BATE Borisov (Blr) - Juventus (Ita) HIGHLIGHTS (video)

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Bate Borisov 2-2 Juventus: Bianconeri Saved by Iaquinta, Close Shave in Minsk (UEFA Champions League 2008-09)
Published 10/1/2008 by Marco Pantanella at mCalcio.com
After Catania and Sampdoria in Serie A, Juventus obtained their third consecutive draw in less than a week, this time in the UEFA Champions League. And don’t be fooled by the name: if drawing against Bate Borisov (a Belarusian team at its European top competition debut) might seem like a bad result on paper, the Bianconeri can actually be quite thankful for the point they obtained in Minsk today. Indeed, his team’s apocalyptic initial 30 minutes (Juve were down by two goals in the 23th) could have very well cost Claudio Ranieri ...

BATE 2-2 Juventus: Another draw, more frustration
Published 10/1/2008 by alessio at Juventus
Only 4 more games, ragazzi! I don’t know who to blame for the draw today. I think it’d be wrong to blame Ranieri, and Secco doesn’t deserve criticism either, no one could have predicted the insane injury crisis would hit us this early in the season. Overall I think this has to be the players, they just didn’t show any real desire to win the game today. Anyways, here are a few of my comments and then a more-indepth review of the match courtesy of Marco over at mCalcio. The Good: Giovinco: No doubt he was the star of the show, with two ...