Serie A: Juventus - Parma

Trezeguet 1-0

Paladinho 2-0

Morrone ( o.g. ) 3-0

Highlights


Juve dominant at Delle Alpi

Juventus dominated from start-to-finish on their way to an impressive 3-0 win over a hugely disappointing Parma side in Turin.

Juve came into this rescheduled week 31 game without the injured Cristiano Zanetti, Jonathan Zebina, and Momo Sissoko, as well as long-term absentee Jorge Andrade, who is sidelined for the season. Guglielmo Stendardo and Raffaele Palladino were handed rare run-outs.

The injured Ferdinand Coly and Andrea Pisanu both missed out for relegation strugglers Parma, while Massimo Paci was suspended.

Juve almost had the perfect start as Alessandro Del Piero whipped in a free kick from the left and Hasan Salihamidizic dived in to header the ball just wide.

Salihamidzic was seeing a lot of the ball in the early stages, and he crossed from the right for Palladino to volley the ball off target.

Down the other Bernardo Corradi hit a snapshot from the edge of the area, and Gianluigi Buffon had to get down well to smoother the ball.

On 10 minutes Cristiano Molinaro bombed down the left and crossed for David Trezeguet, but the Frenchman couldn’t keep his header down.

Mauro Camoranesi used his quick feet to beat two men, and he cut back for Palladino, who didn’t get enough power into his shot.

Juve were dominating, and they broke the deadlock on 17 minutes as Del Piero's corner from the left somehow made its way to Trezeguet at the back post. The Frenchman couldn't miss as he notched up his 18th goal of the season.

It was all too easy for the Bianconeri as Parma struggled to keep possession. Molinaro tried his luck from distance, but Bucci saved comfortably.

On 29 minutes Juve doubled their lead and what a goal it was. Palladino nodded the ball past his marker before rifling a simply unstoppable 20-yard half volley into the far corner.

It could have been three moments later as Del Piero flashed a left-foot shot just past the post.

McDonald Mariga offered Parma some rare rest-bite with a long-range volley, but Buffon watched it over all the way. Corradi also managed to get a shot in, but his effort was tame.

Juve took their foot off the gas, but they had a great chance right on half time, as a sumptuous through ball from Camoranesi found Zdenek Grygera, but the right-back’s shot was charged down.

From the resulting corner there was a flash-point as Fernando Couto clearly punched Giorgio Chiellini in the face. The referee and his officials missed the incident, but the Portuguese veteran is certain to face disciplinary action after the game.

Parma received an immediate blow at the beginning of the second half as Corradi was forced off injured, and was replaced by Andrea Gasbarroni.

Nocerino had Juve’s first attempt of the second half with a long-range effort that Bucci collected at the second attempt.

On 58 minutes Del Piero woke up after his half time rest, bursting past his man, playing a one-two with Trezeguet, before hooking the ball over the bar from a tight angle.

Palladino had been wonderful all game, and he made some space for himself outside the area but sliced the ball wide.

On 71 minutes the same player nodded down to substitute Pavel Nedved, and the 35-year-old crashed a trademark drive inches wide of the post.

Just minutes later, Juventus grabbed a third goal courtesy of a freak own goal from Stefano Morrone. Substitute Tiago's attempted pass cannoned off the head of Morrone, and looped over Bucci into the net!

Things went from bad to worse for Parma, as they were then reduced down to ten men, as Couto saw red for dissent.

Morrone tried to redeem himself after his own goal, but his long-shot was well off target. Juve played out the remaining minutes of the game as they registered their second win in succession. Parma meanwhile remain just one point above the relegation zone.