Amauri aims to shine in England

Amauri aims to shine in England
Thursday 31 July, 2008

The Juventus squad has landed at Luton Airport and Amauri is keen to make a case for a starting shirt during the Old Lady’s next three games.

Juve have arrived in England to take on Arsenal and Hamburg in the Emirates Cup before facing Manchester United.

For Amauri, who signed from Palermo at the start of the summer, it is a great chance to impress Coach Claudio Ranieri.

“Being here at Juventus is the opportunity of a lifetime,” he declared. I will try and make the most of it and always give my best.

“I like the competition for places and it motivates me. I think it can help all of us strikers.

“With the quality that we have up front we will have to do everything we can to make the most of the chances we get.

“I have found so many champions here and I think that it will be easier to win with such a strong squad.

“These three friendlies in England will be important to get playing minutes ahead of our main goal – the Champions League preliminaries.”

Amauri’s involvement in the Trofeo TIM was limited as he had to leave the pitch through injury after just 20 minutes of the game against Inter.

“I really wanted to play, but sadly a small injury to my eyebrow forced me to come off early,” the former Chievo man explained.

“It’s a real shame and I was angry but luckily it wasn’t anything serious and I am ready to play again.”

The Emirates Cup takes place this Saturday and Sunday with the Bianconeri facing Arsenal on Saturday at 4.30pm and Hamburg on Sunday at 2pm.

*chan4