Sunday, July 12, 2009

Athletic Work And Mini-Match On The Third Day At Pinzolo


Third day of training for the bianconeri in Pinzolo. The morning started with a series of athletic tests. . The bianconeri were busy with a number of athletic exercises on a 3,000 metre distance intended to verify their condition in view of the next more intense phase of training which will start tomorrow.

The players, divided according to their role, took part in the first part with great dedication with Christian Poulsen seeming particularly in form leaving the rest behind. Momo Sissoko, Ciro Immobile, Hasan Salihamidzic and Cristiano Zanetti also did well to complete the virtual rankings of the middle-distance runners of Juventus.

The day was warmed further by the interviews given by president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, by Alessio Secco and by the press conference of Cristian Molinaro and saw also the visit of the honourable Maurizio Paniz, president of the Juventus Club “Giovani Agnelli” accompanied by quite a large group of members of parliament strictly of bianconero faith.

In the afternoon, at 17:30hrs the team returned on the field of the Centro Sportivo Pineta for the second session. The stands were sold out with more then 4,300 spectators present. The bianconeri started off with twenty minutes of athletic work made up of floor exercises especially abdominal exercises and then short sprints and running with the ball.

After, Ferrara divided the group into two teams which played in a series of mini-matches on a reduced field and with a growing intensity, before the family match on three qaurters of the field.

The coach fielded two identical formations on a 4-3-1-2 scheme: on one side were Chiementi in goal, Zebina, Marrone, Ariaudo and Salihamidzic as defence, Bianco, Poulsen, and Tiago in midfield with Diego as play-maker and Amauri and Immobile as strikers.

On the other side were Manninger in goal, Bamba, Grygera, Alcibiade, Mirarchi in defence, Pirrotta, Zanetti and Sissoko behind Daud as fine-tuner (later substituted by Esposito) at the service of Del Piero and Trezeguet.

The match ended in a 3-1 victory for the formation with Diego and Amauri. Trezeguet opened the score with a first timer from a Daud shot which was blocked by Chimenti. The equaliser came thanks to Bianco who also was fast to take advantage of a short punch by Manninger. At the end it was the turn of Amauri to shine first by scoring the 2-1 with a left-footed shot and then taking advantage of a Diego pass depositing the ball at the back of the net for the final 3-1 with a right-footed shot.

Juventus.com

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