Primavera League (under 20) : Torino - Juventus 1-3

Primavera: three goals after a comeback in the derby

Bruni’s team also have the satisfaction of winning the derby against Torino. At the Agnelli stadium the match ended with a 3-1 result with two goals by Simone Esposito and a goal by Giuseppe Giovinco. On Wednesday the Coppa Italia returns.

In order to win the fourth match in the championship, the Primavera chose the most awaited appointment: the derby against Torino. Away to the granata, Bruni’s team registered their fourth consecutive victory allowing it to maintain the head of the table.

On the field of the Agnelli, the bianconeri won 3-1 after a comeback. After the opener scored by the hosts, Simone Esposito equalized from the penalty spot.

The result at the end of the first half was 1-1 but this changed in the second half first thanks to Giuseppe Giovinco and then Esposito who scored his second extending the series of Juventus victories in the derby, repeating that last Sunday by Domenico Maggiora’s Giovanissimi Professionisti.

Having maintained the top of the table, now the Primavera must think of the Coppa Italia. On Wednesday afternoon, in Vinovo, they will be playing the return match in the final 16 against Atalanta. They in fact have to recover from the 1-0 defeat in the first leg and for this reason a high level performance

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Ferrara and Giovinco post match interviews

Ferrara: «I am very angry by this loss – we should have controlled the result»

When trying to measure his anger from 1 till 10 after the disappointing loss against Napoli, the Juventus coach had no doubt – his anger was at 11!

«I am very angry because this result could have an important effect on our league position. At this phase of the season, we should be stepping on the accelerator and improving our results. Instead, on the 2-0 for us we seem to have let go of the game – and this is not possible in Serie A against a team like Napoli. We suffered their speed because obviously something was not working in our game. We were not tight enough on the pitch and left too much space to our opponents.»

Even when things started looking difficult for his team, Ciro Ferrara had only one result on his mind: «I didn’t want to even draw this game. I wanted to win but we ended up losing. It is unexplainable how on the 2-0 for us we suffered our opponents’ game so much. You cannot leave so much space to players like Lavezzi and Hamsik. When you do leave so much space for opponents like that to play, our team ends up needing to run even more.»

Ferrara feels that the team needs to forget this result and move on: «I had the impression that things were going badly when Napoli scored the 2-1, but in the future we need to be good enough to remain focused and determined even when in difficulty. Despite this loss, in the coming games we need to maintain our concentration and determination just as we needed to remain with our feet on the ground after the victory against Sampdoria.»

Giovinco: «I cannot explain what happened to us»

This should have been a memorable week for Sebastian Giovinco. He has been playing regularly and well. Today he even scored a goal. Nevertheless, the joy of scoring a goal was not enough for Juventus’ young star. His main feeling after the game against Napoli was far from one of happiness.

«There is anger because we lost in a silly way. I cannot explain how we managed to suffer 3 goals in 20 minutes. We hope not to repeat such a situation again. We knew Napoli had made some good comebacks in their last games, but still we did not pay enough attention. Obviously, one of our main problems was losing concentration during the game - but we must gather ourselves together as soon as possible since we have an important game on Tuesday in the Champions League. At the moment, though, we are still too nervous to talk about today’s game.»

Despite the defeat, Giovinco played a good game: «With regards my performance, I saw a lot of the ball since we tried to play in the part of the pitch were we could be more dangerous and this happened on my side of the pitch on a number of occasions.»

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Serie A: Juventus - Napoli 2-3

Napoli comeback to beat Juve 2-3

Ferrara once again chose to field a 4-2-3-1 formation after the success against Sampdoria. The only two differences (conditioned by injury and fever respectively) are those of Poulsen for Sissoko and Trezeguet for Amauri (on the bench).

Juve once again seem well determined to bring home the three points. Twenty seconds from kick-off Juventus are close to scoring as Giovinco's shot from inside the area goes millimetres wide. A few seconds later, a Camoranesi cross into the area is blocked by the defence.

On the 3rd minute, a Denis header goes well wide. One minute later, there is a free-kick for Juve after a foul on Giovinco: Diego puts the ball into the area but the defence heads it away. On the 5th minute, the ball is put into the area by Grygera but a defender heads away. Two minutes later, Maggio scares the Juve supporters as his shot went wide.

The 8th minute sees a cross into the Napoli area but Gargano clears. It is six minutes later when Giovinco shoots high over the bar from outside the area and seconds pass before there is a great cross by Grosso to Trezeguet who is anticipated. The Juve action continues and Grosso tries a shot but De Sanctis cradles the ball.

Juventus are showing great play and movement in the attack but Napoli are defending well. On the 17th minute, Lavezzi slips as the ball reaches him in the Juve area. One minute later, a Giovinco cross for Trezguet sees the Frenchman being anticipated in time. The 19th minute sees a free-kick for Napoli: Cigarini puts the ball into the area but Trezeguet heads away.

