sábado, 10 de mayo de 2008

Serie A Preview: Juventus – Catania


Juventus (3rd Serie A, 70 points) vs. Catania (17th Serie A, 35 points)

When: Sunday, 11th May, kick-off 1500 CET

Where: Stadio Olimpico, Turin


Juventus host Catania at the Olimpico stadium of Turin in their final home match of what has been a very positive season.The Bianconeri managed to finish in third place and for long stretches of the season even competed for second, thus exceeding the expectations of their first year back in the top flight following the demotion to Serie B due to Calciopoli.The Old Lady do not really have much to play for in this final game considering they have no objectives to reach and therefore their only source of motivation is that of saluting their home fans with a win.However, Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet have their own personal targets to reach: the national team and the top-scorer list respectively, and they have these final two games to achieve their goals.Catania are still deeply involved in the relegation battle as they stand jut one point above the drop zone. A defeat could push them closer to Serie B and they will therefore arrive in Turin fully geared up to obtain at least a point from this clash.Recent form has not been very comforting for the visitors, who under new coach Zenga have obtained just one win in their last six games.Juventus were coming from four impressive wins in a row before they slipped at Siena last weekend, but overall they have been quite solid and even spectacular, scoring 17 goals in their last six games.

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