Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, December 18, 2011
Novara LWWLD 0
–
Juventus WDWWD 2
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NOV000
JUV112
Allianz Stadium · 39,836 att. · ESPN3

Team Stats

21
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
12
10
Saves
3
34.1
Possession
65.9
14
SHOTS
26
3
ON GOAL
12
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
203
Accurate Passes
483
288
Passes
564
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
13
16
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
54
22
Accurate Long Balls
47
0.4
Long Balls %
0.9
6
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
10
32
Clearances
21

Lineups

JUV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 3Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 15Andrea BarzagliCD-R
  4. 11Paolo De CeglieLB
  5. 26Stephan LichtsteinerRB
  6. 21Andrea PirloCM
  7. 8Claudio MarchisioLM
  8. 24Emanuele GiaccheriniRM
  9. 18Fabio QuagliarellaF
  10. 10Alessandro Del PieroLF
  11. 7Simone PepeRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Luca ToniSUB
  2. 33Frederik SörensenSUB
  3. 17Eljero EliaSUB
  4. 30Marco StorariSUB
  5. 32Alessandro MatriSUB
  6. 5Michele PazienzaSUB
  7. 28Marcelo EstigarribiaSUB

NOV · 5-3-2

  1. 1Samir UjkaniG
  2. 30Matteo CenturioniCD
  3. 5Carlo Alberto LudiCD-L
  4. 15Paolo DellafioreCD-R
  5. 3Giuseppe GemitiLB
  6. 14Michel MorganellaRB
  7. 23Ivan RadovanovicCM
  8. 10Marco RigoniCM-L
  9. 18Francesco MarianiniCM-R
  10. 9Raffaele RubinoCF-L
  11. 69Riccardo MeggioriniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Alberto Maria FontanaSUB
  2. 21Andrea MazzaraniSUB
  3. 22Simone PesceSUB
  4. 24Massimo PaciSUB
  5. 6Alex PinardiSUB
  6. 17Filippo PorcariSUB
  7. 20Pablo GranocheSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Juventus 1, Novara 0. Simone Pepe (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paolo De Ceglie with a cross.
  2. 19' Giuseppe Gemiti (Novara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  3. 44' Attempt saved. Paolo De Ceglie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Del Piero with a cross.
  4. 52' Foul by Matteo Centurioni (Novara).
  5. 55' Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Michel Morganella.
  6. 60' Foul by Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus).
  7. 64' Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Marco Rigoni.
  8. 75' Attempt blocked. Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  9. 76' Hand ball by Giuseppe Gemiti (Novara).
  10. 77' Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Matteo Centurioni.
  11. 80' Substitution, Novara. Andrea Mazzarani replaces Raffaele Rubino.

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