The start of the season can come. Second-division side 1. FC Nürnberg beat Italian record champions Juventus Turin by a clear margin in the final endurance test.

Miroslav Klose and 1. FC Nürnberg put in a very promising second division dress rehearsal against Juventus Turin.

The new coach of the second-division soccer club raised his arms in jubilation on the sidelines during the 3:0 (1:0) win against Italy’s record champions when substitutes Dustin Forkel (87th minute) and Tim Janisch (89th) scored a very late double to spark euphoric celebrations in the Max Morlock Stadium.

In front of 33,180 spectators, Caspar Jander, a new signing from MSV Duisburg, had given FCN the lead at the break in the 19th minute with a shot with the outside of his foot after winning the ball energetically in Juve’s build-up.

The newly-formed FCN put in a compact and dynamic performance against a Juve team that is still without some of its top players at a training camp in Herzogenaurach