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Tuesday February 26, 2008 Finished *Olimpico

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  1. Torino frustrate misfiring Juventus

    Torino frustrate misfiring Juventus

    Juventus missed out on the chance to move to within a point of second-placed Roma in Serie A when they were held to a 0-0 draw by city rivals Torino at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Juventus
    • Torino
    • 90+5' And that's it! A resolute performance by Torino, a wretched night for Juventus. 0-0 the final score.
    • 90+4' Del Piero curls the free-kick wide of the right-hand post.
    • 90+3' Nedved is off! Sissoko wins a free-kick on the edge of the box, and Nedved stupidly, needlessly shoves Comotto in the back of the head after they collide off the ball! And right in front of the referee! That was completely stupid behaviour from the former European Footballer of the Year.
    • 90+2' Stellone is penalised for a foul on Chiellini as the Juventus man tries to shepherd the ball out for a goal kick on the far side.
    • 90+1' Rosina finds space on the Torino left, but his cross is blocked by Zebina.
    • 90' And Del Piero spanks the ball well over the bar. That just about sums up Juventus's night. There will be three minutes of stoppage time.
    • 89' Camoranesi wins a free-kick right on the edge of the Torino box! Del Piero stands over it. One minute remains...
    • 88' Nocerino latches onto a throw-in on the right and fires in a right-footed half-volley that's just wide of the near post!
    • 87' Nedved surges forward, and when his shot is half-blocked it lands at the feet of Iaquinta, whose shot is deflected over the bar!
    • 86' Oh dear! Iaquinta tussles with Di Loreto as he looks to get on the end of Camoranesi's pass down the right, and the Torino man collapses in a heap when Iaquinta accidentally nicks his heels. Iaquinta is expecting a corner kick, but the linesman says goal kick.
    • 85' Torino have five minutes to hold out. It's been an intensely frustrating night for Juve, who've clearly missed the goalscoring instincts of David Trezeguet.
    • 83' What a chance for Juve! Del Piero's corner kick from the right is flicked on at the near post by Camoranesi, Sereni pushes it out and Iaquinta is eased off the ball by Comotto just as he's about to slot it into the empty net!
    • 82' Nedved concedes a free-kick for a foul on Rosina.
    • 81' Torino make their third change: Salvatore Lanna - who's been waiting to come on for literally about 10 minutes - replaces Recoba. Lanna's first task will be to help defend a corner from the Juve right. Stellone heads it clear at the near post.
    • 80' 10 minutes to go!
    • 79' Juve attack down the left, Camoranesi touches the ball to Nedved on the edge of the box but the former Czech international drags his left-footed shot wide of the right-hand post!
    • 78' Pisano wins a free-kick on the Torino left, and Zebina - who thought he'd played the ball against his opponent - is not happy.
    • 76' Dellafiore is booked for a foul on Del Piero.
    • 75' Torino were inches from taking the lead there. It was a lovely free-kick from Rosina. Camoranesi curls in a free-kick at the other end, but it's an easy take for Sereni.
    • 74' But Rosina steps up to gently curl the ball over the wall with his left foot... AND IT STRIKES THE CROSSBAR, WITH BUFFON ROOTED TO THE SPOT!
    • 72' Torino come forward now, and Chiellini is penalised for a hand-ball inside the D. All eyes are on Recoba once more.
    • 71' Oh dear! Handbags are firmly brandished as Nocerino clashes with Pisano after the Juve substitute tries to earn a free-kick with a rather ludicrous dive. Both men are booked.
    • 70' Ooh! Del Piero curls in a wicked cross from the left and Iaquinta is inches away from connecting with it!
    • 68' What a save! Del Piero strikes the ball over the wall and it's arrowing towards the top-left corner until Sereni palms it away! Superb stop by the Torino number one.
    • 67' Del Piero's right-wing corner is headed clear by the bandaged Stellone. Grella is penalised for a foul on Nocerino. Free-kick to Juve, about 30 yards out in a central position.
    • 67' Recoba drills the ball in low, Stellone swings at it and misses, the ball falls for Zanetti on the edge of the area and his shot is straight at Buffon!
    • 65' Recoba wins a free-kick wide on the Torino left after going down rather easily under a challenge from Nicola Legrottaglie.
    • 63' Juve make a change, and Antonio Nocerino comes on for Palladino. And there's a chance for Torino! Recoba gets round the back on the left-hand side, but he dwells on the ball and allows Chiellini to come across and make a tremendous block!
    • 62' GOAL! 1-0 Juve! NO! Nedved's free-kick is cleared back to him, he fires it back in, the ball is deflected into the air and Del Piero volleys it past Sereni at the back post, but the flag is up!
