Juve will challenge PSG and Real Madrid

The Bianconeri have made official today the three matches that will see it committed in World Football Challenge in North America.

     On July 28, Juventus will face DC United in Washington, three days after playing in Montreal against Paris Saint Germain and August 5 in Las Vegas will challenge Real Madrid.

Del Piero: "Now I have to turn the page"

"I would choose a different way to leave"

     Del Piero with a smile on his face explains the feeling leaving the field when he was substituted: "I was unhappy with the result, not for my replacement. It 's been a great season, this. Let's say we have not eaten the icing, we settled for eating the cake. If I realize what happened? Well, now I'm going on holiday at the sea and there I will try to digest the situation. The best picture? I carry around 19 years in one piece. I would have chosen a different outcome to leave: there is a bitter taste, but we are proud for this fantastic season. The referee? He has recorded, but I do not want to stop the events that affect. Now I have to turn the page, and in fact did not stop at my page change history.

Tonight playing for the record and for Del Piero

No team has ever won the League and the Cup unbeaten. Last game for Alex.

    Today evening the final of the Cup with Napoli. Going for the silver star (ten titles won) and for the league-cup double. If then the final coincides with the last appearance of Alessandro Del Piero, then the value of the evening doubles until it flows into the story. The Juventus captain wants to leave as a winner in a competition that bears his signature and that he had already won 17 years ago (last Cup for Juventus). Del Piero will start in 3-5-2 probably with Vucinic in the attack. In defense Caceres will replace the injured Chiellini, while in the door there will be Storari, the keeper of the Cup. We are looking forward for tonight's game, there are many reasons, the double title, the unbeaten record and most important last game for Pinturicchio.

Transfer rumors

Van Persie, Higuain, Suarez, Veratti, Asamoah?

       The secret is to go after people with a suitcase ready, ready to move in short. Why do you want to finally win something, like Robin Van Persie, or because it claims the fixed place, as Gonzalo Higuain. Already met the Dutchman's agent Arsenal, Juventus yesterday did a survey with the Argentine Real Madrid Juventus sporting director Fabio Guild is in fact flew to Barcelona, ​​ a neutral venue for dinner with the brother of Higuain, who with his father takes care of the interests, and with a lawyer. Higuain wants to get out of Jose Mourinho, despite the esteem manifested in recent times by the technician. Too much in words and not in field of 54 matches, only half Gonzalo have been played as a starter. He still produced a boom in sales from the 50s: 26 goals. Salary that he can unhinge, about 3.5 million per season plus bonus, top price: from 25 million up. He packed up yesterday, literally, Van Persie, leaving London: even if the destination is not Juve, at least for now. With the contract expiring in a year, remains an attractive piece for the big club. Once closed the season with the Italian Cup final, Juventus will decide whether to make the first move to Arsenal, after already has tied the agreement with the prosecutor Dutchman. Van Persie has spoken to Wenger: "I want a competitive team, even for the Champions - basically said the attacker - and win something." For this, the engineer made ​​the spot of the team that will: "We took Lukas Podolski, we will take the Rennes midfielder, Yann M'Vila, and that of Borussia Dormund, Shinji Kagawa. The Gunners will challenge everyone in the Premier and Champions. " Van Persie did not seem to have been convinced. Within days, there will be a poll with the agents of Suarez.

      Juve is working hard for the midfield, although still not come to agreement with the Verratti Marco Pescara, 19 years, director in front of defense. The other name is Kwadwo Asamoah, 23, architrave of the Udinese midfield: is the request of 15 million, that to attempt to file Beppe Marotta, inserting players, such as ownership of Luca Marrone.

Marotta in Brazil for Elkeson

Juve to observe Botafogo's talent right after the Cup Final

     The interest in Elkeson will turn into something more concrete only after the scheduled trip from Marotta and Guild to Rio de Janeiro. The latest rumors, therefore, confirm those of a few days ago that they wanted Juve close to the talent of Botafogo. Elkeson is the launch pad, like many European clubs, but the doubts of leaders Juventus are tied to its technical maturity. Marotta is not sure that the guy can adapt quickly to Serie A. It costs about 7 million, is outside the EU, thus the first official steps to Juve wants to see clearly.

