Lazio 0 – 1 Juventus
Scorers: Khedira 66 (J)
Serie A Week 2 – Saturday, 27th August – 17:00 GMT – Stadio Olimpico
Sami Khedira scored for the second match in a row to secure a vital 3 points for Juventus ahead of the international break
Full match report to follow…
Statistics:
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Flop of the Match: N/A
Corners: 2
Pass Accuracy: 84%
Shots on Target: 5
Total Shots: 13
Ball Possession: 47%
Formation: 3-5-2
Formation:
Lineups:
Lazio: Marchetti; Bastos, De Vrij, Radu; Basta (Djordjevic 72), Parolo, Biglia, Lukaku; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Lulic (Milinkovic-Savic 58)
Juventus: Buffon; Benatia, Barzagli, Chiellini; Dani Alves (Lichtsteiner 75), Khedira, Lemina, Asamoah, Alex Sandro; Dybala (Pjaca 88), Mandzukic (Higuain 65)
Ref: Guida
Post Match Comments:
Khedira: “I think especially in the first half we had not so much movement, but after the break we had better situations and more opportunities to score. In the end, I think it was a good result for us. At this stage last season, Juve had zero points, but now they have six. This year we know, as we learned from last year. Of course we lost Paul Pogba, but we had the same team and some great new players this summer.”
Allegri: “We have our path to follow. It was so hot today and we made a lot of mistakes in the first half. After the break we did well, but I remember the first six touches from Kwadwo Asamoah, for example, were all bad. This Juve is different from the others. We introduced many new players compared to last year. It would be a mistake to seek players similar to the ones we’ve already got. Matuidi? I told the club to sign good players, then I’ll figure out a way to use them.”
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Lazio 0 – 1 Juventus [Khedira]
Game of the season
Game of the hour.
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This was one of the most wretchedly inglorious matches I have seen of Juve for many years. Our efforts were of course not helped by the immensely defensive nature of our foes, with Inzaghi deploying what at times looked like a 6-3-1 formation, yet a fair portion of our passing, lack of movement, lack of creativity was not just depressing but also horrible to watch. The hot weather should also be mentioned and the absence of match sharpness at this larval stage of the season…two wins from two is a superb start (especially against two decent sides). Results are more important than form at this stage. And with Higuain, Pjanic and Pajaca to be brought closer to the first XI, and perhaps a new CM in turn, we remain very much a work in progress.
However, this was a poor game and lame excuse for a sporting spectacle.
Khedira and Dybala appeared the only players outside of defence with any obvious top drawer talent. And I am already irritated by the spastic theatrics of the Alves goblin. It is shameful to see him rolling on the floor as if he is suffering pure agony when he has been kicked int he fingers…I hope that some of the senior players take him to one side to express that this is not at all lo stile juve.