    • 61' Del Piero wins a free-kick on the left after a foul by Di Loreto.
    • 60' Del Piero looks for Zebina down the Juve right, but Di Loreto comes across to clear. Half an hour to go, and no sign of a break-through yet.
    • 59' Recoba goes into the book for a sly trip on Camoranesi. And Palladino joins him, after a quite pathetic dive on the Juve right. It's not the first time he's done it tonight either.
    • 57' Del Piero curls the ball in but it goes over everyone and Iaquinta can't keep it in play on the far side.
    • 56' Another Recoba free-kick hits the wall. He's not on his game tonight, the little man. Palladino wins a free-kick right on the right-hand corner of the box at the other end.
    • 55' Chiellini is cautioned for holding back the advancing Rosina. Free-kick to Torino, 30 yards from goal.
    • 54' Zebina bursts into space down the Juve right, cuts inside onto his left foot and fires a hopeful shot well over.
    • 53' Stellone returns, sporting a Terry Butcher-style head bandage. Sissoko provokes groans from the Juve fans with an aimless left-footed pass that drifts out of play on the far side. Liverpool fans will know the feeling well...
    • 52' Chance for Juve! Del Piero wanders inside from the right and cracks in a low left-footed shot from the edge of the D that Sereni has to push away!
    • 51' Nedved cuts in from the left, the crowd rise to their feet... but he shanks his shot well over the bar.
    • 50' Juve are on the attack again - to the sound of optimistic roars from the 'home' fans, but Torino hold firm.
    • 48' Ow! Stellone clashes heads with Chiellini, and has to come to the side of the pitch to get patched up. Luckily for Torino's medical staff Stellone is completely bald, so there'll have no trouble finding the source of the blood.
    • 47' Diana has a problem here. He was clutching his calf a few moments ago, and has now walked off the pitch, flinging his shin-pads to the ground as he goes. He's replaced by Alessandro Rosina.
    • 46' The second half begins! And there's early drama in the Torino box, as Nedved's attempted pass to Palladino on the right is just cut out!
    • 45+2' Comotto attacks Diana's right-wing cross but puts his header wide of the far post. The half-time whistle goes, and it's been a disappointing game so far.
    • 45+1' Juve attack through Camoranesi but his attempted pass to Nedved is brilliantly cut out by a sliding Barone.
    • 45' Recoba curls the free-kick into the wall - another disappointing dead ball effort from El Chino - and Zanetti's ambitious follow-up drifts well wide. There will be two minutes of injury time.
    • 44' Great play from Recoba! He effortlessly controls a pass from the left and steps inside three challenges before being fouled and winning a free-kick. No prizes for guessing who'll take it.
    • 43' Comotto slips Diana in down the Torino right but his cross is blocked by Sissoko. Corner to Torino. The cross comes in and Buffon punches it clear at the near post.
    • 42' Recoba finds space outside the Juventus box, but his left-footed shot from about 25 yards curls well wide of Buffon's right-hand post.
    • 40' Torino have a chance to break through Stellone - who's wearing one of those pseudo-scarf things you see a lot of in Serie A - but he can't bring the ball under control and Chiellini slides in from behind to nick the ball away from him and touch it back to Buffon.
    • 39' A cross from the Juve right fizzes right across the box before being hacked clear at the back post by Comotto.
    • 38' Nedved finds Palladino in space on the right, but after stepping inside onto his left foot he floats his cross out of play at the back post.
    • 37' Barone re-enters the fray after being obliged to leave the pitch. Palladino looks to weave into the box from the Juve right but finds himself outnumbered.
    • 36' Barone stays down after being caught by a crunching - but perfectly legitimate - challenge by Camoranesi. Play continues for a few moments, before the ref decides to bring things to a halt to allow Barone to receive treatment.
    • 35' Iaquinta charges down an attempted clearance on the Juve left, but his disappointing low cross is cut out at the near post.
    • 33' Comotto - who's got forward well in this first half - wins a corner on the Torino right when his cross is put behind. Torino play it short, but - bizarrely - Recoba is offside when he receives the ball, despite obviously being behind the corner taker. You don't see that often.
    • 30' The free-kick strikes a head in the wall and goes behind for a corner on the left. Del Piero takes it, it comes back to him, he volleys it back in, Camoranesi heads it goalwards from the edge of the box and Palladino lines up a net-busting volley from 10 yards... but he's offside.
    • 29' Nedved wins a free-kick about 25 yards from goal. Del Piero lines it up...
