Atalanta came into the game off the back of a run of twelve straight wins in all competitions, including 3 clean sheets previous to this meeting with Juve. The hosts suffered a surprise defeat to Milan and Sarri would be keen to put his side back on the right track towards the Serie A title. […]
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Napoli 0-0 Juventus : Gattuso captures Coppa Italia in shootout
Napoli, going for their first cup victory since 2014, entered the final off the back of a 1-1 draw with Inter which saw them through 2-1 on aggregate. Juve, with a similarly close affair, closed out a 0-0 against Milan to progress on away goals. The first week of the re-emergence of top-level Italian football […]
Juventus 2-1 Fiorentina : Sousa’s team on the back foot
The opening day of Serie A brought together two rivals who had very different starts to last year’s campaign. This time around, Allegri would be looking to get out of the blocks quickly, and without certain big names or new recruits in the starting line-up. Higuain and Pjanic were left out, although Dani Alves made […]
Coppa Italia final : Milan 0-1 Juventus (aet)
Both teams entered the final encounter of the season with enforced changed to their side, whilst retaining a familiar shape. Milan manager Christian Brocchi, once a combative central midfielder himself, included a midfield three of Kucka and Poli, with Montolivo orchestrating just behind. Bonaventura and Honda occupied the wide areas either side of Bacca, with […]
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Juventus 1-0 Roma : Juve March On
Juventus came into the match looking for their 11th consecutive Serie A win, and wanting to put pressure on Napoli at the top of the table. They had their back-line trio of Chiellini, Barzagli and Bonucci back together, in a familiar 3-5-2. Evra came back in on the left, Pogba into midfield and Mandzukic started […]
Juventus 3-1 Fiorentina : Juve battle to 3 points
Juventus went into the game looking to continue the run of form they were enjoying, against their rivals Fiorentina, who themselves had shown us some of the best football in Serie A this season. The home side lined-up with a familiar three at the back, with Evra and Cuadrado deployed as wing-backs. Khedira came into […]
Juventus 1-0 AC Milan : Juve surpass Milan
Always an exciting prospect, the first Juve – Milan encounter of the season could have culminated in either the away side moving five points ahead, or Alegri’s Bianconeri leapfrogging Milan in the Serie A standings. Juve started with a 4-3-1-2, or effectively at times a diamond formation, with Lichtsteiner and Evra offering the width as […]
Serie A Review 2013/14
Title Winners – Juventus (102 points) Top Scorer – Ciro Immobile (22 goals) Champions League qualification – Juventus, Roma, Napoli Europa League qualification – Fiorentina, Inter, Torino* Relegation – Livorno, Bologna, Catania *Parma took 6th place ahead of Torino, but are banned from European football next season as it stands due to financial regulations. There […]