Tuttosport 11/02/99
Here's the current injury situation :
PLAYER / RETURN
Nicola Amoruso / February 14th
Daniel Fonseca / February 14th
Filippo Inzaghi / February 21st
Gianluca Pessotto / February 21st
Ciro Ferrara / February 27th
Alex Del Piero / July 25th
Amoruso was visited by Dr. Martens in Antwerp and he was told that his
ankle is fine. Amoruso is thus available for Piacenza-Juventus this Sunday.
Fonseca's bruise healed and he's ready.
SuperPippo has resumed training. He also spoke with Carletto Ancelotti and
clarified their misunderstandings from the Parma days.
Pessotto has a slight contracture on his right thigh, so he needs 10 days
of absolute relax.
Stiches were cut off from Ferrara's recent surgery. He will first resume
training in the weight room, then he will join his teammates. Ferrara also
commented on the recent coaching change and said, although he's on Marcello
Lippi's side, he appreciates the fact that Ancelotti doesn't want to make
any revolutions and wants to work on the job done by Lippi. Moreover, he
says that he agrees with the management's decision to put Ancelotti right
now, instead of waiting the start of the season.
Yesterday's training was pretty quiet (a couple of Japanese friends on
Inzaghi's hunt), especially ever since Ancelotti talked to the
representatives of the Black&White Fighters Monday night. The fans promised
that they will leave Ancelotti work in peace and wait for the results (or
the lack of) to make their voices heard. Antonio Giraudo and Luciano Moggi
also talked with the Irriducibili Curva Nord (the fans on the opposite side
of the stadium), but they seemed less "reasonable", although a lot of Juve
fans are expected to support the team in Piacenza, especially considering
the good relationship between the two teams.
Although the situation is safe, there are two police officers patrolling
Juve's training ground.
Thierry Henry has found an apartment to live in (right in the middle of the
city), while Juan Esnaider is still looking, since he needs more space for
his wife and 4 kids: he will probably move in the hills around Turin.
Ancelotti, who started living in the Concorde Hotel, moved to the Grand
Hotel Sitea, where the team usually stays. He will be joined by his wife
and two kids when schools end. They will probably start looking for a house
in June. In the meantime, Ancelotti will do a lot of commuting between
Turin and Reggiolo, something very similar to what Lippi did for 4� years.
Juve will contact Alessio Tacchinardi's agent and propose a contract
extension.
Yesterday, Del Piero called from Vail and chatted with his teammates.
Meanwhile, he met Deborah Compagnoni and gave her a #1 Juventus jersey with
her name on the back. Compagnoni is a big Juventus fan, just like Isolde
Kostner.
Today, at 2:00 PM, all the internationals (Angelo Peruzzi, Mark Iuliano,
Didier Deschamp, Zinedine Zidane, Zoran Mirkovic) will resume training.
Current situation for the Piacenza game :
OUT : Del Piero, Inzaghi, Ferrara, Pessotto.
SERVING A ONE-MATCH BAN : Tacchinardi.
PLAYERS THAT WILL BE BANNED IF THEY GET ONE MORE YELLOW CARD : Di Livio,
Inzaghi, Tudor, Zidane.
PROBABLE LINEUP : [4-4-2] Peruzzi; Birindelli, Iuliano, Montero, Mirkovic;
Di Livio, Deschamps, Zidane, Davids; Fonseca, Esnaider.
