Lazio 2-1 Juventus: Lazio did an amazing job on Saturday evening in the hunt for a Champions League ticket. The team of coach Maurizio Sarri was too strong at home for Juventus, which therefore did not benefit from the Milan missteps.
Lazio gives Juve a deadly blow
The game between Lazio and Juventus was the conclusion of the 29th round of Serie A on Saturday evening, where football is never played at Easter. After both Internazionale and AC Milan already lost points on Friday evening, Lazio and Juventus were both able to do good business in the hunt for Champions League participation.
Lazio was actually the parent from the first whistle. But failed to express the predominance in the score for a long time. Seven minutes before the break, the home team only took the lead. Although it was questionable whether Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s goal would go ahead. The midfielder gave Alex Sandro a push. Just before he accepted Mattia Zaccagni’s cross on the chest and coolly shot in.
The goal was approved after a VAR check, but Lazio could not enjoy the lead for very long. In the 42nd minute, Juventus equalized after a corner kick from Ángel Di María. Adrien Rabiot worked the ball in in two instances after Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel failed to control the ball.
Second half
The equalizer was a major setback for Lazio, which, however, took the lead eight minutes after the break. The Romans scored after a beautiful attack. Felipe Anderson came through on the right and his cross. After a subtle heel from Luis Alberto, ended up with Zaccagni and he made it 2-1.
Because of the victory, Lazio now has 58 points from 29 matches. Putting it seven points ahead of number five Internazionale. Leader Napoli is already out of sight with a sixteen-point lead. Juventus had crept closer to the top four with a win, but will now be happy that the damage is limited by the draws of the Milan competitors. The backlog of number four Milan is eight points, so that despite the points penalty, the billion dollar ball is not completely out of reach.
