Saturday, March 7, 2009
All About The “Derby Della Mole”
The day of the “Derby della Mole” is here. The date is once again that of the 7th of March 27 years later. The last time it was played on this day, back in 1982, was a day to remember for Juventus who won the match 4-2 after a come-back with Gaetano Scirea as protagonist.
A few hours before kick-off, Juventus.com is bringing you some useful information to help you appreciate the event.
TORINO AT HOME
Five victories, three draws and five defeats: Torino’s home performances are definitely better then those in the matches played away from home where they only obtained 6 out of the 24 points obtained up to now.
It is interesting to take a look at the production of chances (in brackets as opposed to the results) when the granata registered defeats: Torino-Inter 1-3 (5-6); Torino-Lazio 1-3 (5-5); Torino-Cagliari 0-1 (8-5); Torino-Fiorentina 1-4 (3-7); Torino-Roma 0-1 (2-4).
PROGRESS
They started off well in the first two days of the championship with a home victory against Lecce and the draw away in Reggio Calabria. The defeat at the Olimpico against Inter saw the start of a see-saw period.
On the 8th match day, after the first round derby decided by Amauri’s match-winner, De Biasi’ s team was last in the table together with Reggina. The come-back was immediate: the following week the granata beat Atalanta 2-1 and climbed out of the last spot.
At the end of the first round, however, the situation was still a worrying one: Toro were third from last and therefore in the relegation zone with two points from a safe spot. With the start of the second round the scene changed drastically. The team, coached by Walter Novellino registered 6 draws and a victory against Udinese.
THE DERBY ON THE 7TH OF MARCH
There are two matches played on the 7th of March in the history of the derby. The first dates back to the 1953/54 championship when the bianconeri and the granata registered a goalless tie even due to the Dane John Hansen missing a penalty.
The match played in 1982 is definitely a memorable one. The granata went ahead with two goals scored on the 19th and 21st minute in less then 3 minutes with Bonesso and Dossena the scorers but before the end of the first-half the result had already been turned round thanks to a goal by Tardelli and two by Scirea. In the seconds half, with one minute to go, Irishman Brady gave the Curva Filadelfia the joy of a 4-2 end result.
STOPPAGE TIME GOALS
The goal scored by David Trezeguet during stoppage time during the last Torino-Juventus played on the 30th of September 2007 remains amongst the greatest satisfactions for the binaconeri. The derbies won at the end of the match are the most loved by the supporters. It is something which happens approximately once every ten years and which began during the 1968/69 season when Pietro Anastasi scored the winning goal after the goals by Menichelli and Combin.
Ten years later during the 1978/79 season it was a left-footed diagonal shot by Antonio Cabrini which brought a long domination by the opponents. In 1987/88 it was Ian Rush who scored the match winner in what seemed to be a match destined to end in a 1-1 draw with goals by Tricella and Polster.
According to Boniperti the best way to win a derby is by an own-goal scored in the last minute of the match. This occurred during the 1992/93 season and the joy was even greater due to a great come-back. After the goal by Sordo at the beginning of the second half, it was Vialli who equalized. At the 92nd minute just under the curva Scirea, a shot by Moeller was deviated by Venturin denying Marchegiani of an easy save.
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