A solitary goal by Mauro Camoranesi was sufficient to guide Juventus to a narrow victory in Israel as they took another step towards the group stages of the Champions League. Camoranesi scored on the stroke of half-time but the Italians were not overly impressive against opponents who have yet to score in Group B, let alone take a point.

With Bordeaux winning at Bayern Munich, tonight’s result means Juve are four points ahead of the German team with two games to go with Bayern set to visit Italy in the final match.
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After having the Italian Olympic Committee’s (CONI) anti-doping lead prosecutor come out publicly in favor of dropping all charges against Fabio Cannavaro over his positive test in August because of a bee sting, the Italian International has decided the time is right for him to have his say in the matter.

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Looks like Fabio Cannavaro’s positive drug test excuse is valid after the lead Italian Olympic Committee’s (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor has officially recommended the 36 year old Juventus defender should not be on the receiving end of a suspension.

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Italian International (91 Caps / 27 Goals) Alessandro Del Piero, who’s been with the club since 1993 and widely considered the face of the club at 34 years of age has re - upped his current deal at Juventus until the year 2011.

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Bloomberg is reporting that Pavel Nedved is “seriously” considering a move to MLS. After turning down a role to stay on at Juve as part of the staff, Nedved went on to make it clear that he can not play for any other team in Italy. I’m sure every team in MLS would love to have the 36 year old playmaker hold down their midfield. I have a feeling we will be hearing more about this one in the next couple of weeks.

Brazilian International Diego has gotten his big money Juve move after walking away from Werder Bremen at the low cost of 24.5 Million Euro and is now making friends quickly with positive interviews about new teammate and #10 Alessandro Del Piero.

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