    • 28' Ranieri's men are upping the tempo now. Torino are temporarily penned inside their own half.
    • 27' Argentine Hernan Paolo Dellafiore comes on in place of Natali. And a chance for Juve! A free-kick from the right finds Iaquinta, and his powerful header from 12 yards is tipped over by Sereni!
    • 25' This doesn't look good for Natali. He's stretchered from the field, but is at least conscious. As the medics tend to his wounds by the side of the pitch, play continues.
    • 24' Ouch! Sereni sprints from his line and jumps to punch clear a long ball towards Iaquinta, and in doing so he catches defender Cesare Natali full in the face with his knees! On comes the medical cart...
    • 23' Stellone looks to break through the Juve back line, but he's strongly challenged by Chiellini.
    • 22' Molinaro fouls Diana deep on the Torino right. Recoba's inswinging delivery is headed away.
    • 21' Comotto bends in a cross from the Torino right, and although it appears to be swept behind by Zebina at the back post, the referee awards a goal kick as Zanetti was in close attendance.
    • 20' Pisano's attempted pass down the Torino left is athletically volleyed clear by Juve right-back Jonathan Zebina.
    • 19' Juve have seen plenty of the ball, but there's been precious little penetration to their attacking play thus far.
    • 18' A quick free-kick frees Comotto down the Torino right, but he has to stretch to get his cross in and Gianluigi Buffon pounces on it unchallenged at his near post.
    • 17' Juve coach Claudio Ranieri is sporting a Liam Gallagher-style parka. It's certainly not the kind of thing you'd see Jose Mourinho wearing, but it's a chilly evening here in Turin.
    • 16' Raffaele Palladino surges infield from the Juve right, but he's crowded out on the edge of the Torino box.
    • 15' Del Piero concedes a free-kick in an advanced position on the Juve left for a shove on Di Loreto.
    • 14' Marco Pisano's cross from the Torino left is put behind at the near post. Corner ball. Recoba plays it towards the penalty spot, where it's headed clear.
    • 12' Del Piero takes it... and it curls well over the bar.
    • 11' Nedved goes down with characteristic theatricality right on the edge of the Torino box after being caught on the back of the ankle by Grella. Free-kick to Juve.
    • 10' Nedved wins a free-kick on the far side after a foul by Simone Barone, but the cross doesn't beat the first man.
    • 9' Zanetti's cross from the Torino left is headed behind by Giorgio Chiellini for a corner, which is headed clear at the near post.
    • 8' Momo Sissoko is penalised for jumping in on Vincenzo Grella. Free-kick to Torino, about 35 yards from goal. Recoba steps up... and thumps a left-footed shot straight into the wall!
    • 7' Mauro Camoranesi concedes a free-kick for a push on Paolo Zanetti.
    • 6' The flag goes up against Recoba - now sporting a lot less hair than in his Inter days - but replays suggest he was just onside. Nedved goes down in the Torino box under a challenge from Marco Di Loreto, but the referee's not interested.
    • 5' Opportunity for Torino! They break down the left through Recoba, but his low cross is cleared from right in front of goal by Cristian Molinaro!
    • 3' A weak back header by Gianluca Comotto lets Pavel Nedved in down the Juve left, and his cross is just scrambled behind for a corner, which Matteo Sereni claims at the back post.
    • 1' The first half begins, with Recoba taking his place alongside Roberto Stellone at the head of Torino's attack. Alessandro Del Piero is partnered by Vincenzo Iaquinta, in the absence of the flu-ridden Trezeguet.
    • 19:28 The teams take to the field at a packed Stadio Olimpico - home to both teams this season while Juventus's Stadio Delle Alpi undergoes development work. Juve are in their famous black and white-striped shirts, white shorts and white socks. Torino sport burgundy shirts, burgundy shorts and black socks. Kick-off is moments away.
    • 19:15 TEAM NEWS: The Bianconeri are without top-scorer David Trezeguet (flu) and midfielder Cristiano Zanetti, who's suspended following his sending off in the controversial defeat at Reggina at the weekend. Portuguese defender Jorge Andrade remains sidelined with a longstanding knee problem. Torino boss Walter Novellino, meanwhile, has a fully fit squad to choose from. Former Inter favourite Alvaro Recoba is expected to start on the bench.
    • 19:00 Good evening and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the Turin derby from the Stadio Olimpico di Torino in Turin. A win for Juve will take them to within a point of second-placed Roma, ahead of the Giallorossi's table-topping clash at Internazionale tomorrow night. Torino go into the game off the back of a dramatic 4-4 draw against Parma, but are only four points clear of the relegation zone. Kick-off is at 19:30 GMT.

