From the papers

March 21, 2001
Juventus Official Site

In today's Gazzetta dello Sport, Del Piero launches a peace operation, after the controversy regarding Collina's decisions during the match against Lazio, and regarding the whole issue of certain clubs being favoured by referees. He says: "enough of this poison, we have to think about the national team. Collina made mistakes during Sunday's match, but he isn't anti-Juventus. Roma needs to be alert, as the Scudetto is still a three horse race." Finally regarding rumours that he could leave Juve, Del Piero states that it is history. Meanwhile, the paper speculates that Juve are following the Serbian striker, Kezman, who is the leading scorer in the Dutch league.

The Corriere dello Sport, also reports on Del Piero's placatory comments regarding Collina, quoting him as saying that "No one is plotting against us", although interestingly he admits that "I wouldn't like Collina to referee the Juve-Roma match". On the transfer front, the paper links the Bianconeri to Valencia star, Kily Gonzalez.

Tuttosport shows that Del Piero's gracious attitude towards Collina is not shared by the directors at Juve, who have taken official steps to protest about the referee. The article, entitled "Stop Collina!", reveals that the directors have presented the Italian football Federation with a dossier, detailing all of the errors that Juve have suffered at the hands of Collina. The directors are also preparing to take a hard line regarding the passport scandals.

In the transfer market, the paper also picks up on rumours linking the club to Valencia's Kily Gonzalez. He could emerge as an alternative to Lazio's Nedved, who Cragnotti values at 70 billion lire. Meanwhile, Maresca, still on loan at Bologna, has said that "I would return willingly to Turin, but if I'm not going to play, perhaps another loan move would be better". Finally, in England, there are reports confirming that Bettega has been negotiating with Arsenal's Vieira.
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