Juventus came into the World Cup break in the best moment of the season, as far as Serie A is concerned, and now it is in third place, although 10 points behind leaders Napoli, after winning against Lazio ( 3- 0) in his sixth straight win and, moreover, without conceding a goal.
Maurizio Sarri returned to Turin to face Juventus, who he coached in the 2019-2020 season, but Massimiliano Allegri, who he then took from the bench, prevented Lazio from developing the offensive football they wanted. The Romans started the day in second place and ended it in fourth after also being overtaken by Milan.
Juventus made a fantastic start to the match, with intensity, speed and high pressure, and had two chances to open the scoring. In the first, Kean’s cross shot was very close to the post (5′) and in the second Ivan Provedel saved young Nicolò Fagioli’s attempt from the front.
After this first period of clear dominance by Juve, Lazio balanced the match and both teams were more concerned with protecting their defense. 0-0 can only be changed as a result of an error and it came shortly before the break.
Rabiot steals and Kean makes precious Vaseline
Adrien Rabiot stole the ball from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and quickly put a great through ball to Kean, who took advantage of the fact that Provedel was outside his box to put a beautiful and accurate chip into the net (42 ‘).
On the restart, Juve came out furious again. Provedel gets a shot from Arkadiusz Milik near the post (48′). This was the start of a 2-0 draw, although former Barça player Pedro Rodríguez, until then without the option of being off balance against the staunch Turin defence, had his option run down the left which eventually failed at Juan Cuadrado.
Another steal and great collective action to make it 2-0
It was another steal of the ball that led to Juve’s second goal in a great collective action. Milik had credit for pressing and clearing it past Danilo Cataldi, Manuel Locatelli sent Filip Kostic on the left, Provedel’s cross shot narrowly deflected and Kean scored into an empty net. (53′).
Lazio tried to get into the game, they had the majority of possession but Juve gave them some options, such as a shot from Luis Alberto (61′) and another well placed shot from Pedro (64′) which was solved by Wojciech Szczesny.
Minutes for Di María and Chiesa, making it 3-0
Massmiliano Allegri, in playing time, removed Kean and Kostic to give minutes to Ángel Di María and Federico Chiesa after their injuries. Also out for the fifth straight game is Dusan Vlahovic, who is suffering from groin discomfort.
If Lazio missed out on the also injured Ciro Immobile, Juve didn’t miss out on the Serbian striker either this time around inspired by a Kean with four goals in the last four games. Now his double is key as it will be on Thursday deciding the trip to Verona (0-1).
Already in the 89th minute, Chiesa provided the perfect assist for Milik, who was alone in the area, to establish an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Source: La Verdad
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