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12/1/12

Claudio Marchisio scored twice

Turin-born Claudio Marchisio scored twice as Juventus saw off the challenge of 10-man Torino to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to five points.

Following a red card for Kamil Glik in the 36th minute, it seemed to be only a matter of time before Juve struck. Marchisio wrapped up victory five minutes from time as the Bianconeri returned to winning ways and warmed up for a trip to Ukraine on Wednesday, when they face Shakhtar Donetsk in a decisive Champions League fixture. Torino started the brighter and had the first chance when Riccardo Meggiorini got in behind the Juve defence, but he touched his shot past Gianluigi Buffon and wide of the far post.

Paul Pogba was prevented from putting Juve in front in the 26th minute when he was presented with the ball in a good position after Angelo Ogbonna and goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet clashed, but the official said he had committed a foul. The complexion of the game changed in the 36th minute when Glik was shown a straight red card for a dangerous lunge at Emanuele Giaccherini. Juve had the chance to go in front five minutes later, but Andrea Pirlo ballooned his penalty after Migjen Basha handled the ball in the area, and was lucky not to be shown a second yellow card. After Andrea Pirlo missed a penalty, Marchisio broke the deadlock in the 57th minute with Sebastian Giovinco adding a second 10 minutes later.

Torino resisted until half-time but it was not long before their defence was breached. Pogba headed a seemingly easy chance over the bar from five yards out in the 49th minute, but Juve's pressure finally told in the 57th minute when Marchisio dived in bravely to head in a cross from the right. Pogba was denied again in the 70th minute as Gillet saved instinctively with his legs from the Frenchman's header before Nicklas Bendtner shot straight at the goalkeeper. Ten minutes later Giovinco wrapped up victory with a well-struck shot beyond the reach of Gillet. Torino bravely tried to respond, but Marchisio's second goal of the game, a mirror of Giovinco's goal from the other side of the penalty area, ended their hopes in the 84th minute.

10/29/12

Javier Zanetti: We turned in a top performance

Javier Zanetti says Inter are not thinking about Juventus yet as they are focused on Wednesday’s match against Sampdoria. Nevertheless, Zanetti has stressed that they are taking things one game at a time as he feels Inter still have a long way to go.

The Argentine defender then briefly discussed his side’s win over Bologna, and was quite pleased with Inter’s display. Inter defeated Bologna 3-1 at the weekend to move to third place in the Serie A table, and are seen as one of Juventus’s biggest rivals in the Scudetto race.

«There’s no point talking about Saturday’s game against Juventus just yet because we’ve got Sampdoria before then.

There’s a long way to go but if we keep playing like this we can be up there challenging when it matters. We turned in a top performance and won at a difficult ground. We have to keep our season going like this.» - said Zanetti.

10/6/12

Seedorf: Juventus will dominate for the next five years

The famous Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf, who now defends the colours of Brazil's Botafogo, noted that in Italian football in the coming years will be dominated by Juventus, not his former club - AC Milan.

«Milan has a policy that will continue for a long time. We should not look at current results, but in the long run, Juventus will dominate for the next five years. This team will win» - said Seedorf.

9/25/12

Football Genius: Stephan El Shaarawy

Stephan El Shaarawy was born 27 October 1992 in Savona, Italy. He is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. He is a current member of the Italy U21 national team. El Shaarawy joined regional Serie A club Genoa at the age of thirteen. On 25 June 2011, El Shaarawy signed for Serie A giants AC Milan. In June 2010 he was loaned out to Padova for the 2010–11 Serie B season. In his loan period at Padova, he quickly emerged as a key element for the team, leading the Venetian club to the promotion playoff finals where they then lost to Novara.

On 21 December 2008, when he was 16 years and 55 days old, he made his first team debut, playing ten minutes in a Serie A away match against Chievo, becoming the fourth youngest player in the history of Serie A. It was his only appearance of the season despite making the bench many times.

On the 18th September 2011, Stephan made his debut with Milan at the Stadio San Paolo in a 3-1 loss to Napoli in Serie A. Three days later, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Alexandre Pato, he scored his first goal for the club, earning his team a 1:1 draw at home against Udinese.

