8 October 2008

Juventus to play several more matches at night

The Football League have released details concerning matches to be played on the Saturday and Sunday night for all the remaining rounds in the first half of the 2008/09 Serie A season.

From now until January, Juventus will have to get even more used to playing at night. Out of the 13 games left in the first half of the season, the Bianconeri will play as many as nine at 8.30 in the evening.

Starting from the next game in the calendar, the one at the San Paolo in Naples, scheduled for Saturday the 18th at 8.30 pm, all the big ones will be played at night, against Torino, Roma, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Lazio. But also the home game against Reggina and a midweek game against Bologna.

The match against Genoa will be a special case. Due to the Italian rugby team playing Argentina at Turin's Olimpico Stadium on November 15th, the game against the Rossoblu will be played on Thursday 13th. At 8.30 pm, naturally.

To see the Bianconeri's full game schedule, please go to the Calendar section.