  • Team Stats

    Juventus Stats Torino
    57% Possession 42%
    15 Shots 13
    4 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 2
    11 Corners 8
    21 Fouls 21
    3 Offsides 8
    3 Yellow cards 3
    1 Red cards 0
    25 Tackles 27
    261 Accurate passes 176
    55 Bad passes 68

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Juventus
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Gianluigi Buffon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
      33 Nicola Legrottaglie 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 25 3 3
      5 Jonathan Zebina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 3
      28 Christian Molinaro 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 31 13 1
      3 Giorgio Chiellini 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 22 6 6
      22 Mohamed Sissoko 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 30 9 4
      8 Mauro German Camoranesi 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 43 2 5
      11 Pavel Nedved 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 28 15 1
      9 Vincenzo Iaquinta 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 6 1 1
      10 Alessandro Del Piero 0 6 2 1 4 0 0 8 3 0
      20 Raffaele Palladino 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16 2 1
      12 Emanuele Belardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Tiago Mendes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Antonio Nocerino 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0
      25 Guglielmo Stendardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Alessandro Birindelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Zdenek Grygera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Hasan Salihamidzic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Torino
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Matteo Sereni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      14 Cesare Natali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
      3 Marco Pisano 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 17 3
      2 Gianluca Comotto 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
      22 Marco Di Loreto 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 11 0 5
      13 Vincenzo Grella 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 28 6 5
      27 Paolo Zanetti 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 22 12 3
      19 Aimo Diana 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0
      8 Simone Barone 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16 6 4
      77 Roberto Stellone 0 1 0 4 4 2 0 16 2 2
      4 Alvaro Recoba 0 5 0 3 4 4 0 23 8 0
      10 Alessandro Rosina 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 7 0
      9 Nicola Ventola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      89 Lys Gomis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Eugenio Corini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Salvatore Lanna 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4 0
      17 David Di Michele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Paolo Dellafiore 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 4 4

  • Summary

    • 90+3' Nedved is off! Sissoko wins a free-kick on the edge of the box, and Nedved stupidly, needlessly shoves Comotto in the back of the head after they collide off the ball! And right in front of the referee! That was completely stupid behaviour from the former European Footballer of the Year.
    • 88' Nocerino latches onto a throw-in on the right and fires in a right-footed half-volley that's just wide of the near post!
    • 87' Nedved surges forward, and when his shot is half-blocked it lands at the feet of Iaquinta, whose shot is deflected over the bar!
    • 83' What a chance for Juve! Del Piero's corner kick from the right is flicked on at the near post by Camoranesi, Sereni pushes it out and Iaquinta is eased off the ball by Comotto just as he's about to slot it into the empty net!
    • 79' Juve attack down the left, Camoranesi touches the ball to Nedved on the edge of the box but the former Czech international drags his left-footed shot wide of the right-hand post!
    • 74' But Rosina steps up to gently curl the ball over the wall with his left foot... AND IT STRIKES THE CROSSBAR, WITH BUFFON ROOTED TO THE SPOT!
    • 70' Ooh! Del Piero curls in a wicked cross from the left and Iaquinta is inches away from connecting with it!
    • 68' What a save! Del Piero strikes the ball over the wall and it's arrowing towards the top-left corner until Sereni palms it away! Superb stop by the Torino number one.
    • 67' Recoba drills the ball in low, Stellone swings at it and misses, the ball falls for Zanetti on the edge of the area and his shot is straight at Buffon!
    • 62' GOAL! 1-0 Juve! NO! Nedved's free-kick is cleared back to him, he fires it back in, the ball is deflected into the air and Del Piero volleys it past Sereni at the back post, but the flag is up!
    • 52' Chance for Juve! Del Piero wanders inside from the right and cracks in a low left-footed shot from the edge of the D that Sereni has to push away!
    • 5' Opportunity for Torino! They break down the left through Recoba, but his low cross is cleared from right in front of goal by Cristian Molinaro!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Sig. Rizzoli

  • Juventus

    Manager: Claudio Ranieri

    Captain: 10. Alessandro Del Piero

    On the Field

    • Buffon
    • Zebina
    • Legrottaglie
    • Chiellini Yellow Card
    • Molinaro
    • Palladino Yellow Card Substitution Out (65′)
    • Sissoko
    • Camoranesi
    • Nedved Red Card
    • Iaquinta
    • Del Piero

    Subs

    • 7. Salihamidzic
    • 12. Belardi
    • 2. Birindelli
    • 21. Grygera
    • 2. Stendardo
    • 30. Tiago
    • 23. Nocerino Substitution In (65′) Yellow Card

    Injured

    • 17. Trezeguet
    • 14. Andrade
    • 32. Marchionni

    Suspended

    • 6. Zanetti

  • Torino

    Manager: Walter Alfredo Novellino

    Captain: 2. Gianluca Comotto

    On the Field

    • Sereni
    • Comotto
    • Di Loreto
    • Natali Substitution Out (26′)
    • Pisano Yellow Card
    • Diana Substitution Out (48′)
    • Grella
    • Barone
    • Zanetti
    • Stellone
    • Recoba Yellow Card Substitution Out (80′)

    Subs

    • 9. Ventola
    • 17. Di Michele
    • 5. Corini
    • 23. Lanna Substitution In (80′)
    • 10. Rosina Substitution In (48′)
    • 15. Dellafiore Yellow Card
    • 89. Gomis

    Injured

    • 20. Bjelanovic
    • 31. Fontana

    Suspended

    None