When did those years passed

    Del Piero has farewelled with Juve fans and finished with Serie A. If you are fans of the Old Lady then this must be sad to you. But even if you're not Juve fan. One era of soccer is coming down from the scene. Serie A and world wide football have separated with one of his most brilliant and loving sons. After him it wont be the same. This words was surely sayed for many great players in the past, but this is different, this is Pinturicchio.

    The day, hour, minute and second when Alex leaved the game for the last time will be remembered forever and will be part of the history not just for the Italians but for every football fan.
    When he was substituted with Pepe i think - What now? What will be after him? How it will be without him? Surely not the same. There will be time before Del Piero, Del Piero time and (sadly) the time after Del Piero.

Barzagli's contract renewed

Andrea stays in Juve until 2015

     Andrea Barzagli signed the new deal. Juve defender renewed the contract through 2015. The Juventus player who had great season therefore will remain in Turin for three more years.

Officially champions, but not just celebrating

Del Piero scores and receives standing ovation, Barzagli's first goal, Chiellini out of Coppa Italia Final

    Time stops. And all for a long time to be in slow motion: 
the audience gets up and starts clapping a long time, almost forever, decades long applause. Del Piero raised his arms to heaven and thanked the companions huddle around him, even his opponents Atalanta go to shake his hand, the referee Gava waits on the sidelines with a smile and tolerate the most long replacement that has never seen and who never attend. Del Piero, while the applause did not stop, reached the bench, Pepe enters. And the game ends here. The curve moves toward the sideline and the strip of land became the center of the game. Del Piero in a blaze of scarves that rain down upon him (and he collects them all) comes under the curve. And the chorus becomes deafening: "A Captain, there's only one captain". The lap of honor continues for nearly ten minutes, Del Piero is the only thing that matters at the Stadium. In the stands are now more people who weep than those who applaud: forty thousand people sing a chorus: "Thanks for everything, Del Piero, Thanks for everything." Never seen anything like it. 
     How have we ever seen a stadium that decides the penalty taker. And this happens at the end when Gava gives penalty and people told him it was Barzagli to pull it, the only one who had not scored for Juventus. But in this amazing film in black and white is all the joy and drama, to Chiellini who keeps everyone in suspense because of a hamstring injury that appears serious, but will be evaluated tomorrow. It seems difficult to see him in Rome for the Italian Cup final, but the trouble is that Europeans are at risk. The rest is a chronicle of a game ended quickly, when Juventus scored a magnificent goal by Marone and has doubled its own with Del Piero. It 'a team which gave good signals for the Italian Cup final (Sunday at 21 against Napoli), though perhaps for that match the intensity will be greater.

All rise for Alessandro Del Piero

    Last piece of history for Alex, he will play from the beginning


     There are situations where no matter how you see things but how others see them in your place. For those who remember the 703 games he played for Juventus the emotional point of its history starts here. Everything else, from the Italian Cup final match in Rome to the American League where he seems to be directed, will form the credits that you stop reading out of curiosity but does not change the plot of a good movie.

      In Turin, in Juve stadium. Eight months ago, Del Piero was sitting in suits next to Boniperti on a bench in the middle of the field illuminated by a lighthouse. A month later to the official send-off in the way we know that night, but Alex was the star and a symbol of the company that gave you a house. Today is a man who greets the company, with little desire to leave, but with dignity and another league title in a suitcase, the last, most precious. I imagine that when take the field, and especially when it leaves, it will be hard not to get excited. Relatives, friends, teammates. Certainly will not end on the shoulders of Atalanta, if anything could be auctioned for charity. Del Piero will play from the start for the fourth time in the league, will trade the pennant with their counterpart in Atalanta, shake hands with the referee Gava, a ritual consumed. "Del Piero was the captain in the first league game against Parma and will last" anticipated Conte. Actually Juve and his coach have prepared the ground for the "standing ovation", 40 000 people packed the stadium for the party will stand up to applaud. Then Del Piero as captain raise the cup of the League for the success in the league and will be granted around the field to bid farewell to fans. What is a special game Alex also knows, though he did not say. He only pretended to be a simple farewell, certainly not on tiptoe because you can not, however, without dramatics. Del Piero in the stands wanted there to be his mother, his wife Sonia and his three sons, brother's family, friends who have followed him in the shadows in the last 19 years. And of course, there will be his supporters, everyone of us will be having a turning point in what Juve was with him and what Juve will be without him. No defeat that Juve has suffered can compare with this moment that will happen today. We'll miss you Alex.

