18 April 2009

All about Juve-Inter

Juventus.com brings you all the information you need to know to follow the match at the Olimpico in the best manner. 

INTER IN AWAY MATCHES
The two defeats suffered during the 2008-09 championship were both suffered away from Milan, even thug the first only on paper since it happened during the derby with Milan listed as the home team. He second defeat came on the last match day of the first round a heavy 3’1 defeat suffered in Bergamo. The rest of the matches brought great satisfaction with 11 victories and only 2 draws, the first of which in the first match of the tournament (1’1 against Sampdoria) and the second in Florence (0-0). Definitely positive is the outcome of the first round, having registered an en-plein with 5 favourable results in as many encounters. The victims were  Catania, Lecce, Bologna, Genoa and Udinese. It is good to note the encounters in which Mourinhoàs formation suffered a negative balance in terms of occasions. The circumstance occurred during Atalanta-Inter (8-4), Catania-Inter (7-4), and during Bologna-Inter (4-3). At home, the nerazzurri risked losing during Inter’Roma. A match which ended in a 3’3 draw complete with controversies and which saw the giallorossi dominate in terms of goal chances by 8-5.

THE MOST FAITHFUL
There is one item of data which explain best the strength of Inter during the 2008-09 season. The 5 most utilized players by Mourinho in the championship represent without any doubt the best virtues of the team. The most present is Javier Zanetti, who gathered 31 appearances in 32 match days. Right after the captain is the traditional block represented by Julio Cesar, Ibrahimovic, Maicon and Cambiasso. In all, 25 players were utilized up to now, as opposed to Juventus who made use of 28 players (including the 3 Primavera talents: Ariaudo, Daud and Immobile).

THE APRIL VICTORIES
There is one precedent with an interesting coincidence in which Juventus and Inter met on the 18th of April. It happened in 1971 and even there Inter was launched towards the victory of the scudetto and the margin in the table was 10 points (at the time the points for a victory were 2). The match ended in a draw with a goal in each half. The bianconeri had gone ahead thanks to Marchetti but were equalised thanks to a goal by Inter midfielder Bedin ten minutes from the end of the match. It is, however, a month which traditionally favours Juventus when the bianconeri meet Inter in Turin. The positive series was inaugurated in 1955 with a 3-2 thanks to goals by Praest, Montico and Manente in a year which saw the bianconeri and the nerazzurri unusually placed in mid-table. On the 19th of April 1959 the result was the same but the match was very exciting with the milanesi ahead until 10 minutes from the final whistle when Ferrario and Boniperi turned the result round to a final 2-1 in the nick of time. Another memorable match is that of 1972, decisive in terms of the title race because on that particular Sunday Juventus managed to gain leadership ad the possibility of winning its 14th title. The absolute protagonist was Franco Causio who scored a hat-trick which represents one of the greatest feats of his splendid career. A penalty scored by Brady decided Juventus-Inter in 1982 and inaugurated the series of 1-0 results in April which pursued in 1994 thanks to an own goal by Riccardo Ferri after a cross by Roberto Baggio and came to an end in 1998 thanks to a winning right shot by Del Piero in what was one of the most controversial matches in the history of Italian football. On the other hand the 3-1 on the 14th of April 2001 leaves no room for arguments. In just 12 minutes from the beginning of the second half Tacchinardi, Inzaghi and Del Piero guide Juventus to a victory which is difficult to replicate and which allows our opponents only the chance to get back a consolation goal scored by Christian Vieri from the penalty spot.
         

 

 

Atalanta	Bari	1 - 0
Bologna	Milan	0 - 0
Fiorentina	Roma	0 - 1
Genoa	Chievo	1 - 0
Inter	Cagliari	3 - 0
Lazio	Catania	0 - 1
Livorno	Juventus	1 - 1
Palermo	Parma	2 - 1
Siena	Sampdoria	1 - 2
Udinese	Napoli	3 - 1