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BOLOGNA - JUVENTUS 0 - 0 

The Bianconeri lined up with Thuram as a right back, a role in which he had been used against Rosenborg. The central defensive parntership was composed of Montero and Iuliano, whilst Pessotto was the left back. Lippi played his first choice midfield, as Tacchinardi, recovered from a strong fever, partnered Davids with Zambrotta and Nedved out wide. The attacking partnership was formed by Del Piero-Trezeguet. Bologna meanwhile played with just one attacker, Cruz, although behind him Zauli and ex-juve player Pecchia were lined up as support. Right at the start of the match Cruz looked to trouble the Juve defence, but of his three shots (between the 6th and 12th minutes) the first was poor, the second, set up by Brighi, went into the side netting, whilst the third was saved by Buffon. In the meantime, Juve started to assert herself, creating the first clear cut chances: Thuram played the ball to Zambrotta who coming in from the right arrived near enough to the goal to try a shot, but Pagliuca saved well.
In the 17th minute, four minutes after Zambrotta's effort, another midfielder tried to break the deadlock with Nedved heading a cross from Thuram. The bianconeri were creating a lot of chances but had difficulty suprising the attentive defence of the rossoblu. In the 36th minute Bologna rewoke, as a header from Olive, nearly set up Pecchia, but Buffon coming off his line cleared the danger. In the remainder of the half, there was still time for a long range effort by Olive and a header by Zambrotta, before the players returned to their dressing rooms.

At halftime, Guidolin brought Gamberini on in the place of Fresi. At the start of the second half the sides continued to toil, creating chances, but both were cancelled out by good defences. In the 8th minute Zauli set up Pecchia, who before being called offside, hit the post. From a similar opportunity, Zambrotta shot wide. There were also attempts by Del Piero, from a freekick, and by Tacchinardi from long range, but Alex's effort finished safely in the arms of Pagliuca, whilst the midfielder's shot went over the bar.
Lippi then took off Nedved for Maresca and Pessotto for Paramatti. Guidolin replaced Cruz with Nervo. Del Piero had the next chance from a freekick from the left, but Pagliuca intervened, punching the ball away. Two minutes later, from a Zambrotta corner, Iuliano's try went over the bar.
In the 31st minute of the half, Lippi tried the last of his alloted substitutions Tacchinardi, perhaps still tired from his fever, being replaced by Salas. At this point Juve players picked up a couple of injuries, Del Piero hurting his left hand in a clash which forced him to wear a bandage, whilst more seriously two minutes later Salas left the pitch on a stretcher with a knee problem. This left Juve with only nine players on the pitch, whilst Bologna took off Pecchia for Bellucci.
With it's numerical superiority,Guidolin's side tried to put Juve under pressure, and in the 41st minute of the half Brighi created confusion in the Juve area, but the defence saved the day. In the final minutes, Juve also tried a few efforts, but in vain, the match ending in stalemate.

FIRST HALF:
6': Cruz's shot saved
10': Brighi supplies Cruz, whose shot finishes in the side netting
11': An exchange between Davids and Nedved, creates an opening for Trezeguet, but Pagliuca intervenes
12': Zauli sets up Cruz, whose shot is saved
13': Thuram plays the ball to Zambrotta, whose shot is parried
17': Thuram again sets up Zambrotta, who advancing, tries a shot that Pagliuca stops
19': From a Thuram cross, Nedved tries a header that Pagliuca saves
36': Olive heads goalwards, Buffon intercepts from Pecchia, on the rebound Zauli shoots but the linesman calls him offside
43': Olive shoots off target
46': Nedved crosses to Zambrotta whose header is parried

SECOND HALF:
8': Zauli plays in Pecchia who hits the post, but the linesman signals offside
13': Del Piero sets up Zambrotta who shoots off target
15': Del Piero freekick is saved
19': Tacchinardi long range effort goes over the bar
25': From a freekick on the left, Del Piero sees his strike intercepted by Pagliuca
27': Zambrotta corner leads to Iuliano heading over
38': Thuram plays in Zambrotta whose shot is parried
46': Paramatti heads down to Thuram, whose shot is blocked.