1-0: Juventus hold on to the Coppa and advance to the semifinals

Juventus are living in agony as they have been penalized 15 points in Serie A for a ‘capital gains case’ and, having already been kicked out of the Champions League, cling to the Italian Cup to play in next season’s European competitions. Today he took another step towards that title which will ease his woes by eliminating Lazio in the quarterfinals thanks to a single goal from central defender Gleison Bremer (1-0)

Juve is playing for pride, for its history, but it also needs to put football arguments on the pitch. And now his performance has greatly improved compared to the devastating league defeat received at home on Sunday against Monza (0-2) mainly because Massimiliano Allegri was able to line up Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa in attack in first time, having suffered in January 2022 a serious knee injury a few days before the arrival of the Serb from Fiorentina.

Chiesa returned for its privileges

Chiesa proved to be fully recovered, he was constantly on the move, connecting with Vlahovic on occasions and showing his speed and quality in the race. He is the most dangerous ‘bianconero’ and he just needs to complete his qualities in the hospital.

Lazio could not build on the offensive play of Maurizio Sarri, who returned to Turin to face Allegri, the coach he replaced on the Juve bench in 2019.

Lazio, timid in attack

Mattia Zaccagni had the first chance of the game with a shot that went just wide (13′) but Lazio were out in the first half.

Juve don’t have much yet. Seconds later, a cross shot from Filip Kostic that Luis Maximiano took with a providential hand (14′). The Portuguese goalkeeper easily blocked a centered header from Adrien Rabiot despite being re-targeted in the box (27′).

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But before the break, Maximiano missed a cross from Kostic and center-back Bremer, in position 9, beat him to head into the net with an empty goal (43′).

Pedro enters but the ‘punch’ is missing

At the break Sarri left the missing Ciro Immobile in the dugout and brought on Pedro Rodríguez. Lazio had more of the ball but continued to lack punch against a defense that only allowed them to try their luck from distance. Winger Adam Marusic tries it and his attempt goes just wide (76′).

Allegri removed Chiesa and Vlahovic and their replacements gave the ‘bianconero’ attack a new boost. Maximiano was unfazed after Moise Kean’s drive (70′) and Ángel di María dazzled his fans with his quality but could not decide the game.

Now Juventus awaits Inter in the semifinals, a double game. In the three previous seasons he reached the final. Will there be a fourth?

JUVENTUS

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LAZIO

Juventus: Perín; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado (De Sciglio, 88′), Fagioli (Miretti, 64′), Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Chiesa (Di Maria, 78′), Vlahovic (Kean, 63′)
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Lazio: Maximiano; Lazzari, Patric, Alessio Romagnoli (Casale, 78′), Marusic; Neighbors (Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 59′), Cataldi (Marcos Antonio, 74′), Luis Alberto (Basic, 74′); Felipe Anderson, Immobile (Pedro, 46′), Zaccagni

Goal: 1-0, Bremer (43′)

Referee: Fabio Maresca. Yellow cards: Cuadrado (65′), Zaccagni (68′), Perin (79′), Danilo (84′)

Spectators: 30,000 at Juventus Stadium
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