From the papers

March 19, 2001
Juventus Official Site

Today's papers are performing the post-mortem on the Bianconeri's unexpected defeat last night at the hands of Lazio.

The GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT confirms the home side's domination at the hands of protagonists Crespo and Nedved: "Crespo cyclone around Juve". Davids' controversial sending off killed off the Bianconeri, and the resulting defeat makes a come back in the title race impossible, the paper reflects. Del Piero is the only star of the side. The Juve coach refuses to give in to hysteria, though, analysing the defeat with calm: "We lost badly, but we still have the chance to reach the top". Reflecting on Roma's away draw, Ancelotti concludes that little is changed in the title race. Nevertheless, the scoreline signals the end of Van der Sar's unbeaten run in goal, which now stays at 481 minutes.

The CORRIERE DELLO SPORT also surmises that Zoff's Lazio have seen off the Bianconeri's title hopes. Meanwhile, Juve calmly take the opportunity of a pause in league fixtures to sort out their transfer strategy. The Roman daily predicts surprises in attack.

TUTTOSPORT, headlines "Juve Fury!", picking up on the evening's refereeing catastrophes, which saw both Davids and Trezeguet sent off. Referee Collina is accused of being anti-Juve, and not for the first time. Juve's Director General, Moggi, is furious with the official and disputes the first Nedved goal as offside. On the players performance, meanwhile, Inzaghi and Zidane were having an off-night, the Turin daily reflects. Del Piero shone, on the other hand, but his goal and performance were overshadowed by the enormity of the defeat. "I'm much more distressed for the team than happy for my goal", he reflects sadly.
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