Juventus take revenge on Milan in another shootout ( 2003-08-04 09:38) (Agencies)
Juventus won the Italian Super Cup with a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over
European Cup holders AC Milan after a fiercely competitive match had ended 1-1
after extra time on Sunday.
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Juventus captain Ferrara holds the cup while celebrating
their penalty shotout victory over AC Milan.
[Agencies] | Juventus defender Ciro Ferrara beat Milan keeper Christian Abbiati from the
spot to complete the win after man-of-the-match Gianluigi Buffon had parried
Milan midfielder Cristian Brocchi's penalty.
However, it was the silver-goal extra time which provided most drama for the
54,128-strong crowd at Giants stadium as Marcello Lippi's side earned a modicum
of revenge for their defeat, also in a penalty shootout, to Milan in the
European Champions League final in May.
The Rossoneri thought they had won it when, following a foul by Alessio
Tacchinardi on Massimo Ambrosini, midfielder Andrea Pirlo converted a cheeky
penalty past Buffon in the 15th minute of the first extra time period.
But wild celebrations were cut short just seconds later when, straight from
the restart, David Trezeguet turned home a rebound from close range to force a
second period of extra time.
The 90 minutes had started brightly, with France striker Trezeguet twice
forcing smart saves from Abbiati with first half headers.
Striker Filippo Inzaghi wasted Milan's best chance of the first half, heading
over from Andrij Shevchenko's cross, while Buffon turned away a low drive from
Brocchi late on.
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