Series A

Serie A | Juventus 3-1 Lazio: Divine Vlahovic

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2 years ago

3:12 pm

A splendid Dusan Vlahovic brace and Federico Chiesa strike allowed Juventus to see off Lazio, regardless of the spectacular Luis Alberto roller.

The Bianconeri have been unbeaten this season and had Wojciech Szczesny again, however shaken by information Paul Pogba had failed a doping check. Maurizio Sarri’s males misplaced their opening two video games solely to then stun Napoli on their very own turf, so picked the identical XI forward of Tuesday’s Champions League conflict with Atletico Madrid.

It was an especially aggressive begin from the hosts with a really excessive press and it paid off when Manuel Locatelli whipped a cross from the appropriate for Dusan Vlahovic to volley in on the close to submit. Weston McKennie had nearly managed to maintain the ball in play on the touchline.

Filip Kostic then noticed his strike acrobatically palmed over the bar by Ivan Provedel, however Lazio began to get again into the sport with Szczesny flying to push Daichi Kamada’s strike over and an Alessio Romagnoli header straight on the goalkeeper.

Nevertheless, Juve struck once more when Fabio Miretti pulled again for McKennie, then Adrien Rabiot laid it off for Federico Chiesa to smash left-footed on the close to submit from 10 yards. It was his fifth purpose within the final seven Serie A appearances.

Miretti curled simply huge, then after the restart Provedel made two nice response saves on Rabiot headers. Ciro Motionless had an effort charged down within the field from a Kamada pull-back and Kostic made a decisive block on Felipe Anderson on the again stick.

Lazio lastly bought again into the sport when Gleison Bremer’s misplaced cross gave it away in midfield and Luis Alberto picked his spot with a right-foot roller into the far high nook from outdoors the D.

Nevertheless, Juve shut them again down once more instantly with a implausible solo effort. McKennie’s hopeful ball ahead was chested down by Vlahovic, who turned between two defenders and fired right-footed into the far backside nook from the sting of the realm.

Timothy Weah ought to’ve had a fourth late on, however prodded over the bar from shut vary on an Arkadiusz Milik help.

Juventus 3-1 Lazio

Vlahovic 10, 67 (J), Chiesa 26 (J), Luis Alberto 64 (L)