From the papers

June 28, 1999
Juventus Official Site

The front pages of the papers are all about Formula 1. Yesterday's French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours provoked great emotions. Emotions are running high in the transfer market, too. All the clubs in Serie A are still after that sensational coup. So to what the main sports dailies are writing.

Let's start with Tuttosport. The Turin daily has the front page headline "Juve close the deal for Djetou, Torino make for Diawara. A double mission to Monte Carlo for Monaco's two strong defenders". Inside we find important news about Zinedine Zidane. The French ace has decided to stay in Turin, despite pressure from Real Madrid, in order to seek further success in the black-and-white shirt. Zidane said: "It's true, I've received lots of offers but for the moment I'm staying at Juventus. To play in Spain remains my long-term objective. But in the spring I spoke too hastily. In a word, I should have kept my mouth shut".

This is an important week at Juve: "First Del Piero's signature and finally the news of Oliseh. And in the middle Djetou. Rapajc too still has to be sorted, while Campbell remains the last minute dream".

The Corriere dello Sport, next to motor racing which we'll talk about later, concentrates on transfer news: "Crucial days for three great characters. Zidane, Anelka, Giannini on the track." More confusion surrounds the French attacker Anelka, who should still end up in Cragnotti's court: "Anelka is about to go to Lazio. He had dinner in Paris with Wenger, Arsenal's coach, ending in a split. Cragnotti is ready to leave for London". Other news: "Roma launch a bid for Marcos Assuncao. Cagliari tie up Muzzi and O'Neill. Perugia want Ravanelli. Crucial hours for Candela's move to Inter: either he arrives or it's all off. Pancaro is still an alternative, but Ferrara are putting up the price".

Let's move on to the Gazzetta dello Sport. In the spotlight is Carlo Ancelotti. The paper says: "Starting with the Intertoto (UEFA Cup qualification is absolutely vital), the coach believes he has a stronger defence and he has great expectations for his new attacking formation." "My young Juve? More eager to win," says the Juve trainer. "We really want to redeem ourselves. Players have come who are not the most established, but they have a great desire to break through and this will be our strength. I'm expecting a fighting Juve which will know how to take advantage of its own resources of talent and imagination. Zidane is extremely strong, maybe a defender could come. Milan are stronger and Inter with Lippi will definitely be up there again."

Let's end with the Formula 1 page: "Frentzen beats a great Hakkinen (overtook 14 times). Schumi betrayed. After a downpour and the safety-car he leaps at the controls and he's off. But he goes into the pits and Irvine lets him come 5th." Similar headline too in the Corriere dello Sport: "Ferrari get everything wrong. After the blunder in the qualifying sessions, another series of errors and breakdowns ruin the Ferraris' race. Incredibly Irvine returns to the pits where he doesn't find the mechanics waiting for him. Hakkinen increases his lead over Schumacher to 8 points."
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