Trezeguet And Amauri On Target As Juventus Thrash Cisco Roma

Today Juventus played their first friendly of the pre-season against Cisco Roma, and ran out 4-1 winners.

New arrivals Diego and Felipe Melo, who officially joined the club earlier today, did not feature in this match, while a few Confederations Cup participants were also still resting.

Ciro Ferrara's team started with a 4-3-1-2 formation in which captain Alessandro Del Piero played behind David Trezeguet and Amauri in attack. They went in front in the 9th minute, when Trezeguet converted a cross from the right by Jonathan Zebina.

Juventus then came close to doubling the score several times, before Franchini surprisingly equalised for Cisco in the 26th minute with a shot from the edge of the area. The first half finished 1-1.

Halfway through the second half, however, Juventus scored two goals within a few minutes to seal the result. In the 64th minute Cristiano Zanetti restored their lead with a shot from the edge of the area, and three minutes later Amauri made it 3-1 with a volley.

The fourth goal came in the 84th minute through Simone Esposito, who scored with a header.

There some good indications overall for Ferrara, with Amauri looking especially sharp, although it was perhaps disappointing for the fans that he had to do without Diego.

MATCH STATS

JUVENTUS-CISCO 4-1

GOALSCORERS: 9’ Trezeguet (J), 26’ Franchini (C), 64’ Zanetti (J), 67’ Amauri (J), 84’ Esposito (J)

Juventus (4-3-1-2): Manninger (46' Chimenti); Zebina (46' Bamba), Grygera (75' Molinaro), Ariaudo (81' Mirarchi), Salihamidzic (86' Serino); Tiago (46' Marrone), Zanetti (70' Pirrotta), Poulsen (75' Alcibiade); Del Piero (65'Daud); Trezeguet (65' Immobile), Amauri (75' Esposito). Coach: Ferrara

Cisco Roma (4-3-3): Ambrosi (63' Previti); Balzano (46' Gasperini), Di Fiordo (70' Sabatucci), Angeletti, Doudou; La Rosa (61' Rossini), Mazzarani (78' Calicchia), Amadio; Bellè (59' Guglielmelli), Ciofani (84' Morbidelli), Franchini (71' Proietti). Coach: Incocciati

 Danilo Pochini, Goal.com