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Cobolli Gigli applauds Juve spirit	Wednesday 11 March, 2009

Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has labelled his side “real men” after their gutsy efforts against Chelsea last night. The Bianconeri came into their Champions League last 16 second leg with a 1-0 deficit. And that proved crucial as Juve could only manage a 2-2 draw, but the Old Lady put in a highly creditable performance with 10 men after Giorgio Chiellini was dismissed in the 70th minute. “The lads gave everything,” Cobolli Gigli explained to journalists. “The players and their Coach deserve to be praised for everything that they did. “I feel sorry for Pavel Nedved and when he came off injured it made a comeback much more difficult. “It's just a real shame because when we got it to 2-1 we still believed we could get the result. “Now we must concentrate on the other two competitions that we are in, but we can do so with the knowledge that we are a team of real men,” he concluded.

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