Arturo Vidal of Juventus (Google Creative Commons)
Arturo Vidal, the 25 year-old Chilean, has been the most important player for Juventus this season, leading the side in goals and the assists. Vidal is considered by many the main man responsible for the club retaining the Scudetto this term.
Although the result was much closer than they would have liked, Juventus celebrated their second straight Serie A title with their fans in Turin on Sunday.
Juve narrowly edged relegation-threatened Palermo, 1-0, on an Arturo Vidal penalty.
What can Liverpool learn from Juventus? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Liverpool and Juventus are traditionally two of the biggest names in European football, who have fallen from glory somewhat in recent years. The Turin giants were caught up in a scandal domestically and got themselves relegated from Serie A, but most importantly have returned to somewhere near their best.
The Milanistas may have worn their flashy Balotelli masks all over the Juventus Stadium yesterday, but the night belonged to Arturo Vidal and his tattoos!
Vidal scored from the spot, which means that Juventus only need four points from their remaining five games to defend their precious Serie A title.
Milan's Unbeaten Run Ends As Juventus Edge Closer To Final Victory is a post from: Serie A Weekly Milan's Unbeaten Run Ends As Juventus Edge Closer To Final Victory is a post from: Serie A Weekly Juventus tightened their grip on the Serie A title with a 1-0 victory over an uninspiring AC Milan at the Juventus stadium.
After being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, it seems that Juventus will try even harder this upcoming transfer window to obtain a quality striker.
The loss gave Juventus a different perspective about how the season played out.
Serie A Matchday: Vidal Provides The Goals For Juventus is a post from: Serie A Weekly Serie A Matchday: Vidal Provides The Goals For Juventus is a post from: Serie A Weekly A brace from midfielder Arturo Vidal gave Juventus a 2-0 victory over Lazio in Rome to move another step closer to a second successive Serie A title for the Bianconeri.
Juventus edged closer to the Serie A title on Monday when they beat Lazio 2-0 to move 11 points clear at the top.
Bayern Munich showed Juventus that they have a bit to go before they can compete with the best sides in Europe, they remain the dominant force in Italian football.
It took Juve only eight minutes to take the lead in Rome.
The quarterfinal round of the UEFA Champions League kicks off Tuesday with two fantastic matches right off the bat.
First, Barcelona will visit Parc des Princes Stadium to face Paris Saint-Germain in a match many expect Barca to win coming off a dominant performance in the second leg of the round of 16 against AC Milan.
Sebastian Giovinco of Juventus-Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images
Celtic FC have already climbed one massive hurdle in the 2012-13 Champions League by finishing second in their very tough group and qualifying for the knock-out phase. Their excellent group stage performance was, of course, highlighted by a stunning 2-1 victory over Catalan giants Barcelona at Celtic Park.
Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Saturday with two first half goals, the second of which came with an added bit of showmanship that even the scorer himself didn't expect. Mirko Vucinic opened the scoring with a belter from outside the box in the 20th minute, but shortly before halftime, Alessandro Matri scored the second and he did it without his boot.
Paul Pogba of Juventus-Photo by Dino Panato/Getty Images
After winning the 2011-12 Serie A league title and leading thus far this season, it is clear that Juventus is finally back. Struggling in the era post-Calciopoli match-fixing scandal, theBianconeri experienced a season relegated to Serie B before returning to the top of the Italian Serie A.
The footballing world got turned upside down last week when Pep Guardiola announced that he'd be taking over as the head coach for Bayern Munich next season, and it didn't take long for the first major transfer story to break.
Goal.com reports that the Spaniard is a big admirer of Chilean international Arturo Vidal, and that he would like to make the current Juventus player his first signing for the Bavarians.
Andrea Lazzari (R) of Udinese with Arturo Vidal of Juventus-Photo by Dino Panato/Getty Images
2013 did not start well for the Old Lady of Italian soccer. Juventus have won just one point from a possible six in their last two matches. Coming off a loss to 15th seed Sampdoriaand a tie with 9th seed Parma,Juventus will face off against Udinese at home on Saturday, Jan.
