** Capello: “An important but not crucial match" **

"We're going to play in an important stadium, against top level opponents, against whom we'll still be playing on equal terms. We have to face it with peace of mind and confidence in our means".

The memory of last year's challenge for the title is still alive and it's easy to draw a parallel but Fabio Capello says that the two matches cannot be compared: "This match is important but not crucial. If we were five matchdays from the end, it would be different, but at this point we have the whole season ahead. Anyway winning and stretching the lead over Milan up to eight points.. would not be bad".

The rossoneri have had a hard start of the season, while they're now marching at full pace: "I was surprised that they did not start well. This is a club of a great calibre, with top players and they couldn't but pull themselves together". One further threat for the Bianconeri defence may be Filippo Inzaghi's comeback: "Sure, Inzaghi is always a threat but all Milan players are: Gilardino, Kaka, Serginho, Seedorf, Pirlo... When you play against a team like this one you never know which side danger can come from. Anyway, we have nothing less than Milan".

If Milan have recovered Inzaghi, Juventus will have Patrick Vieira back at their disposal, as he's been called up for the match against the Rossoneri and Capello indicates him as the ace of this year's Juventus: "If we look at last year, it's his very goals that has given us something more. He's now back from the break, I don't know how much "power" he's got but I'm sure his versatility on the pitch will show. Besides Patrick, Ibrahimovic has recovered too, while Abbiati will surely miss the match as he had a fever until very few days ago".

~ Juve News