Obodo's Perugia almost out!
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Juve on course for Coppa Italia semis
ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A late goal by Italy striker Marco Di Vaio gave Juventus a 2-1 away win at Perugia in their Italian Cup quarter-final, first leg match on Thursday.
With the scores level and less than two minutes remaining Juve midfielder Mauro Camoranesi sent a deep cross into the box and Di Vaio lost his marker before heading powerfully past Perugia keeper Stefano Pardini.
Juventus took the lead in the last minute of a quiet first half when striker Marcelo Zalayeta hooked a Nicola Legrottaglie cross past Perugia keeper Stefano Pardini.
The home side, however, levelled the scores in the 66th minute when midfielder Massimiliano Fusani chipped a ball across the area to Christian Manfredini who stroked it calmly through a huddle of defenders into the net.
Manfredini, who transferred last week from Serie B side Fiorentina, was marking his return to Serie A having previously played for Chievo Verona and Lazio.
The return fixture is on January 20.
In the other quarter-final matches, played earlier in the week, reigning champions AC Milan beat Serie A leaders AS Roma 2-1, Lazio defeated Parma 2-0 and Udinese drew 0-0 with Inter Milan.
ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A late goal by Italy striker Marco Di Vaio gave Juventus a 2-1 away win at Perugia in their Italian Cup quarter-final, first leg match on Thursday.
With the scores level and less than two minutes remaining Juve midfielder Mauro Camoranesi sent a deep cross into the box and Di Vaio lost his marker before heading powerfully past Perugia keeper Stefano Pardini.
Juventus took the lead in the last minute of a quiet first half when striker Marcelo Zalayeta hooked a Nicola Legrottaglie cross past Perugia keeper Stefano Pardini.
The home side, however, levelled the scores in the 66th minute when midfielder Massimiliano Fusani chipped a ball across the area to Christian Manfredini who stroked it calmly through a huddle of defenders into the net.
Manfredini, who transferred last week from Serie B side Fiorentina, was marking his return to Serie A having previously played for Chievo Verona and Lazio.
The return fixture is on January 20.
In the other quarter-final matches, played earlier in the week, reigning champions AC Milan beat Serie A leaders AS Roma 2-1, Lazio defeated Parma 2-0 and Udinese drew 0-0 with Inter Milan.
Last edited by omonaija on Fri Jan 16, 2004 1:03 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Obodo's Perugia out!
Omonaija: Please change the misleading headline. This was only the first leg of a two-legged tie.omonaija wrote:Juve on course for Coppa Italia semis
ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A late goal by Italy striker Marco Di Vaio gave Juventus a 2-1 away win at Perugia in their Italian Cup quarter-final, first leg match on Thursday.
With the scores level and less than two minutes remaining Juve midfielder Mauro Camoranesi sent a deep cross into the box and Di Vaio lost his marker before heading powerfully past Perugia keeper Stefano Pardini.
Juventus took the lead in the last minute of a quiet first half when striker Marcelo Zalayeta hooked a Nicola Legrottaglie cross past Perugia keeper Stefano Pardini.
The home side, however, levelled the scores in the 66th minute when midfielder Massimiliano Fusani chipped a ball across the area to Christian Manfredini who stroked it calmly through a huddle of defenders into the net.
Manfredini, who transferred last week from Serie B side Fiorentina, was marking his return to Serie A having previously played for Chievo Verona and Lazio.
The return fixture is on January 20.
In the other quarter-final matches, played earlier in the week, reigning champions AC Milan beat Serie A leaders AS Roma 2-1, Lazio defeated Parma 2-0 and Udinese drew 0-0 with Inter Milan.
By the way
1) Obodo: Did not play as he arrived in Perugia in the afternoon, just before the game. He didn't make the squad either. I expect him to play on Sunday though.
2) Benjamin: Was on the bench for Juventus but did not play.