Diego fever!

If a good day can be seen from the morning, that between Juventus and Diego is a love destined to last long and leave its mark. The Brazilian wore black and white for the first time during the summer training camp in Pinzolo and it was immediately Diego-mania.

The Juventus supporters could not have welcomed him in a better way. From Vinovo to Trentino: the affection for the Brazilian could be seen everywhere. The player, while awaiting to reciprocate on the field, did it through words. From the square in Pinzolo, where he was officially presented to the public and through Juventus Member, Diego sent his personal message.

«As from today my adventure with Juventus begins – he told the Members -, it is the coming true of a dream which I have had for some time, that is since my name was mentioned in connection with this glorious club. During this time I had the opportunity to get informed, I read the history of the club and of its many victories but most of all I got to know about the warmth of you our supporters».

This warmth was more then evident during the evening held at Pinzolo. On stage together with Diego were general manager Jean-Claude Blanc and sports director Alessio Secco the event was aired live on Sky Sport (during the programme Calciomercato presented by Alessandro Bonan) and on Juventus Channel. Most of all however the new signing was together with many fans who did not want to miss out on the baptism in black and white of Diego. Many of these wore the number 28 which the Brazilian will be wearing at the beginning of his new adventure.

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The 2009/10 season kicks-off!

The day after the presentation of the new jerseys and the inauguration of the new season with the words of Jean-Claude Blanc and Ciro Ferrara, as from today the team will be starting their engines. Still in the absence of the international players who took part in the Confederations Cup held in South Africa (Buffon, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Legrottaglie, Camoranesi and Iaquinta) and in the Under 21 European Cup in Sweden (De Ceglie, Marchisio and Giovinco), the bianconeri will begin making their first steps.

In the morning, all those called-up for the first part of the summer training camp (see list) will meet and undergo the routine medical check-ups. Lunch is scheduled for the late morning followed by the departure from the Turin Caselle airport en route to Verona where the team will board a coach to get to Val Rendena.

In Pinzolo, which is already braced to greet the team and the supporters, the group will arrive in mid-afternoon and will immediately descend on the field. The first training session at the Stadio Pineta under the orders of Ciro Ferrara and his technical staff is scheduled for 18:00hrs.

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Sissoko: «We will show our strength»

Momo Sissoko is ready for a season as protagonist. After having completely recovered from the operation which conditioned the second part of last season, the midfielder from Mali spoke to Juventus Channel: «I am sure it will be a beautiful year. Even I feel better and I can’t wait to descend on the field». In an interview to be aired at 17:30hrs during “231 Estate”, Sissoko went on: «With Diego and Cannavaro we made two great signings , two players of great value and experience which have shown their value in the teams they played for and they will do so again this year. I think all the teams made god decisions when it comes to transfers, but we are there, ready to play for the title with Inter and Milan. We are ready and we wont to show it on the field».
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