Napoli react and on the 20th minute a long distance shot by Aronica is saved by Buffon who puts the ball into corner. From the flag the ball reaches Contini who heads inches wide. Napoli are again close to scoring on the 22nd minute as Denis heads inches wide after receiving from a corner.

On the 23rd minute, Diego tries a shot from outside the area but the ball goes well high over the bar. One minute later there is a corner for Napoli: Poulsen heads away from the area. On the 25th minute, there is a corner for Juve: the ball is too high for Trezeguet.

Juve are once again on the move and on the 26th minute, an excellent Diego pass in the area reaches Melo who shoots inches wide. One minute later there is a corner for Juve as the bianconeri pile up the pressure: Diego curlle the ball towards goal but De Sanctis punches away.

It is the half hour when a Trezeguet shot is deviated into the keeper's hands by Napoli's Cannavaro. One minute later, Tiago comes on for Camoranesi who is forced to leave the field following a blow to his face by Contini. On the 33rd minute there is a corner for Juve: Diego's cross is headed away.
On the 34th minute, a great Grygera cross into the area sees Trezeguet in an aerial elevation to head home beautifully for the opener: 1-0. Trezeguet has once again proved himself to be amongst the greatest strikers ever.

It is the 40th minute when there is a free-kick for Napoli from a dangerous position: Gargano's shot is saved beautifully by Buffon. Two minutes later, a Giovinco cross is waved out by De Sanctis.

On the 43rd minute there is a free-kick for Juve: Diego puts the ball into the area but Denis heads away. Two minutes later, Giovinco nearly anticipates De Sanctis as he sprints into the area. The first half with Juve once again on the attack as there is a free-kick for Juve but Grosso's shot is well over the bar.

The Second half sees a good start by Juve. On the 47th minute Giovinco is grounded as he is about to enter the area but the referee signals to play on. Two minutes later, Giovinco passes to Tiago in the area but Paolo Cannavro manages to blcok his shot from a very good position.

On the 50th minute there is a beautiful heel by Felipe Melo to serve Grygera in the area who's shot is weak and easy for De Sanctis. One minute later, there is a corner for Napoli: Juve are forced to free the area twice.
On the 53rd minute, a cross into the Napoli area is headed erroneously by Contini to Giovinco who shoots home for the 2-0.

Juve react and on the 58th minute there is a ball put into the area and Hamsik shoots home for the 2-1. One minute later, a good cross by Grygera into the area sees Giovinco being anticipated into corner. On the 61st minute, Trezeguet stops for a second as he thinks he is off-side before his shot is held by De Sanctis.

On the 62nd minute a Datolo shot goes slightly wide. One minute later, a Cigarini cross is put into corner by Chiellini. From the corner the ball reaches Datolo who shoots home. 2-2.

On the 66th minute, a Lavezzi cross is deviated into corner by Chiellini: Melo heads away. Three minutes later, a Giovinco cross is headed away. Six minutes later, a foul on Giovinco upon entering the area is not sanctioned by the referee. Three minutes later there is a free-kick for Juve: Diego's parabola goes slightly wide.

The 75th minutes sees Amauri coming on for Poulsen. Two minutes later, there is a free-kick for Juve: the ball is directed to Chiellini but De Sanctis guards well. Another corner is awarded on the 80th minute: the corner is cleared by the defence.

Juve are shocked as on the 83rd minute Juve defence caught open as a rebound from a clearance reaches Hamsik who shoots into the net for the 2-3. One minute later, De Ceglie comes on for Giovinco.

Minutes tick by fast and the only other occasion for the bianconeri comes on the 92nd minute when there is a free-kick for Juve: ball into the area but De Sanctis saves. Amauri is sent-off for an apparently inexistent foul on the keeper.

The match ends with a defeat for the bianconeri as Napoli once again manage to come back from 2-0.

Serie A 2009/10 – 11th match day
Turin, Olympic Stadium
Saturday 31st October October, 2009

JUVENTUS-NAPOLI:

Goals: Trezeguet (34th), Giovinco (53rd), Hamsik (58th), Datolo (64th), Hamsik (81st),

JUVENTUS: Buffon; Grygera, Fabio Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Poulsen (Amauri 76th), Felipe Melo; Camoranesi (Tiago 31st), Diego, Giovinco (De Ceglie 85th); Trezeguet. Reserves: Manninger, Legrottaglie, Molinaro, De Ceglie, Tiago, Amauri, Immobile. Coach: Ferrara.

NAPOLI: De Sanctis; Campagnaro (Datolo 57th), Paolo Cannavaro, Contini; Maggio, Montervino, Aronica; Hamsik, Lavezzi (Pazienza 86th); Denis (Quagliarella 68th). Reserves: Iezzo, Rinaudo, Grava, Pazienza, Datolo, Pià, Quagliarella. Coach: Mazzarri.

REFEREE: Damato di Barletta

Yellow Cards: Contini (45th), Campagnaro (57th), Cannavaro (74th),

Red Card: Amauri (93rd)

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