Considering the results from the two days of friendlies, the Bianconeri internationals must be coming back with a strong desire for revenge. Out of the six games where Juve players were involved, only one was a win, two were draws and three were defeats.
The match with the largest number of Bianconeri on the pitch was naturally the one in Nice, where Marcello Lippi's renewed Italy side played their first game since his return, against Austria. As many as six Juventus players involved, but only four actually played in the 2-2 draw. Both Camoranesi, and Iaquinta didn't go on the pitch. Among the Azzurri, Buffon played 90 minutes, Del Piero stayed on for over 70, and Legrottaglie played for one half, as did Manninger, who defended the Austrian goal up to the break.
The Czech Republic drew 2-2 as well, a prestigious result but with a few regrets. At Wembley, Grygera (who only appeared in the first half) and his team mates were winning 1-0 and then 2-1 against Fabio Capello's England side, who equalized twice at the end of both halves, the second time deep into injury time.
The only win was for Croatia. With Knezevic resting as scheduled, his team mates won 3-2 coming from behind, in Maribor, against home team Slovenia.
No such luck for Mellberg, Poulsen and Sissoko. Sweden lost 3-2 at home to France. Denmark did worse, losing 3-0, but they were facing recently crowned European Champions Spain. Meanwhile, Mali had lost a tight game against Gabon on Tuesday.
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