It has been an up and down season for Juventus striker Alessandro Matri. There have been times where it seems that every time he touches the ball it ends up in the back of the net while at other times there have long absences of his name on the score sheet. When he is hot, he has been praised uncontrollably, even once being compared as the next David Trezeguet.

Il primo round se lo aggiudica, con merito, la Juventus di Antonio Conte. La squadra bianconera, nell'andata della prima semifinale di Coppa Italia (questa sera l'altra, Siena-Napoli), espugna San Siro e piega il Milan per 2 a 1, grazie alla doppietta di Caceres, goleador inatteso nella fredda serata meneghina.

Juventus took an important step towards reaching the Coppa Italia final as a returning Martin Caceres scored a brace to ensure a 2-1 semi-final first leg win over Milan at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Antonio Conte made changes as noted in the pre-match press conference, with Marco Storari, Caceres, Simone Padoin, Alessandro Del Piero and Marco Borriello all starting in the 3-5-2 formation.

Milan and Juventus are currently the top two teams in the Italian league with the Rossoneri ahead by two points but the Serie A champions have played two more matches than their rivals Juventus. Juve's positive run, the club is undefeated this season in official play, is due to a number of factors such as a solid defensive record and a midfield marshaled by veteran Andrea Pirlo with the aid of Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal.

Did Juventus throw away the title by drawing 0-0 in Parma after the scorless home draw with Siena? The Bianconeri continue to struggle in front of goal at an alarming pace which could cost coach Antonio Conte and his players the dream of winning the Serie A title. There are a number of factors but below is a list of some of the major concerns which were on display against Parma:

1) Vucinic: For the umpteenth time summer signing Mirko Vucinic failed to score while making wrong decisions or rushing his shots.

La Juventus sbatte sul muro del Parma e, al di l delle polemiche (più o meno condivisibili, ndr), sinceramente inattese da un signore come lui, Conte deve riconoscere che, ogni tanto, non c'è solo la sua squadra ma anche quella avversaria che, nel caso del Parma, ieri ha giocato una partita di sacrificio, conquistandosi unContinua a leggere .

Saturday evening will be a strange one for Andrea Pirlo. This time last season he had fallen out of favor with his manager as his Milan teammates charged through Serie A en route to their 18th scudetto. Twelve months later he has become an integral part in orchestrating Juventus' offense as they make their own charge for the league title.

Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus played out a controversial 1-1 draw at the San Siro yesterday to maintain their respective positions in the Serie A table. The draw leaves on 51 points one ahead of Juventus who have a game in hand.

Traditionally considered as one of the biggest matches in Italy and Europe, a Milan-Juve fixture is never short of thrilling and entertaining football.

It would suck to be Claudio Ranieri right now, especially after Inter's 0-1 loss to Napoli last night, which handed the poor Nerazzuris their seventh lost in eight games. It could've been a draw if Pazzini hadn't missed his chance three minutes from the final whistle!

Juventus escaped with a 1-1 draw yet the performance at the San Siro left a lot to be desired. The Bianconeri looked out of sorts and lacked composure during the first 45 minutes against the hosts. Juve only took charge once Milan's players appeared to slow down and suffer from fatigue. Without taking away credit from the Rossoneri who were in control for around 60 minutes, Juve lacked energy early on and were undone by Leonardo Bonucci's mistakes which allowed Antonio Nocerino to strike first.