From the papers

February 3, 2000
Juventus Official Site

Tuttosport opens its account of the day's sports stories with some more of its customary transfer speculation: "Oliseh-Diawara-Thriller" is the obscure headline. The editorial explains: "Arsenal have enquired about the Juve star and have almost closed the deal with Torino for their Frenchman." As if that weren't enough, the Turin-based daily claims that Juve are "making moves on Sol Campbell". Should they fail in that mission, Tuttosport claims, there's always Alessandro Nesta. Many column inches are also dedicated to an angry Antonio Conte, who offers his view on the controversial banners recently unfurled by Lazio fans. "There is no need to suspend matches to combat racism. It would be far better to ignore the actions of a few idiots." Conte also makes the news in the Gazzetta dello Sport, where he gives his nod of approval to the Coppa Italia experiment of using a twin referee.

All today's papers cover Alessandro Del Piero's return to action on Saturday night when he will be aiming to score his first League goal from open play against Udinese. It was at Udine on 8 November 1998 that he picked up his terrible injury. The Gazzetta dello Sport also dedicates its front-page story to the return of Del Piero.

The Corriere dello Sport meanwhile thinks it has found a chink in the Juve armour. For the fifth time, the paper asserts, the Bianconeri have let a lead slip. Carlo Ancelotti, however, is having none of it. "Not conceding goals is the responsibility of the entire team, not just the defence. On set plays we need to be perfect."
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