On 25 July 2012, El Shaarawy signed a contract extension, which will keep him with the Rossoneri until 2017. Playing with the Italy U-17 team, he took part at both the 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In his first six months at Milan, he made a total of seven appearances leading to reports in the media that he may be loaned out for more playing time to help his progression. However a decision was made between Galliani, Allegri and himself to stay at the club for the near future. It was then that his performances for Milan began to improve and have led him to becoming one of the most highly rated youngsters in Italy.

El Shaarawy provided an assist for Robinho in a 3:0 win against Cesena in the Serie A on the 23rd of January, 2012 which was his first assist in Rossoneri colours. On 8 February 2012, El Shaarawy scored in a 1-2 loss against Juventus in the first leg of the 2011-12 Italian Cup semi-finals. Three days later, he scored an immensely vital winner against Udinese. It was Udinese's first home loss of the season and turned Milan's poor form around.

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the senior Italian team, playing as a starter in a friendly game against England. He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 15 November 2011, in a qualifying match against Hungary.

9/20/12

Montolivo: AC Milan is not in the best of times

AC Milan midfielder Riccardo Montolivo expressed the hope that the team will be able to overcome the crisis as early as possible.

«Milan has changed considerably, a lot of players gone. Now the team is not in the best of times, but it can end at any moment. I hope that this will happen as soon as possible. Allegri can remedy the situation» - said Montolivo.

9/15/12

Allegri: We need to get back on track

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri after the home defeat with a score 0:1 from Atalanta in the third round of the Italian Serie A is not panicked, recalling that last year at this time, the team had only one point more.

«How bad things are in Milan? By this time last season we scored only one point more. Obviously there is nothing positive in defeat, but now we have to concentrate on the Champions League. We have the ability to remove the burden from the shoulders.

We must act much strong in the final stages of the attack. We need more self-confidence. In the previous match against Bologna, everything went well and we were able to win. Today everything went so well. When Atalanta went ahead, everything became much more difficult.

Of course, our team is very different. We have a lot of young players, who need to quickly grow and adapt to the game in AC Milan. We need to get back on track. And this is more about psychology and not on technical points. Guys need to grow up and understand that nervousness and shyness does not allow us to move forward.

Last season we won a few matches in strong clubs, but scored a lot of points with weaker rivals. Maybe this season will be the opposite,» - said Allegri.

8/6/12

Allegri: Juventus is the favorite

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that the main contender for the Scudetto this season will be the Turin Juventus, which is the current champion of the country.

«Juventus made some good gains, this Club is a favorite of the new Italian League season. However, in football nothing is impossible to say in advance. Last season, everyone thought that the duel for the Scudetto will lead Inter and Milan, but eventually became a champion Juventus, which is not lost once during the season,» - said Allegri.

8/3/12

Pato: Milan can win the League title without Ibrahimovic

Milan's Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato in an interview with the Italian press has admitted that it does not consider itself the heir of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic with the rossoneri.

«He made a lot of good things in the team and is a champion in the spirit. But we are prepared to play without him. Milan has always been a team of winners, even when leaving the best players, the team has always fought for the Scudetto. And this time, Milan can win the League title and Ibra. I'm in command. AC Milan has become younger, and we are ready to please the fans,» - said Pato.

7/11/12

Juventus has presented a new form without season champion stars

Juventus of Turin presents a form for the 2012/2013 season. The Club's managers decided to forgo two stars to form, all of which are awarded for 10 league titles in the Italian Serie A. But under the logo it displays “30 sul campo”.

This decision stems from disagreement over the number of league titles with Juventus. At Turin, believe that last season the team won 30-e Scudetto, while officially on their account are 28 Wins in Serie A Champion Juventus ranks in seasons 2004/05-2005/06 and were cancelled as a result of a corruption scandal.

Allergi: Juventus have 31 Scudetto

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allergi was involved in debates regarding the number of league titles with Juventus. Earlier Juventus believe that last season the team won 30th Scudetto, including selected the Club because of Calciopoli.

“How much for the Scudetto to Juventus? In fact all wrong - and those who believed that their 30 and those who believed that their smaller. Juventus have 31 Scudetto - after all, they won the series in!” – said Allegri.