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JUVENTUS - GLASGOW CELTIC 3 - 2
First match for the bianconeri in the Champions League. It ends with a deserved victory, but a bit confused at the end. Ahead for two Trezeguet goals, catched up by a Petrov’s goal and a penalty scored by, Juventus won with a penalty by Amoruso, substitue of Del Piero. All the emotions at the end of the match, while the first was somehow boring.Against Celtic, Marcello Lippi choose an
innovative line up, that has been tried only in the trainings, the
3-4-3 with Del Piero, Trezeguet and Salas in the forward, and the pair
Tacchinardi-Davids (coming back from disqualificacion) and from Zenoni
and Pessotto in the midfield, ready to defend. In the defence
Thuram-Montero-Iuliano.
In the first half an hour happens nothing. Four shots, three for the
bianconeri all from Del Piero, one for Celtic, on a free-kick, from
Thompson. The supporters from the curva sud, that observed silence for
a quarter an hour remembering the terrorism’s victims, unites with
the Nord ones, to celebrate Edgar Davids, that was very willing to
play after 4 months. He runs a lot but because of an exces of fighting
spirit gets a yellow card at the 41',another one at the 30' of the
second period, so is sent off.
At the 25' Lippi speaks with Del Piero: than Alex takes a different position: now he’s behind Trezeguet and Salas. The fbecomes 3-4-1-2, the one that comes to help when needed. Happens everything in the last 15 minutes of the first period. First there’s a header from Sutton, saved by Buffon, the bianconeri answer with a long moving in which Salas, Montero and Iuliano, tried to beat the net, the first with a left shot and the others with two headers. The Cilean moves a lot and well. The supporters wait a good match from him, as the other he played and the Matador doesn’t disappoint them. The first goal’s moving starts from him scored by Trezeguet. The Cilean runs on the right line, crossesa in the box for the Frenchmen beats the net with a right shot.
Excited by his goal, Trezegol and after ten minutes in the second half scores the second goal. Nice and powerful jump to catch a Del Piero’s cross from the left side. Because of the result the bianconeri play better and Del Piero does what he wants. But Celtic is still there and scores with a free-kick from Petrov (2-1). One minute after, Lippi substitutes Salas with O'Neill, that takes position behind Del Piero and Trezeguet, in the position where he gave his best with Cagliari. The Uruguayan is forced to play more in the midfield, when Davids is sent off. The match gets hot at the 35'.
The danger comes always from Sutton. The referee sees a penalty from Birindelli that Laursen scores. (2-2). Juve react. Del Piero is substituted by Amoruso. Nick suffers a foul from Valgaeren. It’s penalty. (3-2). The last chance is for.Celtic but Buffon saves.
I HALF
4': passing between Salas - Trezeguet and Del Piero, Alex right
shot goes wide
5': Thompson on a free-kick, Buffon saves
11': Del Piero’s free-kick goes a little wide
28': Del Piero’s free-kick goes wide
32': cross from Lennon, header by Sutton, Buffon saves
35': Salas’ left shot swerved in corner. On the corner kick
Montero’s header is saved, from Balde. Another corner kick,
Iuliano’s header goes wide.
40': Tacchinardi effort from the right line is deviated.
43': Salas has a nice moving, and Trezeguet scores (1-0)
II HALF:
6': Agathe’s shot is over the bar
10': Del Piero’s cross for Trezeguet that scores with a
header (2-0)
11': Larsson’s shot is saved in corner
17': Salas passes to Del Piero whose shot goes high
22': Celtic’s goal from a Petrov’s free-kick (2-1)
35': Larsson passes tor Petrov, Buffon drives it back, Sutton
shots and hits Petrov
37': Free kick from O'Neill goes over the bar
39': penalty by Larsson because of a Birindelli’s foul on
Sutton (2-2)
43': penalty because of a Valgaeren’s foul on Amoruso,
Amoruso beats the net (3-2)
45': Buffon saves on Sutton