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| Ranieri happy with Giovinco |
Thursday 15 January, 2009 |
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Juventus Coach Claudio Ranieri looks set to give Sebastian Giovinco more playing time after the 21-year-old inspired the Bianconeri to victory in the Coppa Italia last night.
Giovinco scored Juventus’ second goal in their 3-0 win over Catania to book the club’s place in the quarter-finals of the competition.
“I should give him more continuity,” admitted Ranieri who has handed Giovinco just three starts in Serie A so far this season.
“He played a good game, but, then again, the team is doing well. The solution whereby Giovinco is Pavel Nedved’s deputy would be comfortable, but it’s not his normal position.”
Ranieri then explained why he chose not to rest his first choice strike partnership of Amauri and Alessandro Del Piero ahead of this weekend’s match away to Lazio.
“I wanted the pair to play because they needed concentration,” said Ranieri. “The Christmas break has been long and my fear was that the lads would be a little lost.”
Amauri and Del Piero played the full 90 minutes while goalkeeper Gigi Buffon made his competitive return after a long stint on the sidelines with back and thigh trouble.
Juventus are currently Italy’s form team. The Bianconeri are second in Serie A just four points behind Inter and have won their last six games.
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