Juventus 0 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna

Tuesday 19 Feb 2002

First Half:
1' Juventus get the game under way wearing an all-black strip and attacking the goal to the left.
2' Deportivo apply the early pressure, but Juventus clear their lines after Diego Trist�n is caught offside.
4' Deportivo build down the left until Ciro Ferrara clatters into Juan Valer�n from behind.
5' Ferrara cuts out a through ball and allows Edgar Davids to charge forward.
6' Antonio Conte rises to thump a cross from the left flank narrowly past Deportivo goalkeeper Jos� Molina's right-hand post.
7' Lilian Thuram mops up the danger for Juventus by playing the ball back to his goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
8' Molina denies David Trezeguet from ten metres out after Alessandro del Piero's stabbed pass set up the French striker for the best chance so far.
9' Gianluca Pessotto goes down after a clearing header, but soon regains his footing.
10' Sergio Gonz�lez's wonderfully timed challenge denies Davids a great chance to open the scoring. Del Piero set up the Dutchman, but Gonz�lez slid in to stop Davids inside the Deportivo area.
12' Lazy passing by the home side keeps giving Deportivo the chance to build, but the game's best chances have gone the way of Juventus.
14' Diego Trist�n's lay-off is cut out by Davids, who feels the force of a late Jos� Amavisca challenge in the process.
15' Conte is felled by Mauro Silva Da Silva 20 metres from goal and Juventus have a great chance to take the lead.
16' Del Piero's curling effort is comfortably stopped on the goal-line by keeper Molina.
17' Yellow Card - Berenguel (Deportivo Cor)
17' H�ctor Berenguel receives the game's first yellow card from referee Hugh Dallas after bringing down Del Piero.
18' Amavisca finds Diego Trist�n as Deportivo surge forward, but Juventus are marking very closely and the attack breaks down under pressure.
20' Ferrara cuts out a threatening cross but Buffon is immediately forced to get down low to block a powerful Lionel Scaloni shot after Deportivo's best spell of pressure so far.
23' Del Piero spins on the edge of the Deportivo area when it had seemed easier to play the ball wide. His lofted shot sears over the Spanish side's goal.
25' Alessio Tacchinardi and Thuram exchange passes as Juventus adopt a more patient approach.
26' Tacchinardi gives the ball away in the centre circle, allowing Diego Trist�n to bear down on the Juventus goal, but the Italian side's defenders rush back to prevent a strike on goal.
28' Yellow Card - Thuram (Juventus)
28' Thuram follows Berenguel into the book after a dangerous sliding tackle on Mauro Silva Da Silva. Tempers are beginning to flare in a game peppered with strong challenges.
31' Trezeguet, who has scored 16 goals in 22 domestic matches for Juventus this season, almost opens the scoring with a snap overhead effort hit straight at Molina.
33' Juventus win a corner on the far side, but Ferrara's header falls wide of Molina's right-hand post.
35' Gianluca Zambrotta is fouled on the Juventus right, but Trezeguet fails to connect convincingly with the ensuing free-kick.
37' Mark Iuliano slices a clearance for the home side, but Pessotto sweeps across to push the ball upfield.
39' Deportivo squander a great attacking chance by over-hitting a simple pass. Coach Javier Irureta comes off the bench to show his dismay.
40' Iuliano feels the full force of a thunderous Diego Trist�n effort that looked to be heading for the Juventus net before it struck the defender in the face.
43' Del Piero is caught offside after some crisp build-up play from the home side.
44' Diego Trist�n is afforded plenty of space on the near side but despite laying off the ball nicely, the Deportivo striker does not receive the return pass his run deserved.
45' Nourredine Naybet has an unexpected chance from a corner, but the ball comes to him too quickly for the Moroccan defender to direct his header on goal.
47' A hard-fought first half comes to a close with the sides tied at 0-0.

