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90 +2Former Chievo man Amauri has a shot on goal, Sorrentino goes on the ground and grabs the ball.
90 +1OOOHHH!! JUVE ALMOST MAKE IT 3! Grygera's shot from distance leaves Sorrentino without a chance but hits the crossbar!
90 There will be four minutes of injury time.
87 Del Piero comes off for Amauri and receives another standing ovation.
# Substitution 87 SubstitutionAlessandro Del PieroCarvalho de Oliveira Amauri
86 Now Ekdal gets booked for a foul on Yepes.
# Yellow Card 85 Yellow CardAlbin Ekdal
# Substitution 83 SubstitutionTiagoZdenek Grygera
83 Juve take off Tiago, who receives an applause from the crowd, for Grygera.
82 Chance for Chievo: Iunco sends in a low cross, which just fails to find Pellissier who was on hand to tap the ball in.
78 Di Carlo makes his last change, bringing in Marcolini for D'Anna.
# Substitution 78 SubstitutionMichele MarcoliniEmanuele D'Anna
75 Iaquinta tries to get past Mandelli, but he loses control of the ball.
# Yellow Card 72 Yellow CardAntimo Iunco
71 Iunco gets booked for protesting against the referee after he ignored Chievo's pleas for a penalty.
70 Chievo protest for a possible handball by Legrottaglie inside the area, but the referee says play on.
67 Del Piero takes another free kick from the left, this time Sorrentino manages to punch it away.
65 Iaquinta makes a run on the left and plays it in to Del Piero, whose shot from the edge of the area fails to test Sorrentino.
63 Double Chievo substitution: Luciano comes in for Esposito, while Iunco replaces Langella.
# Substitution 63 SubstitutionAntonio LangellaAntimo Iunco
# Substitution 63 SubstitutionMauro EspositoLuciano Siqueira de Oliveira
60 Great work by Del Piero, who drives Yepes crazy with his dribbles on the left wing, before crossing it in for Iaquinta, but it comes to nothing.
58 Marchionni looks for Iaquinta, but the Chievo defence clear the danger, and Mantovani can start up a new attack.
55 Esposito sends the ball forward, it's just out of Pellissier's reach. Juve are controlling the proceedings at the moment.
# Goal 54 GoalVincenzo Iaquinta
# Missed Penalty 53 Missed PenaltyVincenzo Iaquinta
# Yellow Card 52 Yellow CardAndrea Mantovani
52 PENALTY FOR JUVENTUS! Mantovani touches the ball inside the area with his hand, it's a penalty and a yellow card for the defender. Iaquinta takes it... SAVED! BUT THEN THE BALL COMES BACK TO HIM AND HE SCORES!! 2-0 JUVE!
49 Now Bentivoglio gets booked for foul play. It's been a fragmented start of the second half as both teams have to refind their balance.
# Yellow Card 49 Yellow CardSimone Bentivoglio
# Yellow Card 47 Yellow CardTiago
# Yellow Card 47 Yellow CardAntonio Langella
# Substitution 46 SubstitutionMohamed lamine SissokoAlbin Ekdal
46 The second half has started: Ranieri has brought on Ekdal for Sissoko.
46 Tiago and Langella are both booked for bickering during half time.
45 +1Pellissier just can't connect with the ball from a great position after Chiellini lost the ball, once again after slipping.
45 +1The first half finishes 1-0 to Juve, thanks to another great free kick by Del Piero in the 40th minute. See you in 15 minutes for the second half!
45 There will be 1 minute of stoppage time.
44 Del Piero takes the corner, but it comes to nothing as Chiellini slips inside the area.
43 Another interesting free kick for Juve now after a foul on Iaquinta. The captain takes it again, this time his low shot is deflected for a corner.
40 GOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!! It's another free kick from Alex Del Piero, his fifth of the season! From 25 meters he curls it in with a typically clinical shot that goes in just under the crossbar!
# Goal 40 GoalAlessandro Del Piero
38 Once again Tiago is playing an impressive match, helping his team out all across the pitch and never hitting a wrong pass.
35 Del Piero tries a typical curling left footed shot from the edge of the area... but it's not quite up to his high standards as it goes well wide.
33 De Ceglie makes a good run on the left, but his cross can't find Iaquinta in the area.
# Yellow Card 32 Yellow CardNicola Legrottaglie
31 Now Legrottaglie gets booked for a foul on Pellissier. It's not a pretty game at the moment...
# Yellow Card 29 Yellow CardGiorgio Chiellini
28 Esposito gets booked for not keeping the distance on a Juve free kick.
27 Del Piero goes for a shot from 25 meters with his left foot, the ball is blocked and comes to Tiago, who tries to find Iaquinta inside the area, but the striker had failed to make a run.
25 Mellberg loses the ball to Langella, who can't take advantage as his left footed effort goes on the outside of the net.
23 Birthday boy Del Piero, who turns 34 today, plays it to Iaquinta on the edge of the area, but he slips and loses the ball. Not the first time that's happened this afternoon on this slippery Bentegodi pitch...
21 Molinaro gets booked for a foul.
# Yellow Card 21 Yellow CardCristian Molinaro
18 Iaquinta tries a spectacular overhead kick, but it goes wide. He was in an offside position though.
17 Langella almost takes advantage of a slip by Mellberg, but his cross is easily dealt with by Legrottaglie.
14 Esposito sends the ball in to the near post, Pellissier can't get there in time and Manninger can grab the ball.
11 Chance for Chievo! Esposito finds Pellissier inside the area, the striker manages to get past Legrottaglie but his right footed shot goes wide.
9 Central defender Mandelli comes close with a nice shot from the edge of the area that took a dangerous deflection, but it's out.
6 OOOOHHH!! First big chance for Juve as Sissoko right-foots the ball just wide on an assist by Molinaro!
5 Marcolini sends a good long ball forward for Pellissier, but he's caught offside.
2 Controversy straight away as Tiago seemed to touch the ball with his hand in the area, and Chievo claimed a penalty.
1 The match has kicked off: Juve have the first touch of the ball.
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