Juventus Gearing Up For Monaco Test
The Bianconeri are preparing to take on French club Monaco is a friendly to mark their first game of the year.
Jan 4, 2009 6:42:03 PM
On Tuesday, Claudio Ranieri’s Juventus team will fly to
Messina, where they will meet French side Monaco in a friendly match.
The encounter will serve to give the coach an indication of his side’s condition, and the players will use it to acquire some valuable match practice ahead of a hectic part of the season.
The only other times Juve have met the French side were around ten years ago. Juventus and Monaco met in the semi-finals of the 1997-98 edition of the Champions League, where the Bianconeri won the first leg in Turin 4-1, while losing the second 3-2 in France.
Monaco is currently coached by Brazilian Ricardo Gomes and the team find themselves in a mid-table position in the French Ligue 1. Juve are without their top defender, as Giorgio Chiellini is to be rested due to a slight muscle strain.
The match will be played in Messina at the San Filippo Stadium at 18:00 CET.
Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com
The encounter will serve to give the coach an indication of his side’s condition, and the players will use it to acquire some valuable match practice ahead of a hectic part of the season.
The only other times Juve have met the French side were around ten years ago. Juventus and Monaco met in the semi-finals of the 1997-98 edition of the Champions League, where the Bianconeri won the first leg in Turin 4-1, while losing the second 3-2 in France.
Monaco is currently coached by Brazilian Ricardo Gomes and the team find themselves in a mid-table position in the French Ligue 1. Juve are without their top defender, as Giorgio Chiellini is to be rested due to a slight muscle strain.
The match will be played in Messina at the San Filippo Stadium at 18:00 CET.
Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com
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