On Friday, Juventus needed a pair of extra-time goals to overcome a stubborn Cagliari side and return to Turin with three points. Despite what the final 1-3 scoreline may suggest, the Bianconeri played one of their poorer games of the season and trailed the Sardinians for most of regular time.
Juventus coach Antonio Conte expressed pride in his team's achievement after they set a new Italian league record of 94 points in a calendar year with a 3-1 win over Cagliari on Friday.
Victory means Juventus have still dropped just eight points so far this season in their pursuit of a successful title defence and they are clear at the top of Serie A going into the Christmas break.
Luis Suarez of Liverpool (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)
According to talkSPORT, Juventus have remained vigilant in their pursuit of Liverpool forward Luis Suarez as the Italian outfit are looking to seal the Uruguayan's signature in the summer. Liverpool would be very reluctant to sell Suarez in January considering the difficulties the Reds have had at the forward positions due to the injury to Italian international Fabio Borini.
It was a week of upsets throughout Europe's top leagues, but Manchester United took care of business against Arsenal.
United took sole possession of first place in the English Premier League with a 2-1 win over the Gunners at Old Trafford. Robin van Persie opened the scoring early with a third minute goal and Patrice Evra added a second goal in the 67th to seal the win.
Catania vs Juventus 0-1 Highlights Vidal Goal Video 2012 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter
Catania vs Juventus 0-1 Highlights Vidal Goal Video 2012 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Catania vs Juventus 2012 ( Catania Juve VIDEO BELOW) Final score and result:- Catania vs Juventus 0-1 ( Arturo Vidal) Stadio Angelo Massimino- 28 October, 2012- 11.
Arturo Vidal of FC Juventus (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
According to Italian media outlet Calciomercato, Manchester United are primed to table a bid for Arturo Vidal. Vidal currently plays for Serie A champions Juventus and is a hugely important member of the squad due to his extreme versatility.
Andrea Pirlo of Juventus FC (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
As a soccer fan, the only thing worse than seeing your team lose is seeing it happen quickly in the beginning of the match without any chance of reversal. That is what happened when Juventus hosted AS Roma. The Wolves fought back but nothing seem to work out for them today.
Chelsea squandered a 2-0 lead at Stamford Bridge as they began the defence of their Champions League crown with a draw against Italian champions Juventus.
Brazilian Oscar put Roberto Di Matteo's side ahead when his deflected long-range strike deceived Gianluigi Buffon. He then made it 2-0 to the home side inside 35 minutes with a stunning, curling shot which flew into the top corner of the net.
It is fantastic to have the Champions League back, the best football on the planet. And not least to start with some excellent matches! Firstly, Real Madrid's hard-fought 3-2 victory against Manchester City, and secondly, today's match between the defending champions of Chelsea, and the Italian champions of Juventus.
Lionel Messi proved to be unstoppable again, scoring twice late in the second half to help Barcelona come from behind and beat Spartak Moscow 3-2 at Camp Nou.
The Catalans took an early lead thanks to Cristian Tello's 14th minute strike but the Russian runners-up responded quickly, forcing Dani Alves to kick into his own net.
FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donestk, BATE Borisov, Bayern Munich, and CFR Cluj all won in the UEFA Champions League on September 19, 2012.
Chelsea 2-2 Juventus
An early Oscar brace wasn't enough as Juventus fought back to get a draw. Chelsea started out strong with the 2-0 lead but Juve showed why they are the reigning Serie A champions with a gritty comeback.
Serie A Champions: The Rise And Fall Of Scudetto Winners is a post from: Serie A Weekly Serie A
Champions: The Rise And Fall Of Scudetto Winners is a post from: Serie A Weekly Was it all down to
Antonio Conte? Did signing Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal make all the difference? Could the
contribution of the Juventus Stadium have been the key?
