Juventus back to top with win over Catania

 　　ROME, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Juventus leapfrogged AC Milan to the top of the Serie A after they beat 10-man Catania 3-1 at home on Saturday.

　　Pablo Barrientos put Catania ahead in the fourth minute before Andrea Pirlo equalised in the 22nd minute. Marco Motta got his marching order in the 64th minute and left Catania with one man less in coping against the hosts who scored later through Giorgio Chiellini and Fabio Quagliarella.

　　Juventus head coach Antonio Conte is pleased his side ended their dry spell and passed the Catania test.

　　"We' d never gone behind at home before, but did well and showed maturity¹, giving a strong response to the fans and proving this is a strong side," he said.

　　"We are a great squad² and I saw that in the celebrations too. We knew that Catania were strong and motivated with many interesting players. I think they' re doing a great job in Sicily," he added.

　　Catania raced to score in the fourth minute when Barrientos turned past Pirlo on the edge of the penalty area and sending a shot curling beyond the reach of Gianluigi Buffon into the far corner.

　　Juventus pulled it level in the 22nd minute with Pirlo curling a direct free-kick round the wall and into the side of the goal left.

　　Quagliarella hit the crossbar in the 30th minute with Gonzalo Bergessio replicating³ at the other end two minutes later.

　　Pirlo was next to strike the woodwork with his free-kick dipping and just grazing the crossbar early in the second half.

　　Former Juve defender⁴ Motta was shown a second yellow card in the 64th minute, and with Catania reduced to 10 men Juve dropped anchor in their half of the field.

　　They took the lead just 10 minutes after Motta's dismissal with Chiellini winning a wrestling match with Bergessio at the far post to head Pirlo's free-kick in.

　　Quagliarella then put the result beyond doubt in the 81st minute.

1 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 replicating   

复制( replicate的现在分词 )； 重复； 再造； 再生

参考例句：

• Applications create these partitions for storing and replicating data. 应用程序创建这些分区用来储存和复制数据。
• The closest real things to these creatures were bits of self-replicating RNA. 最贴近这些造物的实物是能做一点微不足道的自复制的核糖核酸。

4 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。