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As reported in Giornale di Brescia, today Brescia will play a friendly match with Primavera of Luciano De Paola at the field of Hotel Touring in Coccaglio.
Also, Italian National Team coach Trapattoni mentioned Baggio when he was talking about today's match between Italy and Argentina, which means we still have the opportunity to see Roby back into the Azzurri.
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| 28TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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Here are some words from Pirlo, coach Mazzone and president Corioni about Baggio.
Pirlo said "Roby and I can surely play together. All can play together even if they have similar characteristics. I'm ready to sacrifice something, and I'm happy to sacrifice myself for Baggio. Roby is a great player and playing with him many things can be stolen, learnt from him. We are also friends out of the field." (BresciaOggi & Giornale di Brescia)
Coach Mazzone said "Brescia is changed with the return of Baggio that the technical quality is greater. In practical, (during the match against Fiorentina) we played with 3-6-1, it is not a defensive mode, but is used to increase the possession of the ball. With Baggio and Pirlo it is clear that we have more quality but less possession. The important thing is to save Brescia, with the great players it is easier." (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
President Corioni said "Baggio's goals in Florence gave me a huge joy. Before that we did not know Baggio and Pirlo can play together. In the first part of the championship Baggio was forced to run too much on the field, at the same time he was back to defense, setting up the game and in attack." (La Gazzetta dello Sport)
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| 26TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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Roby's performance in the match against Fiorentina received an 8 from both Giornale di Brescia and La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Today Roberto Baggio's World is given a high rating from Hong Kong Apple Daily. Click here to take a look.
The first two pictures here are Giornale di Brescia pictures, the next one is from A.C. Fiorentina Official Site. The last one was sent to me by Michael Gabrielian, who met Roby when he travelled to Marseille for the match between FIFA World Stars and France National Team, thanks to Michael!
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| 26TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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Here are six more pictures of Roby in the match against Fiorentina, all are Giornale di Brescia pictures.
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| 25TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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As reported in Italian Soccer website, Roby talked about his goals and said "they are the first goals I score with Brescia's jersey and I'm very happy with that. But to make me even more satisfied is the fact that we were able to take a positive result against a team we feared alot. We were playing good in the last period, but we must keep in mind that we can never relax, since we must fight until the last minute in order to stay in Serie A."
According to Calciomercato.com, Baggio also talked about coach Mazzone, he said "I respect him as a coach and as a person. One day soccer will be over but our good relationship will never end." And about Pirlo, Roby said "we are trying to play well together." Finally about Fiorentina's Rui Costa, he said "I really respect Rui Costa, I presented him my captain band."
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| 25TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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Some more pictures of Baggio in the match against Fiorentina. The first one is a RAI picture, then two Sportal pictures, and the last four Corriere della Sera pictures.
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| 25TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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As reported in Sportal, after the match against Fiorentina, Baggio said "against Fiorentina was a difficult contest. It was good that we can limit the damage." On the other hand, RAI Sport gave Roby 7.5 for his performance in this match, which was the highest amongst all the players who had played.
Here are the Mpeg video of Baggio's two goals in the match, source is RAI.
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The first eight pictures below are from RAI. The last one is a La Gazzetta dello Sport picture.
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| 25TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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The final result of the match between Fiorentina and Brescia was 2-2. Baggio scored two goals in the 4th and 67th minutes, then he was substituted by Kozminski in the 76th minute. Stay tune for further report.
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| 25TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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First half result: Fiorentina 1-1 Brescia. Baggio scored his first goal for Brescia just 4 minutes after the beginning of the match.
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| 24TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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There are reports that said Japanese club Jubilo Iwata would like to get Baggio at the end of this season, and that the club president Tadanori Arata was offering Roby an attractive contract.
On Wednesday 28 February, Italy will play a friendly match with Argentina, Baggio is not included in Trapattoni's 22-man squad.
There is a new Baggio site created by Damien Vicens, click here to take a look!
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| 23RD FEBRUARY 2001 |
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A Giornale di Brescia picture of Baggio and Pirlo in the training session yesterday.
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| 22ND FEBRUARY 2001 |
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In yesterday's training, coach Mazzone finally could try the Pirlo-Baggio-Hubner combination, and it's confirmed that Mazzone will use this combination in the match against Fiorentina on Saturday.
Below are two pictures of Baggio training yesterday, source is Giornale di Brescia.
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| 21ST FEBRUARY 2001 |
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After the match against Parma, there was a report that said Baggio would leave Brescia, but as reported in Giornale di Brescia, coach Mazzone was angry about this and stated that Roby was important to Brescia. He said Baggio was not the problem of Brescia, instead he was the problem for those who didn't have him. About whether Roby will play in the match against Fiorentina this Saturday, Mazzone said that he would play if he was well. The situation is optimistic, as La Gazzetta dello Sport predicts that Brescia will use a 3-4-1-2 formation, with Pirlo behind Hubner and Baggio.
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| 19TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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Yesterday was Roby's birthday, sorry that I could not update my site yesterday because I was just back to Sydney and couldn't re-establish my internet connection until today.
As reported in BresciaOggi, Baggio will train with his teammates again from Tuesday, he should be able to play in the match against Fiorentina this weekend.
The source of the first picture below is Giornale di Brescia. The next four pictures are from Boil, webmaster of Roberto Baggio's Spirit. Then there is a picture sent to me by Edik Sembiring. All the rest are from Faradj. Thanks to Boil, Edik and Faradj!
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| 15TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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As reported in Giornale di Brescia, team doctor Tjourudis said that Roby's injury was recovered for a long time, but since Baggio had been out of action for two months, to make things the best, they had decided to give Roby some more time. That's why Baggio will not play in the match against Parma this week, but will return in the match against Fiorentina in the following weekend.
Here is a Giornale di Brescia picture.
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| 14TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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As reported in Sportal, Baggio could not play in the match against Parma on Sunday, now it's expected that Roby will back onto the field in the match against Fiorentina one week later.
There are three new wallpapers designed by Andi Yanto Halim. Click here.
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| 10TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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As reported in Giornale di Brescia, so far Baggio has been training separately, next week will be decisive that he will return to train with his teammates. Roby himself wants to play again on 18th February, which is his birthday, also he hopes he can score his first goal for Brescia on this special day.
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| 9TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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Brescia had a double training session on Wednesday, Baggio followed team doctor Tdjourudis' instructions and trained in the morning, then he rested in the afternoon. Yesterday the team played a friendly match, during which Roby was running on the side of the field. When he was asked about his return, he said he was nearly ready.
There are many Mpeg goal movies in Foot of God web site, click here for Baggio's page.
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| 7TH FEBRUARY 2001 |
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As reported in Sportal, Baggio could train with the group again. It is expected that he can play again on his birthday, in the away match against Parma on the 18th of this month.
There is a new wallpaper designed by Alex Buccheri, webmaster of Baggio 2001. Click here.
On the other hand, Rita La Gala has created a new Baggio website, Roberto Baggio: il mito!, go and take a look!
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