Juve trust in Tacchinardi
Thursday, April 1, 2004
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Juventus FC midfield player Alessio Tacchinardi has renewed his contract until 2008.
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New deal
The Italian international's previous contract was due to expire in 2005 but he has become the third Juventus player in a week to sign a new deal after Ciro Ferrara and Gianluca Zambrotta.
Victories and defeats
Tacchinardi, 28, joined the Turin club from Atalanta BC in 1994 and has since claimed five league championships and an Italian Cup. He watched from the sidelines as Juventus beat AFC Ajax to win the 1996 UEFA Champions League, but then played in the subsequent final defeats by BV Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid CF and AC Milan.
Remaining goal
"My goal is to win the Champions League and I will do it even if I have to carry on playing until I'm 50," he said. Juventus were knocked out of this season's competition by RC Deportivo La Coruña in the first knockout round.
