Iaquinta adds to Juve woes

Iaquinta adds to Juve woes
Saturday 4 October, 2008

Vincenzo Iaquinta is out of the game with Palermo and international duty, as Juventus enter the weekend beset by in-fighting and injuries.

The striker has been struggling with a right thigh problem since scoring a brace in the 2-2 Champions League draw with BATE Borisov.

He was set to start on Sunday and receive a call-up to the Azzurri for the World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro, but has been ruled out.

Sebastian Giovinco and Giorgio Chiellini are also uncertain to feature, the Atomic Ant suffering from conjunctivitis, so Pavel Nedved should start.

The atmosphere at Juventus is said to be tense ahead of the Palermo match, as newspapers are full of claims Claudio Ranieri could be fired if he doesn’t beat the Rosanero.

Tuttosport splashed the front page this morning with suggestions there is a “locker-room pact” sparked by Gianluigi Buffon to keep the calm.

Following three straight draws against Catania, Sampdoria and BATE, the Bianconeri old guard are reportedly furious with Ranieri and want a change of management – particularly Alessandro Del Piero.

Buffon rallied the ‘senators’ of the squad to stick together until the crisis has passed, then begin the debate in earnest over what the future holds

*chn4


sayang banget, pemain ini sdg dlm performa yg lumayan ok after bikin 2 gol di CL...ini salah satu "kelemahan" Juventus musim ini...jarang bisa memainkan pemain2 utamanya dlm sebuah partai

get well soon Vinny...