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Italian giants Juventus to tour Japan
Juventus will play two friendly matches in Japan after the Serie A season has ended, the Turin club announced.
"We have not been to Japan since 1996 when we won the Toyota Cup and there is a big market there," said Juve's commercial director Romy Gai. "Italian football is closely followed in Japan and we are the club that has the most support. "That's why this tour is important - it represents for us an excellent business opportunity." Juve coach Fabio Capello said he was looking forward to the trip and insisted he would field the best team available to him. "We will take this seriously - I've seen the quality of Japanese football and it is improving all the time," he said. "I won't have at my disposal the Italian internationals or any of the youth team, as they are busy during that time, but I will put out a decent team as we want to make a good impression." Apart from the two matches in Japan, Juventus are also trying to arrange a match in Hong Kong on June 4. Juventus currently share the leadership of Serie A with AC Milan with five games of the season left.
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