From the papers

May 1st, 2001
Juventus Official Site

The GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT headlines with “Nesta stings Roma”: thanks to the striker’s equalizer, Ancelotti can hope to catch the leaders.  The Milan pink also gives a lot of column space to the supporters anger at the draw with Lecce, and Ancelotti responds, “I do not want to comment their criticisms. I am concentrated on Juve-Roma.”

The Milan paper also carries the comments of Edwin Van der Sar, who claims that the team did not put their heart into Sunday’s game. Finally, the paper reports on the Del Piero’s, Tacchinardi’s and Zambrotta’s visit to the Gaslini hospital in Genoa.

“Danger, Juve high tension” is the headline in the CORRIERE DELLO SPORT, according to Rome’s paper, the clash between the two top teams comes at a delicate moment for the Bianconeri: the fans put Ancelotti in doubt, and the manager is forced to give his players a talking to. 21.000 tickets for the titanic clash have been sold in only two hours.

TUTTOSPORT dedicates column space to the transfer market an gives Vieri as the Bianconeri’s prime ambition.  The Turin daily also carries the comments of Juve’s strikers: “I will make up for my mistakes,” states Inzaghi, and Del Piero adds, “the Scudetto is not yet out of our reach”.  Ancelotti has asked the team for a show of pride against Roma and states, “I will look the players in the eyes, one by one, nobody must give up…we missed our chances with Brescia and Lecce.”
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