Wednesday, April 16, 21:00CET Stadio Olimpico, Turin
This game was originally schedule to be played on the 30th of March but had to be postponed due to the triadic death of a Parma fan just hours before the game.
In the first league meting between the two sides it ending up being a very entertaining match, Parma took a two goal lead before Juventus got back on level terms and then in injury time Juve had a good goal ruled out by the referee for no apparent reason.
The Bianconero will be in a confident mode after there weekend win over AC Milan and are edging closer to their goal of a top four finish. Parma on the other hand are just one point from the relegation zone and will be looking for some breathing room between themselves and the bottom three.
Juventus will be without the services of Cristiano Zanetti, Jorge Andrade, Johnathan Zebina, Mohamed Sissoko and Vincenzo Iaquinta, but they do regain Pavel Nedved to the squad. The absence of Sissoko will be a huge blow to Juventus he has been their outstanding player for the past few games and with the absence of Zanetti as well it will be hard for Juve without their two inform center midfielders.
In another blow to Claudio Ranieri is that Iaquinta has picked up a muscle injury in training and will also miss the match against Parma. Ranieri would of liked to rotate his strike force for this match but with only Raffaele Palladino available to him looks like he will stick with the tried and tested strike partnership.
Juventus have eight players who are one yellow card away from a one game suspension, they are Nocerino, Palladino, Salihamidzic, Trezeguet, Grygera, Zanetti, Camoranesi and Stendardo it will be important that none of Juve's keys players get booked with a tricky away game at Atalanta on the weekend.
Claudio Ranieri will most likely stick with his 4-4-2 formation, but it will be interesting to see who starts this match with injuries to key players. With no Sissoko or Zanetti the center midfield position is going to be one of the toughest choices for Ranieri. Camoranesi could be called to play his disliked position as a center midfielder along side Tiago who has played in recent games and seems to be improving. There is also Nocerino who has struggled lately , and after his performance as a sub against Milan for the last 5 minutes it would be surprising if he did get a starting role.
Another area Ranieri will have to make a decision on is at center back with Legrottaglie picking up a injury against Milan and not knowing if he could last the full game, his replacement could be Stendardo who looked comfortable playing along side Chiellini.
In another blow to Claudio Ranieri is that Iaquinta has picked up a muscle injury in training and will also miss the match against Parma. Ranieri would of liked to rotate his strike force for this match but with only Raffaele Palladino available to him looks like he will stick with the tried and tested strike partnership.
Juventus have eight players who are one yellow card away from a one game suspension, they are Nocerino, Palladino, Salihamidzic, Trezeguet, Grygera, Zanetti, Camoranesi and Stendardo it will be important that none of Juve's keys players get booked with a tricky away game at Atalanta on the weekend.
Claudio Ranieri will most likely stick with his 4-4-2 formation, but it will be interesting to see who starts this match with injuries to key players. With no Sissoko or Zanetti the center midfield position is going to be one of the toughest choices for Ranieri. Camoranesi could be called to play his disliked position as a center midfielder along side Tiago who has played in recent games and seems to be improving. There is also Nocerino who has struggled lately , and after his performance as a sub against Milan for the last 5 minutes it would be surprising if he did get a starting role.
Another area Ranieri will have to make a decision on is at center back with Legrottaglie picking up a injury against Milan and not knowing if he could last the full game, his replacement could be Stendardo who looked comfortable playing along side Chiellini.
Buffon
Grygera - Stendardo- Chiellini- Molinaro
Salihamidzic - Camoranesi -Tiago - Nedved
Trezeguet - Del Piero
Salihamidzic - Camoranesi -Tiago - Nedved
Trezeguet - Del Piero
The match aginst Parma shouldn't be underestimated, Parma need all the points they can get to survive the battle for relegation. If Juve do get the win it will put them one step closer to Champions League qualifies. Juventus have struggled aginst the smaller teams and could of been fighting for the championship if they had better results against the smaller teams. Lets hope Juve can overcome Parma's defensive tactics and get a win to get them closer to top four finish. FORZA JUVE
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