From the papers

August 8, 1999
Juventus Official Site

Christian Vieri makes the headlines again today following the Inter forward’s skilful display at the Moretti Trophy in Udine last night.

The Gazzetta dello Sport likens Vieri to a whirlwind, the Corriere dello Sport calls him lightening while Tuttosport describes him as flying. The Inter - Udinese clash ended 1- 1, Mariotti’s equaliser taking the edge of Vieri’s goal scored after 54 seconds.

Udinese were the better team throughout, despite havine been beaten by Parma on penalties (8-9), and by Inter (5-6). Parma won the tournament thanks to victory over Inter 1-0, Di Vaio scoring from a penalty.

Continuing with football, Ventola scored three in Bologna’s 4-0 win over Faenza, Lecce beat Cittadella 2-1, Perugia lost 4-0 to Celta Vigo and Vicenza clash with Cagliari ended goal-less.

"A team for any occasion" is the headline of page 11 of Gazzetta dello Sport: "Conte, Pessotto and Kovacevic are all fast: Ancelotti has only to take his pick."

"Ferrara, Tudor and Birindelli are available if needed. Tacchinardi is ready to play centre forward. The club is now focused towards their Intertoto final against Rennes on Tuesday. Del Piero will captain the team and Zidane is likely to play the second half, probably taking his place."

Meanwhile, Tuttosport reports that Juventus have resisted calls for Zidane to play in France’s friendly with Ireland on 18 August.

La Stampa dedicates an article to Juventus.com and the e-mail service that allows the fans to talk to the players. The provocative headline reads: "SuperPippo, will you go out with me?"

They also feature an interview with Tacchinardi who thanks Deschamps for the advice and support he has given him in the past seasons.
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