Tuttosport 16/02/99
Carletto Ancelotti didn't like the bad comments on his two forwards
(Thierry Henry and Juan Eduardo Esnaider), saying that they moved a lot,
but that doesn't help if their teammates do not give them the ball or make
movement down the flanks. He also praised Filippo Inzaghi, saying that he
is waiting for him and his goals, thus denying the rumors that he and
Inzaghi didn't get along in the Parma days. Inzaghi is expected to be on
the bench against Vicenza and to be in the starting lineup the following
week against Inter.
This is a comparison of Inzaghi's two seasons with Juve:
AFTER 21 SERIE A GAMES
1997/98 21 games played; 11 goals
1998/99 16 games played; 8 goals
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
1997/98 2 goals
1998/99 3 goals
ITALIAN CUP
1997/98 1 goal
1998/99 0 goals
ITALIAN SUPERCUP
1997/98 2 goals
1998/99 0 goals
Luciano Moggi and Claudio Pasqualin were invited at the "Maurizio Costanzo
Show", a talk show on Canale 5, where they announced that Alessandro Del
Piero will soon sign the new contract.
Lazio coach Sven Goran Eriksson thanked Marcello Lippi, since he should
have gone to Lazio this season, instead he opted to remain one more season
with Juve, thus "saving" Eriksson's job.
Speaking of Lippi, the former coach is in Turin: he first met Raffaele
Guariniello, the district attorney in the doping scandal, and then will
meet his former players. Angelo Di Livio met with Guariniello the day before.
The city council will have to decide in March Juve's project for a new
stadium: the new building will be built next to the Stadio Delle Alpi and
will house 40,000 people. It will cost Lit 300 billion (� 155 million; $
180 million) and it will be built in 2 years. Juventus, in the meantime,
will play in Delle Alpi and move in the new stadium in the 2001/02 season.
Only the Tribuna Est will remain of Delle Alpi and the surrounding area
will see the construction of movie theaters, shopping mall, restaurants,
and an hotel.
Trade news : it seems that Juventus is very close in obtaining 27-year old
midfielder Dino Baggio, since Parma has been closely following 23-year old
Marcelo Gallardo of River Plate. If Parma fails to win anything this
season, look for Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram to be sold: Inter,
Juventus, and Atletico Madrid are crossing their fingers.
Finally, there is a strong rumor that Juve has offered 12 billion lire
(� 6.2 million; $ 7.3 million) for 18-year old Torino midfielder Francesco
Semioli.
