[SERIE A] Lazio - Juventus (8 Viewers)
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Precious win at the Olimpico for the Bianconeri, who sorted a tough match out thanks to Pavel Nedved’s goal on 40’ minutes. It was a tough match, during which the Bianconeri fought with determination and character leaving little room to the opponents and conquered three much deserved points that restore the tie at the top of the table after Milan’s Saturday win over Parma.
The first half shows a tough and little spectacular game. The first to pay the price for that is Alessandro Del Piero who is forced to get out after a hard hit on his back in a tackle with Siviglia, after only 16 minutes. Capello replaces him with Olivera who engages Peruzzi in a free kick straight away. On the other side, Zauri passes inside for Di Canio but he misses the ball and Zambrotta deflects it out for a corner. On 25’ minutes, Nedved’s shot at goal from outside the box is deflected out by Lazio’s defenders. On 40’ minutes, a good scoring occasion for Juventus: great pass between Olivera and Zambrotta, the ball gets to Zalayeta who worries Peruzzi with a right-footed low drive.
During the break, Papadopulo replaces the injured Peruzzi with Casazza and Di Canio with Bazzani. On 2’ minutes, the substitute goalkeeper’s clearance is intercepted by Olivera, who tries to shoot at goal, missing it for a little. On 4’ minutes it’s Lazio who attack with Bazzani but his left-footed kick is weak and can be easily grabbed by Buffon. On 20’ minutes, Camoranesi serves Zalayeta, who heads the ball out. A great scoring occasion for Capello’s side comes on 29’ minutes: great Nedved’s drive from the long distance, Casazza saves with his chest and it’s still him who follows the action and neutralizes Zambrotta’s shot at goal from the left edge of the box. On 39’ minutes, Olivera makes way to Kapo. One minute later, Juventus achieves the deserved win thanks to a great goal by Pavel Nedved, who, assisted by Zalayeta, dribbles an opponent and shoots the ball in (0-1). On 43’ minutes, Buffon saves the result by clearing Oddo’s free kick out.
LAZIO-JUVENTUS 0-1
GOALS: 40’sh Nedved
LAZIO: Peruzzi (1’sh Casazza), Oddo, Siviglia, Couto, Zauri, E. Filippini, Giannichedda, Dabo, Cesar (31’sh A. Filippini), Di Canio (1’sh Bazzani), Rocchi. Manager: Papadopulo. Substitutes: Seric, Lopez, Liverani, Muzzi.
JUVENTUS: Buffon, Pessotto, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Tacchinardi, Blasi, Nedved, Zalayeta, Del Piero (16’fh Olivera – 39’sh Kapo). Manager: Capello. Substitutes: Chimenti, Birindelli, Masiello, De Ceglie, Paolucci.
REFEREE: Trefoloni
YELLOW CARDS: 2’fh Tacchinardi, 7’fh Siviglia, 30’fh Thuram, 40’fh E. Filippini, 46’fh Cannavaro, 33’sh Bazzani, 40’sh Dabo
The first half shows a tough and little spectacular game. The first to pay the price for that is Alessandro Del Piero who is forced to get out after a hard hit on his back in a tackle with Siviglia, after only 16 minutes. Capello replaces him with Olivera who engages Peruzzi in a free kick straight away. On the other side, Zauri passes inside for Di Canio but he misses the ball and Zambrotta deflects it out for a corner. On 25’ minutes, Nedved’s shot at goal from outside the box is deflected out by Lazio’s defenders. On 40’ minutes, a good scoring occasion for Juventus: great pass between Olivera and Zambrotta, the ball gets to Zalayeta who worries Peruzzi with a right-footed low drive.
During the break, Papadopulo replaces the injured Peruzzi with Casazza and Di Canio with Bazzani. On 2’ minutes, the substitute goalkeeper’s clearance is intercepted by Olivera, who tries to shoot at goal, missing it for a little. On 4’ minutes it’s Lazio who attack with Bazzani but his left-footed kick is weak and can be easily grabbed by Buffon. On 20’ minutes, Camoranesi serves Zalayeta, who heads the ball out. A great scoring occasion for Capello’s side comes on 29’ minutes: great Nedved’s drive from the long distance, Casazza saves with his chest and it’s still him who follows the action and neutralizes Zambrotta’s shot at goal from the left edge of the box. On 39’ minutes, Olivera makes way to Kapo. One minute later, Juventus achieves the deserved win thanks to a great goal by Pavel Nedved, who, assisted by Zalayeta, dribbles an opponent and shoots the ball in (0-1). On 43’ minutes, Buffon saves the result by clearing Oddo’s free kick out.
LAZIO-JUVENTUS 0-1
GOALS: 40’sh Nedved
LAZIO: Peruzzi (1’sh Casazza), Oddo, Siviglia, Couto, Zauri, E. Filippini, Giannichedda, Dabo, Cesar (31’sh A. Filippini), Di Canio (1’sh Bazzani), Rocchi. Manager: Papadopulo. Substitutes: Seric, Lopez, Liverani, Muzzi.
JUVENTUS: Buffon, Pessotto, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Tacchinardi, Blasi, Nedved, Zalayeta, Del Piero (16’fh Olivera – 39’sh Kapo). Manager: Capello. Substitutes: Chimenti, Birindelli, Masiello, De Ceglie, Paolucci.
REFEREE: Trefoloni
YELLOW CARDS: 2’fh Tacchinardi, 7’fh Siviglia, 30’fh Thuram, 40’fh E. Filippini, 46’fh Cannavaro, 33’sh Bazzani, 40’sh Dabo
Fabio Capello is satisfied with the win at the Olimpico and with how they achieved it, and the team deserved the coach’s praises: “We played an excellent match against an opponent who ran a lot in the first half and paid the price for that in the second half. We showed our character, determination and unity. We were missing plenty of players, before the match I told the players who were going on the pitch that we’re a top team and they played with determination and humility. Everybody showed how much they try hard to win until the very end of the match. Buffon was great, although he gave me the shivers when he dribbled a striker once too many times but he caught up with that when he made an excellent clearance who saved the match in the last few minutes”.
