Two players supposedly very close to hanging up their boots in the summer helped put Italy's Old Lady in a retirement home last night. Alessandro Nesta, the 33-year-old with the bad back, and Ronaldinho, the two-time former World Player of the Year said to be now well past his best, were simply inspirational in Milan's 3-0 win over Juventus that effectively ended the Bianconeri's already slim chances of winning the Scudetto.

There has been widespread criticism of the Bianconeri board and its directors yet there are some obvious aspects which have been overlooked by the reporters and fans alike. The Juve management has actually erred in allowing Pavel Nedved to retire, in hiring Cirro Ferrara to lead the team and in their choice of players brought in to Turin.

Ciao Massim, sarebbe bello proporrei ai fratelli bianconeri una protesta dei blog bianconeri, qualcosa del tipo "schermo nero per 24 ore" qualora il nostro "allenatore" non dovesse dimettersi. Sono del parere che contro il napoli avremo un'altra batosta, ma nonostante tutto nessuno lascer la panca.

Most if not all of the Bianconeri fans are wondering how many more games does Coach Ciro Ferrara have to lose before he is fired by the Juventus board. Without going into details or providing analysis of some of the matches lost, the abysmal record speaks for itself as Juventus have lost five out of their last games.

Chievo, since being promoted to Serie A in 2001, had never beaten Juventus in their history. In fact, in 15 encounters vs. the Bianconeri, the Flying Donkeys had lost 12 times and drawn 3. Last season in Torino the two sides provided an entertaining 3-3 draw, with Sergio Pellissier grabbing a historic hat-trick.

Juventus will take on Roma in Turin in perhaps one of the round's biggest clashes and certainly only second behind the much-anticipated Milan derby. The Bianconeri have been struggling and the dismal run of results shows no sign of abating. Coach Ciro Ferrara has received much of the criticism but as pointed out in a previous article (Please refer to How Long Before Ferrara Is Shown The Door written on January 18 for more details) the former Bianconeri defender cannot be blamed for all the problems in Turin despite his inexperience.

The Bavarian club achieved a great result after returning from the trip to Bremen with all three points to climb to the top of the Bundesliga standings. Their tenure at the top could be short lived as Bayer Leverkusen will take over the top position if they can win or just tie in their match against TSG Hoffenheim.

Juventus suffered another defeat which perhaps came as no surprise despite the fact Roma were rather not impressive until the penalty-kick which was converted by Francesco Totti. The Bianconeri did not deserve to lose the match but the players have certainly been struggling despite putting in a better effort against the Giallorossi.

Fratelli Bianconeri, sono veramente stanco di continuare a fare la stessa analisi alla fine di ogni partita e di parlare ogni volta di sconfitte e soprattutto del modo sempre identico in cui queste sconfitte maturano e delle cause, anch'esse sempre le stesse, che portano a queste sconfitte. Perciò vi annuncio che finchè Ferrara non verr esonerato dal ruolo di allenatore della Juventus non parlerò più, perchè non ce la faccio più e se questo esonero non dovesse avvenire fino alla fine della stagione, me ne starò in silenzio fino alla fine della stagione, cioè quando saremo in Seire B (forse il vero obiettivo di questa dirigenza).

By Chris Wright

He doesn't look mad does he?

Some decidedly spurious rumour-mongering here, so prepare yourself.

After Juventus suffered their third straight loss (2-1 at home to Roma) on Saturday, a journalist or two allegedly overheard Juve 'keeper Gianluigi Buffon muttering that he 'couldn't take it anymore' as he trudged off down the tunnel at The Stadio Olimpico.

On May 5th, 2002, most Inter fans were doing the same exact thing Ronaldo is doing in the picture. Inter had thought that they had finally gotten it right. They would finally win their first Scudetto since 1989. But it wasn't to be, and May 5th, 2002 is a day Inter fans do not like to remember.

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According to Sky Sport Italia, a meeting has taken place between Juventus and the legal team of Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez in Milan, with the Bianconeri pushing for a deal that will see the Spaniard take over in Turin immediately.