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The most eagerly awaited match is coming, the very match that last year assigned the title, the one where the two undisputed queens of Italian football will be face to face: at San Siro, on Saturday night, record-breaker Juventus meet Milan. If, on one side, the Bianconeri have just made the new record of consecutive wins at the start of the season, on the other side, Ancelotti have achieved a series of six wins, which allowed them to keep up with Juventus pace, even though five points clear of them.
In fact, Milan had most of the troubles at the start of the season: on the first matchday, when they played on a pitch nearly unplayable and they couldn't go any further than a 1-1 against Ascoli and on the third matchday when they were beated by Sampdoria at Marassi. From that time on their march never stopped and although both clubs have scored eighteen goals the difference between the two club lies not only in the five-point gap but also in the goals conceded, seven out of nine matches as for Milan, compared to the two conceded by the Bianconeri.
The challenge has always had a unique appeal but this time it cannot be reckoned as crucial for the title race and the very protagonists have often underlined how the championship is too long to be decided by only one match. If not decisive, the match remains very important: winning at San Siro too would mean for Juventus to stretch their lead over the Rossoneri up to eight points and nine that over Inter; this would shake the morale of their two most dangerous opponents and turn their record-breaking race into a real breakaway.
The precedents
Matches played 71
Wins 17
Draws 30
Defeats 24
Goals
Scored 87
Conceded 102
The last match:
Won
Season 2004/05 35th matchday, May 8th 2005
Milan vs Juventus 0-1
Trezeguet
Drawn
Season 2003/04 8th matchday, November 1st 2003
Milan vs Juventus 1-1
Tomasson, Di Vaio
Lost
Season 2002/03 26th matchday, March 22nd 2003
Milan vs Juventus 2-1
Shevchenko, Nedved, Inzaghi
Precedents between Capello and Ancelotti, Italian Cup included:
Capello's wins: 3
Draws: 8
Ancelotti's wins: 9
Precedents between Capello and Milan Italian Cup included:
Capello's wins: 3
Draws: 6
Milan's wins: 7
Precedents between Juventus and Ancelotti
Juventus' wins: 4
Draws: 9
Ancelotti's wins: 3
