet
Perugia (3-5-2): Pardini; Diamoutene, Di Loreto, Ignoffo; Ze Maria, Tedesco, Gatti, Obodo, Fusani; Margiotta, Bothroyd
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Nedved (Juventus) - The newly crowned Golden Ball winner will be showing off his new trophy before the match and during the match itself, he will be showing the doubters why he was elected as the winner.
Gatti (Perugia) - The young midfielder will be able to play in such an important match thanks to Grosso's suspension. Gatti will be trying to prove that he is not just a hot prospect but a reality of Italian football.
Glenn Debattista
www.soccerage.com/en/13/s4199.html