Juve hope for temporary return to Comunale

Italian champions Juventus hope to return to their old Stadio Comunale next season while the Delle Alpi is being rebuilt.

The Comunale, Juve's home before the Delle Alpi was built for the 1990 World Cup, has been redeveloped for February's Winter Olympics in Turin and will be the venue for the opening ceremony.

"We have made a request to play here next season while the reconstruction work is being undertaken at the Delle Alpi," Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi told local media yesterday.

Coach Fabio Capello, who played at the Comunale as a Juve player in the 1970s, said he was keen on the idea.

"I've got many memories from this stadium and I hope that next season we will be coming to play here," he said.

The Comunale will be renamed the Olympic Stadium for the Winter Games before being given the title 'Grande Torino' in recognition of the Torino side wiped out by the 1949 Superga air crash.

Torino, who share the Delle Alpi with Juve, are expected to play their home games at the Comunale next season.

The Delle Alpi has a capacity of nearly 70,000 but is expected to hold only 40,000 after re-development work which will include the removal of the athletics track.

Coppa Italia

Yesterday's First Leg
Milan 3
Brescia 1

Playing today
Parma vs Inter 9 p.m.
Atalanta vs Udinese 6 p.m.

Thursday
Fiorentina vs Juventus 9 p.m.

December 7
Bari vs Palermo 6 p.m.

December 8
Lazio vs Cittadella 3 p.m.
Cagliari vs Sampdoria 6 p.m.
Napoli vs Roma 9 p.m.

Return legs: January 5/6.