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Sunday, April 09, 2006

** Juventus - Fiorentina Act IV



For the third game in a row, Juventus will play under the lights of the Delle Alpi in a game that promises to bring further excitement and drama. After games against Milan and Roma, Juve will yet again play host to a high-flying squad in the shape of Cesare Prandelli's Fiorentina. After the draw at Treviso and Milan's defeat at Lecce, Capello's squad have furthered the gap between themselves and their closest rivals. With six games left to play in the championship, they currently lie nine points ahead of the rossoneri and the same number ahead of their total at this stage last season, when Juve and Milan were battling it out on 70 points ahead of their decisive encounter.

This statistic illustrates better than any other the dominance of the bianconeri in Serie A this season, which has seen them amount 24 wins, 7 draws and only one defeat. Fiorentina have also improved upon last year's performance, their 61 points in stark contrast to the 33 they had on Matchday 32 in the 2004/05 season, a transformation that has seen them from the verge of relegation to a potential place in Europe.

This season the two squads have met three times already, and Sunday will mark Act 4. After a draw in Florence in the first leg of the Coppa Italia, Juventus went on to beat their opponents 1-2 away from home in the championship and 4-1 at the Delle Alpi in the return leg of the cup. The next meeting comes at a key stage in the season. With Juve keen to cement their lead at the top of the table and Fiorentina pushing for the final Champions League qualification spot the game looks set to be a thrilling encounter. Log-on to Juventus.com and follow the Live Match reports as the action unfolds. Posted by Picasa

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