How Juve's internationals fared

February 24, 2000
Juventus Official Site

A full team of Juventus players participated in an array of international fixtures on Wednesday night. Italy's home win over Sweden was secured thanks to a Del Piero penalty 10 minutes from time. The Juve star gained higher votes in the morning's player ratings than any other Bianconero, with the three sports dailies all awarding him a 6. The performances of Ciro Ferara (substituted with Mark Iuliano with 15 minutes remaining), Pessotto, Alessio Tacchinardi and Filippo Inzaghi were all adjudged to have been solid but unspectacular, coming in around the 5 to 5.5 mark. It was a winning night, meanwhile, for almost all of Juventus' foreign contingent. Here are those results in full.

The score France 1-0 Poland
Starring Zinedine Zidane
The verdict Another superb performance by Zidane. His goal, scored from a free-kick 20m out and five minutes from time, handed France the victory.

The score Macedonia 1-2 Yugoslavia
Starring Darko Kovacevic
The verdict Darko was a little unlucky; he played for the full 90 minutes, but blew two good goal scoring chances.

The score Holland 2-1 Germany
Starring Edgar Davids and Edwin Van der Sar
The verdict Both men played for the full 90 minutes, helping the Dutch to an important victory over rivals Germany - Holland's first since October 1998. Davids did pick up a yellow card on the way, while Van der Sar contributed two fine saves to the night's proceedings.

The score Croatia 0-0 Spain
Starring Igor Tudor
The verdict The jury's still out, since Tudor didn't get to play.
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