Kalulu saves the usual “beautiful and impossible” Juventus: Lazio ahead (2-0), then the comeback in the 96th minute (2-2)

John

By John

Juventus-Lazio 2-2
GOALS: 47′ pt Pedro, 2′ st Isaksen, 14′ st McKennie, 51′ st Kalulu.
JUVENTUS (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio 5; Kalulu 7, Koopmeiners 6 (32′ st Kelly 6), Bremer 6.5; Cambiaso 6 (31′ st Boga 6.5), Thuram 5.5, Locatelli 5.5 (38′ st Miretti sv), Cabal 6.5 (1′ st Zhegrova 6.5); McKennie 7, Yildiz 6.5; David 5.5 (39′ st Openda sv). On the bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Holm, Gatti, Conceicao, Adzic, Kostic. Coach: Spalletti 6.5.
LAZIO (4-3-3): Provedel 6.5; Marusic 5.5, Gila 6 (32′ st Romagnoli sv), Provstgaard 6 (38′ st Patric sv), Tavares 7; Taylor 6, Cataldi 6, Basic 5.5 (1′ st Dele-Bashiru 5); Isaksen 7 (19′ st Cancellieri 5.5), Maldini 7, Pedro 6.5 (19′ st Noslin 5). On the bench: Motta, Furlanetto, Rovella, Dia, Ratkov, Belahyane, Hysaj, Przyborek. Coach: Sarri.
REFEREE: Torre Annunziata Guide 5.5.
NOTES: light rain, soil in excellent condition. Booked: Taylor, Romagnoli. Corners: 8-1. Recovery time: 2′ pt; 6′ st.

Kalulu saves Juventus at the last minute on the day in which the Allianz Stadium celebrates Yildiz’s renewal until 2030: against Lazio, in fact, it ends 2-2 with an equalizer from the French defender in the 96th minute. A feat only missed by the Biancocelesti, who saw themselves regain a double advantage and continue to fail to win two games in a row. Spalletti once again relies on David as center forward, supported by McKennie and Yildiz. Sarri, however, finds Romagnoli again but alongside Gila there is Provstgaard, while the Isaksen-Maldini-Pedro trident is confirmed in attack. Juventus are off to a better start, taking to the field with their usual aggressiveness of late. An approach that was rewarded in the 26th minute, when Koopmeiners scored from the edge, but Thuram’s position, offside, was judged to have an impact on Provedel, and therefore the goal was annulled. The hosts protest about a previous contact between Gila and Cabal, which Guida decides to continue. The minutes passed and Lazio increasingly found the right measures, appearing from time to time into the opponent’s area with Isaksen.

But it was in injury time that the result broke the deadlock: Locatelli lost a bad ball under pressure from Maldini who fed Pedro, whose shot was deflected by Bremer, leaving Di Gregorio with no chance. At the start of the first half, then, another cold shower for Juventus: Cataldi finds Isaksen in depth, who enters the area and kicks right-footed under the crossbar, beating an imperfect Di Gregorio. The Stadium is noisy but Juventus shakes itself and charges headlong, shortening the score in the 59th minute with McKennie’s header following a Cambiaso cross. Shortly afterwards Locatelli came close to equalising, but in the same way Lazio missed the hat trick twice with Dele-Bashiru and Taylor on two backward supports from Taylor and Noslin. Tavares makes a sensational intervention in advance on Bremer, put in front of the goal opened by David’s pass, then the Portuguese, in the 86th minute, starts the action which Dele-Bashiru finishes and Noslin wastes badly, kicking to the stars and once again missing the knockout blow. A mistake that Lazio paid for in full recovery: in the last of the six minutes, in fact, Boga launched a very soft cross for Kalulu who, all alone, scored, crowning an excellent match on a personal level. Juve fourth at 46, Lazio eighth at 33.

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