Del Piero Class Leads Juve Past Lazio
A brilliant second-half brace by Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero gave them a 3-2 away win over Lazio after an entertaining encounter at the Stadio Olimpico.
Del Piero Class Leads Juve Past Lazio
Juventus were looking to improve their stats in away games as they traveled to Rome to face Lazio in search of only their second away win of the season, while Lazio wanted a positive result to put their defeat against Real Madrid (3-1) behind them.
It was an evenly balanced match in the first half, and it was Juve who drew first blood on the half hour mark, when a scrappy move from a corner kick saw David Trezeguet inadvertedly deflect a close-range effort by Hasan Salihamizic into the net (29'). Replays showed, however, that the Frenchman was probably offside.
Only 7 minutes later, Lazio were deservedly level again. Tommaso Rocchi passed the ball to Massimo Mutarelli, who played it first time for Goran Pandev, who was alone in front of Gigi Buffon and equalised for the home side (36').
In the second half, Juve soon found the lead again, somewhat against the run of play, as captain Alessandro Del Piero latched onto a long pass and slid the ball colly past keeper Marco Ballotta with a precise finish (48').
A very similar goal by Del Piero sealed the victory for Juve in the 71st minute, the finish being even more impressive than for his first goal. Again a long pass from the back reached the captain, who beat the offside trap for the second time and made it 3-1 Juve with a very classy shot.
In injury time, Lazio reduced the deficit thanks to another goal by Pandev, who headed in a cross by Rocchi, but it was much too late for the hosts.
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