Juventus defeats Udinese

Claud · Sep 14, 2008

Juventus 1-0 Udinese

Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri has lauded his team after they managed to overcome a staunch resistance from Udinese to record three hard earned and valuable points.

After a lot of huffing, puffing and probing Juve finally broke the deadlock on 66 minutes as Camoranesi and Sissoko combined before the ball eventually fell to Amauri, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner to make it 1-0, which ended up being the final score.

“I liked the performance, as we created many chances against a very talented Udinese side that waited for the counter-attack,” Ranieri said after the victory, which puts them up to four points following their opening draw against Fiorentina.

Ranieri added: “It was very difficult to knock Udinese down, but we kept pushing and it was important to break that deadlock and get the three points.

“We were moving the ball around quickly, but at times should have shown less haste with some long balls. It wasn't easy, though, as Udinese were closing up effectively.”

Ranieri reserved special praise for Amauri, whose first Serie A goal for Juventus was a crucial one.

"I said at the start of the season, we signed Amauri because he can play alongside any of our strikers and he worked very hard with a lot of movement," enthused the manager, adding about the big Brazilian's combination play with Vincenzo Iaquinta: “I think the partnership worked and they combined often.

Del Piero and Trezeguet only came on as late subs, and Ranieri suggested that he did this with coming Champions League encounter against Zenit St. Petersburg in mind, and that he was sure this wouldn't cause any polemics.

“These are professionals and understand we are fighting for several different tournaments. These are the decisions that a Coach likes, it's not a problem!," the ex Chelsea boss insisted.

“If one day someone is suspended or in bad shape, then the trouble will start, but if all four are in good condition then it can only be good for the team.”
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Brazil could certainly use Amauri's help in my opinion.

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