Del Piero saying goodbye to AC Milan legends

   
      Alessandro Del Piero once again has showed that hi is not just on of the greatest players in football ever but also he is a true gentleman.
      On his own Facebook page he gave his honor to Alessandro Nesta, Philipho Inzaghi and Genaro Gattuso which are after many years leaving AC Milan his big rivals.
      "Sandro, Rino and Pippo. colleagues or rivals, but never enemies. I'm lucky that i have played with you and against you. I respect you all guys", wroted Del Piero for whom is told that after all will extend his contract for one more year, but about that in the next posts.

Juve in "attack" for Van Persie!

   Next year we are going to have another competition that we need to win, Champions League. But, that will not be that easy like Serie A :) We need some reinforcements, world class reinforcements. We all know that the main goal is to get one world class striker, 20+ goals per year player. The candidates are many, from Dzeko to Suarez, from Torres to Higuain. The last news reported that the most interest we are having on the Premiere League best player for this season Robin Van Persie. Giuseppe Marotta is working, and he said "It is not heresy, we like Van Persie". I like him too, but there is one but. As much as he is one of the best strikers in the game in this moment i don't think he is the right player for the Italian style of football. Of course this year Juve team has showed that they are not playing like old Italian soccer team, they are playing nice and football that is good to watch. But there are teams in Serie A that play "to the bone" and i don't think Van Persie can handle that. We know that he is injury prone. We need some physically strong finisher in front of the goal, who is also familiar with the Calcio, so i guess that we must go with some Italy based striker, my pick -  Edinson Cavani.

    This is my opinion, Robin is great player, but i state that he is not for us. What do you think?

The Returning

      It's been a long time since i posted, actually a very very long time.

This is my returning and what a returning it is, with a Serie a title. Of course the official crowning will be on our last game, on our new stadium, but we are celebrating almost a week. This i my encouragement to start over with this blog, a new fresh start and i hope i will make time to post more often. But if our heroes play like this there will be more reasons for me to write and to share my jubilation with you.

      So since my last post (a long long time ago) some thing have changed - DRAMATICALLY. From team that was on way to become middle table squad we managed to go on top, at the very top. This is the returning for me to the blogging and the returning for Juve to the top where he belongs.

      First to be credited is our allenatore and legend Mister Antonio Conte. He managed to put in this team courage, will to win, discipline and team spirit. At the same time he was like one of the players.

      Secondly, our presidente Andrea Agnelli. That's the spirit of Agnelli Family, like it has been before, when they are in charge Juve is dominating, and what's more dominating than to win the title without feeling the taste of defeat.

      And finally the players, all of them, without any exception were tigers, maybe not class but fighting to the end and playing like a real team, no individuals. Maybe not everyone of them are Juve material, but they all have some kind of contribution, they all wanted to win.

      

      With no disrespect for the others but i must separate one of them, of course that's Andrea Pirlo. He bring to this team something that we didn't have last years, that is stability, creativity and calmness. We got lucky that he didn't have injury problems and he managed to play almost all games, and most of them with a top quality.

      Last, and for me and a guess for all of the Juve true supporters - Alex Del Piero. The contract as it seems will not be extended, he will either go in USA or he will end his playing career. Both of the cases are bad. From the first time i watched Juve he was there and he was the reason I started supporting Juve, of course now i will support Juventus no matter who plays, but without him this will gonna be another team, another Juventus for me.

      Regardless, we are here to enjoy and to suffer for this team, but with this season that is coming to an amazing end, i hope we will having only joy and happiness watching and supporting JUVE.

Cheers my friends and see you soon with new posts :)