This time the penalties brought joy to Juventus. Ranieri's team took revenge on AC Milan after seeing the TIM Trophy slip away in late July, and redeemed themselves by winning the Birra Moretti Trophy. They beat both the Rossoneri and hosts Napoli on penalties.
A great satisfaction for the Club who win their 6th edition of the Trophy out of 11 played. A good omen in view of the official games approaching.
JUVENTUS-AC MILAN 5-4 on pens Penalties against Napoli, penalties against AC Milan: Juventus's win at the Birra Moretti Trophy was synonymous with penalty kicks.
After another 0-0 draw on the pitch, Chimenti shone as he saved on Favalli and then scored one of the kicks himself. Castiglia, Legrottaglie, Pasquato and Molinaro did the rest, making up for Amauri's mistake. Ranieri's team were playing for the Trophy against the Rossoneri.
Three changes were made from the line-up in the first match. The two players recently back from the Olympics - De Ceglie and Giovinco – came off, as did Sissoko, with Molinaro, Pasquato and Tiago replacing them.
The Bianconeri began at full speed and went very close to scoring in the first few minutes, when they had two incredible chances. On the first Amauri forced a miracle save out of Kalac, and then Pasquato shot high after a great build-up involving several players. Even in the second half, the ball was almost always in AC Milan's half.
No goals came, but most regretfully Ranieri had to replace Nedved and Salihamidzic, who were both hit hard and had to be substituted. Duravia and Castiglia came on, but the result didn't change. It ended 0-0, and there were penalties again. Chimenti did his part saving Favalli's attempt and the Bianconeri scored five out of six, with Molinaro getting the last one and sealing the Trophy win for Juventus.
NAPOLI-JUVENTUS 4-5 after penalties This time the penalty shootout was favourable to Juventus. The Bianconeri got the first two points at the Birra Moretti Trophy beating hosts Napoli 5-4 on penalties. Chimenti did well saving a penalty.
His team mates did the rest: Esposito, Nedved, Giovinco, Salihamidzic and Amauri scored all the penalty kicks. For the opening game, Ranieri chose a Juventus side featuring Chimenti in goal; Salihamidzic, Legrottaglie, Ariaudo and De Ceglie in defence; Rossi, Sissoko, Ekdal and Nedved in midfield; and Amauri with Giovinco up front.
Despite all the players missing, the team played well. Indeed in the first 22 minutes all goal-scoring chances were for Juventus. Amauri had two chances, set up by Rossi and Giovinco, and Rossi himself had two chances, especially a few seconds before the break, fed by an excellent Ekdal pass.
After the short break, Rossi came off and Esposito came on. Zalayeta and Rinaudo were lively for Napoli but the first save was by Iezzo on a Giovinco right foot shot from outside the area. After 41 minutes, De Zerbi tried a free kick that went just wide outside the post on Chimenti's right side. Before the end, Giovinco made a great run and his shot was off target by inches.
It ended 0-0 and so penalties beckoned. Chimenti saved the first penalty, taken by De Zerbi. Then Esposito, Nedved, Giovinco, Salihamidzic and Amauri didn't miss, so Juventus won 5-4 and earned the first two points of the night.
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