Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri was full of praise for Sebastian Giovinco after last night's 4-1 thumping of Bologna. With Pavel Nedved injured, Giovinco played left midfield and proved decisive in a goal scoring performance. So have Juve found the post-Nedved man for that position?

"We have not found a new Nedved, we have found Giovinco. The boy has talent and had already shown he could spark a reaction in the side during the last half-hour against Chelsea. We must give him time to grow.

"Obviously by playing more often he will create a better rapport with his teammates, but I always expected him to combine well with [Alessandro] Del Piero.

"It is important to point out he is not a Nedved replacement. He moves in a very different way and that affects the movements of the whole midfield and attack."