Palermo vs Juventus Players Rating
David Trezeguet marked his return with a goal to help power Juventus past Palermo in an entertaining affair in Sicily. Goal.com rates the performers on show.
Feb 21, 2009 4:42:32 PM
Amelia: 7.0- He was absolutely sensational this evening and had no chance on either of the goals.
Balzaretti: 6.5- Provided the cross that set up Miccoli in the first minute of play and pushed forward at will after that.
Kjaer: 6.5- The young Danish defender looked solid tonight and will no doubt attract the interest of many Serie A suitors in the near future although he still has lots to learn as evidenced by when he deflected Trezeguet’s shot past Amelia.
Bovo: 4.0- Was turned inside out by Sissoko for the first goal and then was made to look silly by Amauri who set up Trezeguet for Juve’s second.
Cassani: 5.0- Managed to get forward in the opening minutes but was largely invisible for the remainder of the game.
Liverani: 6.5- The Palermo captain put in a hardworking shift in the middle of the park but will be aggrieved that it was not enough to stop the visitors from taking all three points.
Simplicio: 5.5- The creative midfielder went missing for large portions of the match and was non-factor this evening.
Bresciano: 6.0- The Aussie midfielder will not endear himself to his manager with performances like the one he put together tonight.
Nocerino: 6.0- Was sporting a full grown beard that only Olof Mellberg would be proud of and after a rather inconspicuous first half he rebounded to have a decent second 45 minutes.
Miccoli: 7.5- The former Juventus striker hit the crossbar in the opening minute of the game and was a real nuisance for the remainder of the match and should have found a goal for his efforts.
Cavani: 6.0- The Uruguayan striker was guilty of squandering more than one opportunity on the evening.
SUBS: Succi (82”) NA, Tedesco (89”) NA
JUVENTUS
Buffon: 7.0- 'Gigi' was as razor sharp as he was lucky in the first nine minutes but saved the day time and time again after that with his only mistake coming when he spilled Miccoli’s shot in the 66th minute
Molinaro: 6.5- The left-back who most Juve fans love to hate put in an admirable shift tonight.
Chiellini: 7.0- The next great Italian centre back was stellar, assured and used his positional awareness to keep the Palermo strikers off-balance.
Legrottaglie: 7.0- The back four as a whole have been shaky lately but 'Legro' did well tonight making a couple of vital blocks especially in the second half.
Grygera: 6.0- Had a tough time dealing with Balzaretti’s forward runs and was lucky not to have conceded a penalty for his handball in the area in the second half although it would have been a harsh decision.
Sissoko: 7.5- Capped off a great performance with a magnificent sole effort that gave Juve a lead they would never relinquish.
Tiago: 6.5- Is starting to come around after a disappointing first season with the Old Lady and put together another good performance tonight
Nedved: 7.0- Rolled back the years with a fine display in a hostile environment and forced Amelia into making a handful of saves in the process.
Camoranesi: 6.0- He was not his usual playmaking self this evening and was the first player taken off tonight.
Trezeguet: 7.0- Made his first start upfront after a long injury layoff and found a goal to put the match to bed and will no doubt give Ranieri some selection headaches going forward.
Iaquinta: 6.0- He got the starting nod after returning from a one game suspension but failed to add his name to the score-sheet.
SUBS: Marchionni (67”) 6.0, Amauri (71”) 7.0, Poulsen (89”) NA