Juventus blanked Parma at home and Fiorentina came from behind to defeat Udinese in the Italian
Serie A on August 25, 2012.
Fiorentina 2-1 Udinese
Fiorentina needed a second half brace from Stevan Jovetic to get the victory in their Italian
Serie A season opener. Udinese had a 1-0 lead at halftime thanks to a Maicosuel goal in the 28th
minute.
Match just over at Juventus Stadium Serie A Home Team Juventus Goals & Scorers 59′: Andrea
Pirlo;55′: Stephan Lichtsteiner; Keeper Marco Storari Midfield Claudio Marchisio; Kwadwo Asamoah;
Arturo Vidal; Andrea Pirlo; Forwards Sebastian Giovinco; Mirko Vucinic; Defense Leonardo Bonucci;
Stephan Lichtsteiner; Andrea Barzagli; Luca Marrone; Subs [.
Playing at Juventus Stadium Serie A Home Team Juventus Keeper Marco Storari Midfield Arturo Vidal;
Andrea Pirlo; Claudio Marchisio; Kwadwo Asamoah; Stephan Lichtsteiner; Forwards Mirko Vucinic;
Sebastian Giovinco; Defense Leonardo Bonucci; Luca Marrone; Andrea Barzagli; Subs Away Team Parma
Keeper Antonio Mirante Midfield [.
No Freddie, it's no crying shame. It has been our pleasure to watch you play
One more day to go before match day and there's plenty to talk about. This gist of it coming
from Arsene Wenger's press conference. A press conference in which the manager was right in form
and provided a lot of tiny details which actually do mean a lot.
Juventus Meet Napoli In Fiery Supercoppa Encounter is a post from: Serie A Weekly Juventus Meet
Napoli In Fiery Supercoppa Encounter is a post from: Serie A Weekly Saturday's Italian Super Cup
match between Juventus and Napoli saw the Bianconeri emerge as 4-2 winners in a hotly contested
match. The most significant absence for the Serie A champions was manager Antonio Conte, who is.
So RVP apparently slunk back to training camp on the first day, two weeks after dropping that
bombshell where he refused to sign a new contract citing differences with the club's future
ambitions. Now, he wants to resolve his future at the club as soon as possible over a future
meeting. No date has been set.
Bianconeri Continue Derby della Mole Dominance is a post from: Serie A Weekly Bianconeri Continue Derby della Mole Dominance is a post from: Serie A Weekly Juventus wrapped up a late win over Torino in the Derby della Mole with goals from Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio. Victory over their city rivals means Juventus only need one more point to clinch their second consecutive Scudetto next.
Juventus make there Uefa Champions League comeback this season after been absent for a few
years. Italy's most succesful club will be competing with Europes elite in the UCL. Featured player
Nicklas Bendtner will also be back playing in the UCL after a year loan spell at North-East English
side SunderlandAFC from Arsenal.
Featured player Nicklas Bendtner's club future looks to be sorted, after weeks of rumours flying
around about the Danish attackers future it looks to have been decided yesterday with Bianconeri
director Beppe Marrota confirming N.B-52 is 'already in Italy and will undergo a medical
tomrrow'.
This is a red card offense in the sense that he made no attempt to play the ball, or at least aborted one mid-attempt. But Arturo Vidal really just looks like he was trying to hit the opponent with his ass. Or take a seat on his back somehow.
So what if the stars who play 90 minutes every weekend want a little bit of rest while everyone else has the chance?
11.09.2012 - Con goles de James Rodriguez (´58), Radamel Falcao (´73) y Teófilo Gutiérrez (´76), Colombia venció (1-3) a Chile (Matías Fernandez ´42) en el Monumental de Santiago por la octava fecha de la Eliminatoria Sudamericana 2014. Si una tarde no era la de Claudio Borghi fue esta.
