YOKOHAMA -- Juventus beat Yokohama F. Marinos 1-0 in a well-contested friendly match at Nissan Stadium on Wednesday, Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero scoring for the visitor with a left-foot shot in the 42nd minute.

Juve had dominated up to that point in the match, but further goals for the Italians failed to materialize. Instead, to the Yokohama players' credit, they came back at the visitor, enjoying an equal amount of possession and chances in the second half.

For Marinos manager Takeshi Okada it was chance to test his players against the best. He was fairly pleased with the result.