Second Half:
46' Deportivo start the second half and are quickly awarded a free-kick after Zambrotta barges into Enrique Romero.
47' Lionel Scaloni's hopeful punt forward is picked up safely by keeper Buffon.
49' Tacchinardi is punished for an over-zealous challenge on Da Silva. It seems both sides will maintain their physical approach in the second half.
50' Da Silva clips Del Piero and Juventus line-up a long-range free-kick.
51' Del Piero's chipped delivery is cut out but Deportivo fail to build on their possession - it has been all Juventus since half-time.
53' Yellow Card - Conte (Juventus)
53' Conte is booked after a lunge from behind on Valer�n. The challenge came seconds after Da Silva appeared to elbow Del Piero in the face.
54' Diego Trist�n's curling right-foot effort is stopped by Buffon.
55' Pessotto's cross from the left is heading for Trezeguet until Naybet stretches out a boot to intercept.
56' Ferrara foils Diego Trist�n on the edge of the Juventus area and the Italian league leaders break clear.
57' The Juventus offside trap works neatly after Diego Trist�n attempts to set up Scaloni.
59' Tacchinardi clips Amavisca and Deportivo have another free-kick.
59' The ball is clipped over the Italian defensive wall. The pass seems to be running away from Amavisca, but the 30-year-old Spaniard squeezes a shot on goal from a narrow angle. Buffon parries the effort and Thuram scrambles the ball to safety.
61' Yellow Card - Da Silva (Deportivo Cor)
61' Tacchinardi (out) - Maresca (in) (Juventus)
61' Da Silva becomes the fourth player to go into the book after bringing down Del Piero. 63' More than an hour has passed and neither side have got into full flow - the referee's whistle seems to sound every 30 seconds, such is the rough-and-tumble nature of the game.
64' Da Silva's excellent turn loses his marker, but Deportivo cannot find the key to breaking down this stubborn Juventus defence.
66' Del Piero's clever dummy plays in Davids, but C�sar Mart�n's last-gasp sliding challenge prevents the Dutchman cutting inside and having a shot on goal.
67' Trezeguet's downward header from Del Piero's cross strikes the foot of Molina's post with the Deportivo keeper well beaten.
68' Valer�n (out) - Duscher (in) (Deportivo Cor)
70' Juventus substitute Enzo Maresca stretches out a leg but fails to direct a Del Piero cross in Trezeguet's direction.
73' Del Piero and Trezeguet break clear and after the Frenchman passes the ball to his strike partner inside the area, C�sar Mart�n trips him. It is a penalty to Juventus.
74' Del Piero gets up to take the spot-kick himself and strikes it well, but Molina pulls off a top-quality save high to his right. The game stays goalless.
77' The second half has been dominated by Juventus, but Deportivo's resilience looks as if it might earn them a valuable point.
79' Pessotto (out) - Zenoni (in) (Juventus)
79' Conte (out) - Zalayeta (in) (Juventus)
80' Trezeguet brilliantly chests down a high ball for Davids, but the 28-year-old midfield player is tripped by Scaloni. Del Piero's free-kick soars high over the Deportivo crossbar.
81' Diego Trist�n (out) - Pandiani (in) (Deportivo Cor)
82' Romero exeprtly intercepts a through-ball as Juventus press on relentlessly. Replacement Cristian Zenoni skewers a weak shot behind Molina's goal moments later.
84' Del Piero hooks a cross from the right flank but Zambrotta fails to control his volleyed effort, which whistles over the crossbar.
90' Juventus are desperately pushing forward in search of a late winner, but Deportivo set their stall out to defend and have done so with real determination.
90' Amavisca (out) - Capdevila (in) (Deportivo Cor)
90' Four minutes of injury time will be played.
91' Joan Capdevila almost pinches all three points but he fails to connect with a far-post lunge against the run of play.
92' Trezeguet slips on the ball as he tries to lay off a pass for Zambrotta in the box.
94' The final whistle blows and Molina is the hero for Deportivo - he kept Del Piero's penalty out to save a point for the Spaniards.

Juventus (4-4-2): Buffon, Thuram, Ferrara, Iuliano, Pessotto (34' st Zenoni), Zambrotta, Conte (34' st Zalayeta), Tacchinardi (16' st Maresca), Davids, Trezeguet, Del Piero.
Subs not used: Carini, Paramatti, Guzman, Scardina.

Deportivo La Coruna (4-3-2-1): Molina, Hector, Cesar, Naybet, Romero, Valeron (22' st Duscher), Sergio, Mauro Silva, Scaloni, Amavisca (45' st Capdevila), Tristan (36' st Pandiani).
Subs not used: Nuno, Djalminha, Emerson, Makaay.

Yellow Cards: Thuram, Conte, Hector, Mauro Silva

Referee: Dallas (Scotland)

Attendance: 15,000

Ratings from RAISPORT
Juventus -
Buffon 6.5; Thuram 5.5, Ferrara 6, Iuliano 6, Pessotto 6.5 (34' st Zenoni); Zambrotta 5, Conte 6 (34' st Zalayeta), Tacchinardi 5 (16' st Maresca 6), Davids 6.5; Trezeguet 5, Del Piero 5.
Deportivo La Coruna -
Molina 6.5; Hector 6, Cesar 5.5, Naybet 6, Romero 6; Valeron 6.5 (22' st Duscher 4), Sergio 6, Mauro Silva 6, Scaloni 6; Amavisca 6 (45' st Capdevila), Tristan 5.5 (36' st Pandiani).

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