WingA Posted February 4, 2004 ahhh my dear Milan are five points clear on the top and Roman's have to catch up now! dont they bruv?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted February 4, 2004 i dont know bro, mind you what i do know is that Italian League is teh hardest in the world and i cant see Milan pulling away so earlier. I do hope either Roma or Juve win this week, a draw in that crunch game would put milan in a comfort zone assuming the way win. But am still confident winger :cool: we had our purple patch so too did Juve right at the begining of the season and now milan is having one also, but they will start to draw and losing again, and their fixture list towards teh end of teh season is more strenious than Roma's n Juventus. Anywa your other team is not looking to bad huh, alot of good young signings. Much is mad by arsenal fans about reyes n barnet or what ever his name is not to mention half a dzens other baquets . But Man u have bought alot of great young players, if only Roma could have the budget to do the same :rolleyes: . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted February 9, 2004 Four-Star Roma SteamRoll Juve Serie A Week 20 - 8/2/04 (20.30) Roma 4 - 0 Juventus Dacourt 13 ®, Totti pen 53 ®, Cassano 70, 85 ® Stadio Olimpico -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A stunning Roma performance has steamrollered Scudetto holders Juventus after Paolo Montero's red card and a saved penalty. Scudetto showdowns don't get much bigger than this as the two joint-second teams face off for the right to race off after runaway leaders Milan. There was a big shock for Bianconeri fans ahead of kick-off, as captain Alessandro Del Piero took his seat in the stands due to a muscular twinge during the warm-up. Marco Di Vaio - who scored both goals in the 2-2 draw between these teams in Turin earlier this season when he substituted Del Piero - stepped in to partner David Trezeguet. Roma adopted a new 4-4-2 system with Antonio Cassano and Francesco Totti upfront, introducing Christian Panucci and Jonathan Zebina to the defence. The Giallorossi had a good start and Cristian Chivu's curling free kick was fingertipped round the post by Gianluigi Buffon. On the resulting corner Olivier Dacourt gathered on the edge of the box and placed an angled drive into the far corner. The game sparked into life and Mauro Camoranesi's chip just failed to reach Di Vaio, but on the counter-attack Francesco Totti's magnificent half-volley slammed the underside of the bar. Pavel Nedved went on a strong run and his fierce drive was just wide of Ivan Pelizzoli's goal. David Trezeguet became a makeshift defender with a crucial headed clearance on Chivu's powerful effort. At the other end Di Vaio nodded a Camoranesi free kick wide, but there were timid penalty appeals for Lilian Thuram's unorthodox challenge on Antonio Cassano following a Paolo Montero error. Di Vaio picked up a knock and was replaced just before the half-time break by the explosive Fabrizio Miccoli. But Roma started the second half in confident fashion and a last ditch challenge prevented Emerson getting a clean shot on Totti's assist. It came as little surprise when on 52 minutes Paolo Montero brought down Cassano in the box and Pierluigi Collina inevitably pointed to the spot. Francesco Totti stepped up and turned his penalty in off the inside of the upright. The tension rose and Montero saw red for a second bookable offence just moments after he gave away the penalty. The Uruguayan hacked at Totti's ankle and it could easily have been a straight red. Bizarrely, Juventus have had at least one player sent off in this fixture for the last four years running. Roma were on cloud nine and Buffon parried a powerful Amantino Mancini effort from the edge of the box. Miccoli refused to give in and Pelizzoli was forced into a risky rush off his line to clear from the former Perugia man. The goalkeeper then plucked an Igor Tudor header out of the air from another Miccoli set-piece. But the home side was running the show and Cassano skipped past two defenders before blasting over the bar. Miccoli is a set-piece specialist and Pelizzoli scrambled his fierce curling effort clear at the near post. The young goalkeeper also missed the resulting corner kick, but no Juve players were ready to take advantage. Instead Roma made the pressure pay off and took their lead to three goals with Antonio Cassano. The starlet was left unmarked to sidefoot in a deflected Mancini cross from six yards as Juve's disastrous defensive record took another twist. There was controversy soon after, as Collina awarded a penalty to Juventus for Chivu's push on Alessio Tacchinardi. The Frenchman stepped up and fired his central spot-kick straight at Pelizzoli's feet. The scoreline could have been extended further, but Buffon batted away a fierce Totti free kick and Christian Panucci turned a header over. It got even worse in the final minutes when Cassano was left completely unmarked in the centre to nod in Mancini's sweeping centre following a well-worked team move. The youngster was booked for over-celebrating as he broke the corner flag and it had to be replaced. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma: Pelizzoli; Panucci, Zebina, Samuel, Chivu; Lima, Emerson, Dacourt (De Rossi 91), Mancini; Cassano (Carew 87), Totti (D'Agostino 89) Juventus: Buffon; Thuram, Legrottaglie, Montero, Zambrotta; Camoranesi (Appiah 67), Tacchinardi, Conte (Tudor 57); Nedved; Di Vaio (Miccoli 45), Trezeguet Ref: Collina Sent off: Montero 55 (J) Missed penalty: Trezeguet 74 (J) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted February 9, 2004 Francesco Totti's magnificent half-volley slammed the underside of the bar. now that wud have been a fantastic goal, gr8 game for the Roma-ites, gr8 performance, Totti was wicked and the 4th goal was deyya, as we say up norf, as for Juve, cr*p defence, with cr*p midfield and a cr*p attack, taking nothing away from Roma tho, they performed really well and deserved the win, 4-0 was a bit much tho. That kick montero did on Totti, i so wanted to do that myself,,,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted February 9, 2004 That kick montero did on Totti, i so wanted to do that myself,,,,,, me too . I must admit me too he can be a bloody premadoner at times with his constant complaining to the ref Roma 4 Juve 0... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingA Posted February 9, 2004 first, Sh!t!! they catching up!! second, Wicked game!! peez.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted February 9, 2004 when things aint going his way he whines too much , that Mancini is quality tho,,,,,,,i still think hes on drugs, the way gets up n down the pitch,damn,,,,,,,, :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted February 9, 2004 Winger saxiib lol warned u bro, Milan have to go to a now damaged Juve aswell visit Lazio who beat them last week in the coppa. The league is far from over :cool: Your Boy lol if only Lima could expend some of energey that he has in abundance aswell, more creatively rather than just running up n down like former soldier, come player Atoubo of Cameroon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intel Posted February 11, 2004 quote: Francesco Totti's magnificent half-volley slammed the underside of the bar. yeah what a goal that would have been had it gone in. What a strike! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingA Posted February 11, 2004 since when did u become a Mod?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted February 11, 2004 time ago bro where u been?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@peninsula Posted February 12, 2004 Did anyone see Inter vs Juva. Now thats what I call a 12th man team (juva ofcoz). Not that am blaming them but the really don't understand whats up with Inter, Juva and Refs everytime???? :confused: . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted February 22, 2004 Seria A offered up another sumptious Offering this weekend in the form of the Milan Derby. Some how Inter contrived to throw away a 2-0 lead (un heard off in italy) to the current top doggs in italy Milan. But the football was there for all to marvel at, Kaka's continued brilliance, and Seedorf's rediculous 35 uard screamy 5 minuts for 2-3 from time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QUANTUM LEAP Posted February 22, 2004 Inter Derby was out of this world really enjoyed it. This reminded me of the early 90 Italian league which nothing but exciting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingA Posted February 22, 2004 and i missed it!! :mad: :mad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
