From the papers

February 8, 2000
Juventus Official Site

Juventus' honorary president Agnelli features heavily in this morning's Tuttosport, where he calls for an end to the long-running refereeing controversy. "It would be better if we all called a halt to these irritating complaints. Referees make mistakes in Italy just as they do abroad."

The Gazzetta dello Sport, thankfully, has moved on from the referee saga and focuses instead on brothers Filippo and Simone Inzaghi, both of whom are deeply involved in the title race, with Juve and Lazio respectively. "It's great that we are doing so well," Filippo admits. I hope that we are both up there come May, with Juve just having the edge of course. This is such a close season; if you make the slightest mistake, you know you're going to be overtaken." Lazio's Simone adds, "We have been alternating at the top of the table since September. I hope we can keep it up, although there is fierce competition from Milan and Roma now too."

The Gazzetta also claims that Alessandro Del Piero is certain to receive a call-up to the national squad for the friendly against Sweden later this month. Apparently, one of Dino Zoff's scouts was impressed by the Bianconeri number 10's performance against Udinese at the weekend.

Finally, the Corriere dello Sport points out that Carlo Ancelotti celebrates his first anniversary with Juventus today - and reminds its readers that it wasn't so long ago that fans were protesting his arrival...
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