Juve: second place with 73 points

June 18, 2001
Written by Alice

Both Roma and Juve won their last matches, respectively against Parma (3-1) and Atalanta (2-1). This means that Roma won the 2000/2001 season Scudetto. Juve assured the second place and a spot on the Champions League, without having to go through the preliminary rounds.

Juventus had a nice last match, taking the lead right on the 6th minute with Trezeguet. Alex had some opportunities to close his season with a goal, but he did help Juve scoring the second: Tacchinardi's amazing long distance goal came from a Del Piero corner kick.

Juve will have a "new" coach next season: it is Marcello Lippi, who makes his return to the club, after quitting the job in February, 1999. Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Juve, which justified the action by saying Carlo wasn't exactly popular among journalists and supporters.

The players showed their affection to Carlo by a "group hug" after Tacchinardi's goal vs Atalanta. Alessio and Alex approached the coach first, and then the other players came. They also gave Ancelotti a present: a watch with a small poem that went like "Carletto e scudetto" ("Carletto and Scudetto"). The original idea came from Tacchinardi, Ferrara, Inzaghi and Del Piero.

The team will now go on vacation and their 2001/02 season will start with the traditional friendly against Valle D'Aosta, on July 22. Del Piero said on his official website - http://www.alessandrodelpiero.com/ - that he'll keep the fans informed on his vacations.
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