Ancelotti has decided

December 18, 1999
Juventus Official Site

Keeping the Bianconero staff on tenterhooks right up until the team's departure for Florence was Alessandro Del Piero, who has not been able to train at the Comunale for two days. Alex has succumbed to a bought of 'flu and, although the worst is now over, he has been resting as a precaution. Del Piero left with the team, and his presence on the pitch on Sunday evening now seems not to be in too much doubt. But Kovacevic is on standby in case of any last-minute mishaps.

Ciro Ferrara, who was suffering from a muscular problem in the run-up to the match against Inter (which he was due to miss through suspension in any case), has been training separately all week. He played a training match with his teammates before leaving for Florence, and will be in his usual position against the Viola on Sunday.

Coach Ancelotti, however, will have to do without the services of a suspended Van der Sar, and the injured Mirkovic (who has back problems), Fonseca (with a muscle twinge) and Bachini (with a muscle strain). Ancelotti has made no secret of his two wide midfielders: it will be Conte and Pessotto.

The Bianconeri will spend all day Sunday at temporary team headquarters. The game against Fiorentina will kick off at 8.30pm, and the team will return to Turin immediately after the match. Next week´s training schedule looks like this: afternoon training on Monday, two sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, one only on Friday, followed by holidays until January 1st.

JUVENTUS (3-4-1-2): Rampulla; Ferrara, Montero, Iuliano; Conte, Davids, Tacchinardi, Pessotto; Zidane; Inzaghi, Del Piero (D'Amico, Tudor, Birindelli, Oliseh, Zambrotta, Kovacevic, Esnaider). Coach: Ancelotti
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