Juventus vs Palermo preview - Juve ready to party
Posted Sunday, May 05, 2013 by PA
Turin is preparing for a party when a point against Palermo will be enough to earn Juventus their second straight Scudetto, and their 29th in total.
With four games of the season to go, the Bianconeri have established an 11-point lead over second-placed Napoli, and coach Antonio Conte now wants them to take the final step and bring on the celebrations at the Juventus Stadium.
"We need to win the title tomorrow (Sunday), no ifs or buts," he said.
"We want to bring an end to this fantastic season which has seen us lead the way from start to finish.
"It's quite rare for you to start and finish on top. We have maintained a high rhythm despite playing in the Champions League, which many people say can take precious energy away from you.
"This is the crowning point of two extraordinary years in which we have taken a short cut in a project which foresaw us winning the title for the first time only next year."
May 5 is not just any old day for Juve fans either. Eleven years ago the Bianconeri, including Conte as a player, clinched the title on the final day of the season in dramatic circumstances with a win at Udinese while Inter Milan were defeated by Lazio.
"That day, we had 0.01 per cent chance of winning the title, but something incredible happened and destiny gifted us the title we had lost a year earlier at Perugia when the title was 99.99 per cent ours," said Conte.
"We are just a dot away from the title and that dot needs eliminating."
Palermo are not going to be a pushover, though, since they need the points to stay up.
"The stadium is going to be full but we must not be put off by who we are playing against, we need to play our game," said their coach Giuseppe Sannino.
"We know we are going to have to suffer in a black and white stadium, but we need points."
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